Wilhelm V von Braunschweig-Lüneburg (herzog zu Braunschweig-Lüneburg, fürst von Lüneburg)

   der Jüngere, the Victorious

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Personal and Family Information

Wilhelm was born on 04 JUL 1535, the son of Ernst I von Braunschweig-Lüneburg and Sophie von Mecklenburg-Schwerin. The place is not known.

He died on 20 AUG 1592. The place is not known.

His wife was Dorothea von Oldenburg, who he married on 12 OCT 1561. The place has not been found. Their fifteen known children were Sophie (1563-1639), Ernst II (1564-1611), Elisabeth (1565-1621), Christian (1566-1633), August I (1568-1636), Dorothea (1570-1649), Klara (1571-1658), Anne Ursula (1572-1601), Margarethe (1573-1643), Friedrich IV (1574-1648), Georg (1582-1641), Sybille (1584-1652), Marie (1575-1610), Magnus (1577-1632) and Johann (1583-1628).

Pedigree Chart (3 generations)


 

Wilhelm V von Braunschweig-Lüneburg
(1535-1592)

 

Ernst I von Braunschweig-Lüneburg
(1497-1546)

 

Heinrich VII von Braunschweig-Lüneburg
(1468-1532)

 

Otto V (II) von Braunschweig-Lüneburg
(1438/39-1471)

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Anna von Nassau-Dillenburg
(c1441-1513)

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Margarete von Sachsen
(1469-1528)

 

Ernst von Sachsen
(1441-1486)

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Elisabeth von Bayern
(1443-1484)

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Sophie von Mecklenburg-Schwerin
(1508-1541)

 

Heinrich V zu Mecklenburg-Schwerin
(1479-1552)

 

Magnus II zu Mecklenburg-Schwerin
(1441-1503)

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Sophie von Pommern-Stettin
(c1460-1504)

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Ursula von Brandenburg
(1488-1510)

 

Johann Cicero von Brandenburg
(1455-1499)

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Margarete von Sachsen
(1449-1501)

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Events

EventDateDetailsSourceMultimediaNotes
Birth 4 JUL 1535
Death 20 AUG 1592

Attributes

AttributeDateDescriptionDetailsSourceMultimediaNotes
Nobility Title FROM 1559 TO 1592 herzog zu Braunschweig-Lüneburg
Nobility Title FROM 1559 TO 1592 fürst von Lüneburg