George, Duke of Brunswick

Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg GeorgeDuke of Brunswick-LüneburgGeorg von CalenbergBorn(1582-02-17)17 February 1582CelleDied12 April 1641(1641-04-12) (aged 59)HildesheimSpouse Anne Eleonore of Hesse-Darmstadt ​ ​(m. 1617)​IssueDetail Christian Louis, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg George William, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg John Frederick, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg Sophie Amalie, Queen of Denmark Ernest Augustus, Elector of Hanover Duchess Anna Marie House Welf (birth) Hanover (founder) FatherWilliam, Duke of Brunswick-LüneburgMotherDorothea of Denmark George, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (17 February 1582, in Celle (German Georg)– 12 April 1641, in Hildesheim), ruled as Prince of Calenberg from 1635. He was a member of the House of Welf, a prominent German noble family. George was part of a cadet branch of the family known as the Dukes of Brunswick-Lüneburg, which held territories in what is now Lower Saxony in Germany. George was the sixth son of William, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1535–1592) and Dorothea of Denmark (1546–1617). His mother was the daughter to King Christian III of Denmark and Dorothea of Saxe-Lauenburg. She acted as a regent during the early years of h