Otto the Mild (24 June 1292 – 30 August 1344), Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, ruled over the Brunswick part of the duchy. Otto was the eldest son of

Albert II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg Albert (Latin ''Albertus''; – 22 September 1318), called the Fat (''pinguis''), was duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg. The second son of Albert the Tall, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Albert was a boy when his father died in 1279. He was first un ...

. Otto and his brothers succeeded on their father's death in 1318; he served as his brothers' guardian while they were not of age. In 1323, he acquired the Altmark from Brandenburg as an inheritance of his wife's; but he sold it in 1343, when he failed to establish control there. Otto died in 1344 in Göttingen and was succeeded by his brothers.

Family

Firstly, Otto married Jutta (died 1317), daughter of Henry I, Landgrave of Hesse. Secondly, he married Agnes (1297–1334), daughter of

Herman, Margrave of Brandenburg-Salzwedel Herman, Margrave of Brandenburg, also known as ''Herman the Tall'' ( – 1 February 1308), a member of the House of Ascania, was Margrave and co-ruler of Brandenburg with his cousin Margrave Otto IV of Brandenburg-Stendal. Life Herman was ...

, in 1319. From the first marriage, he had one daughter: Agnes (died 1371).

References

* ''Braunschweigisches Biographisches Lexikon'', Appelhans 2006, {{DEFAULTSORT:Otto The Mild, Duke Of Brunswick-Luneburg 1292 births 1344 deaths Dukes of Brunswick-Lüneburg Old House of Brunswick Burials at Brunswick Cathedral