User:HansM/List of rulers of Brunswick

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Margraves of Brunswick

Margrave	Period	Relation	Remarks
1006–1038	Liudolf
1038–1057	Bruno II	son
1057–1068	Egbert I	brother
1068–1090	Egbert II	son
1090–1117	Gertrude	daughter	ruled with her husband Henry of Northeim
1117–1136	Richenza	daughter	ruled with her husband Lothair III of Süpplinburg
1136–1139	Henry the Proud	son-in-law	widower of Gertrud of Süpplingenburg
1139–1199	Henry the Lion	son
1199–1212	Henry V	son
1212–1214	Henry VI	son

Dukes of Brunswick

Duke	Period	Principality	Remarks
Otto I the Child	1235–1252	Brunswick-Lüneburg	Jointly with Albert I
	1267–1279	Wolffenbüttel
Albert I	1252–1267	Brunswick-Lüneburg	Jointly with Otto I
	1267–1277	Lüneburg
Otto II	1277–1330	Lüneburg
Henry I	1279–1322	Wolffenbüttel	Jointly with Albert II and William I
	1279–1322	Grubenhagen
Albert II	1279–1318	Wolffenbüttel	Jointly with Henry I and William I
	1279–1318	Göttingen
William I	1279–1291	Wolffenbüttel	Jointly with Henry I and Albert II
	1291–1292	Northern part, around Brunswick	After his death, his territory was divided between Grubenhagen and Göttingen
Otto III the Mild	1318–1344	Göttingen	Jointly with Magnus I
Magnus I	1318–1345	Göttingen	Jointly with Otto III
	1345–1369	Wolffenbüttel
Ernest I	1345–1367	Göttingen
Henry II	1322–1351	Grubenhagen	Jointly with William II
William II	1322–1360	Grubenhagen	Jointly with Henry II
Ernest II	1322–1361	Osterode
Otto IV	1330–1352	Lüneburg	Jointly with William III; Otto IV is sometimes called Otto III
William III	1330–1369	Lüneburg	Jointly with Otto III After his death, Lüneburg fell to Magnus II of Wolfenbüttel
Otto V	1351–1376	Grubenhagen
Frederick I	1361–1420	Osterode
Albert III	1361–1384	Grubenhagen	Sometimes called Albert I of Brunswick-Grubenhagen
Otto VI	1367–1394	Göttingen	Sometimes called Otto I of Brunswick-Göttingen
Magnus II	1369–1373	Lüneburg and Wolfenbüttel
Frederick II	1373–1400	Einbeck	After his death, Einbeck fell to Wolfenbüttel
Eric I	1383–1427	Grubenhagen
Henry III	1388–1416	Lüneburg	Jointly with Bernard I
Bernard I	1388–1409	Lüneburg	Jointly with Henry III
Otto VII	1394–1463	Göttingen	After his death, Göttingen fell to Calenberg
Henry III	1400–1416	Wolfenbüttel	Henry III also held Lüneburg
William IV	1416–1428	Lüneburg	Jointly with Henry IV
Henry IV	1416–1428	Lüneburg	Jointly with William IV
Otto VIII	1420–1452	Osterode
Henry V	1427–1464	Grubenhagen	Jointly with Ernest III and Albert IV
Ernest III	1427–1464	Grubenhagen	Jointly with Henry V and Albert IV
Albert IV	1427–1485	Grubenhagen	Until 1464 jointly with Henry V and Ernest II
William IV	1428–1432	Wolfenbüttel	Jointly with Henry IV
Henry IV	1428–1473	Wolfenbüttel	Until 1432 jointly with William IV
William IV	1432–1473	Calenberg
Otto IX	1434–1446	Lüneburg	Jointly with Frederick III
Frederick III	1434–1457	Lüneburg	Until 1446 jointly with Otto IX
William IV	1450–1473	Göttingen	Also held Calenberg
Albert IV	1452–1485	Osterode	He was also one of three brothers ruling Grubenhagen
Bernard II	1457–1464	Lüneburg
Henry VI	1463–1526	Heldenburg	Grubenhagen was divided into Osterode and Heldenburg
Otto X	1464–1471	Lüneburg
Frederick III	1472–1478	Lüneburg	Second term
William IV	1473–1482	Wolfenbüttel	His second term in Wolfenbüttel
Henry VII	1478–1520	Lüneburg	Until 1486, his mother, Anna of Nassau-Dillenburg acted as regent
William V	1482–1491	Wolfenbüttel	Until 1484 jointly with Frederick IV
Frederick IV	1482–1484	Wolfenbüttel	Deposed by William IV
Philip I	1485–1551	Osterode
Henry VIII	1491–1514	Wolfenbüttel	Until 1494 jointly with Eric II
Eric II	1491–1494	Wolfenbüttel	Jointly with Henry IV
	1494–1540	Calenberg
Henry IX	1514–1568	Wolfenbüttel
Otto XI	1520–1527	Lüneburg	Jointly with Ernest IV
Ernest IV	1520–1527	Lüneburg	Jointly with Otto XI
	1527–1546	Celle
Otto XI	1527–1549	Harburg
Francis	1539–1549	Gifhorn
Eric III	1545–1584	Calenberg	After his death, Calenberg fell to Wolfenbüttel
Otto XII	1549–1603	Lüneburg
Ernest V	1551–1567	Grubenhagen
Francis Otto	1555–1559	Lüneburg
William	1559–1592	Lüneburg
Wolfgang	1567–1595	Grubenhagen
Julius	1568–1589	Wolfenbüttel
	1584–1589	Calenberg
Wolfgang	1567–1595	Grubenhagen
Henry Julius	1589–1613	Wolfenbüttel
Ernest VI	1592–1611	Lüneburg
Julius Ernest	1598–1636	Wolfenbüttel	After his death, Dannenberg fell to Wolfenbüttel

Electors of Hanover

The Electorate of Hanover was ruled in personal union with the Kingdom of Great Britain

Elector	Period	Relation to predecssor
1698–1727	George I
1727–1760	George II	son of George I
1760–1820	George III	grandson of George II

Kings of Hanover

The Elctorate of Hanover was raised to a Kingdom in 1815

King	Period	Relation	Remarks
1815–1820	George III		Also King of the United Kingdom
1820–1830	George IV	son	Also King of the United Kingdom
1830–1837	William IV	brother	Also King of the United Kingdom
1837–1851	Ernest Augustus I	brother	Under Salic Law, Queen Victoria could not inherit Hanover
1861–1866	George V	son

In 1866, Hanover was annexed by Prussia

See also

• Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg
• House of Guelph
• Kingdom of Hanover