List of rulers of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
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The Principality of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel was a principality within the Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg, whose history was characterised by numerous divisions and reunifications. Various dynastic lines of the House of Welf ruled Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel until the dissolution of the
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in 1806. As a result of the
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, its successor state, the
Duchy of Brunswick The Duchy of Brunswick (german: Herzogtum Braunschweig) was a historical German state. Its capital was the city of Brunswick (). It was established as the successor state of the Principality of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel by the Congress of Vienna ...
, was created in 1814. The following is a list of all the reigning princes of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel. Note that, in addition to being titled "Prince of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel", all the princes (not just the reigning ones) also used the title of "Duke of Brunswick and Lüneburg". __FORCETOC__


Princes of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel


See also

* List of consorts of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel *
List of the rulers of Lüneburg The Principality of Lüneburg (german: Fürstentum Lüneburg), later also called ''Celle'', was a territory within the Holy Roman Empire that existed from 1269 to 1705, whose land covered part of the modern-day German state of Lower Saxony. The ...


Sources

* Wilhelm Havemann: ''Geschichte der Lande Braunschweig und Lüneburg.'' 3 Bände. Nachdruck. Hirschheydt, Hanover 1974/75, (Originalausgabe: Verlag der Dietrich'schen Buchhandlung, Göttingen 1853-1857
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* Hans Patze (Begr.): ''Geschichte Niedersachsen.'' 7 Bände. Hahnsche Buchhandlung, Hanover 1977- (Veröffentlichungen der Historischen Kommission für Niedersachsen und Bremen, 36)
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* Gudrun Pischke: ''The Landesteilungen der Welfen im Mittelalter.'' Lax, Hildesheim 1987, {{DEFAULTSORT:List of rulers of Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel Principality of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel Lists of German nobility