Otto von Braunschweig

M, #5341, d. 16 January 1339
Last Edited=23 May 2008
Consanguinity Index=1.1%
     Otto von Braunschweig was the son of Magnus I Herzog von Braunschweig and Sophie von Brandenburg. He died on 16 January 1339.

Albrecht II Herzog von Braunschweig-Göttingen1

M, #5342, b. circa 1268, d. 22 September 1318
Last Edited=16 Jul 2005
     Albrecht II Herzog von Braunschweig-Göttingen was born circa 1268. He was the son of Albrecht I Herzog von Braunschweig and Adelheid de Montferrat.1 He married Rixa von Werle, daughter of Heinrich I Prinz von Werle and Rixa (?), on 10 January 1284. He died on 22 September 1318.
      Albrecht II Herzog von Braunschweig-Göttingen also went by the nick-name of Albrecht 'the Fat'.1 He was a member of the House of Guelph.1 He succeeded to the title of Herzog von Braunschweig-Göttingen in 1286.1 He succeeded to the title of Herzog von Braunschweig in 1292.1 He gained the title of Herzog von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel in 1292.

Children of Albrecht II Herzog von Braunschweig-Göttingen and Rixa von Werle

Citations

  1. [S38] John Morby, Dynasties of the World: a chronological and genealogical handbook (Oxford, Oxfordshire, U.K.: Oxford University Press, 1989), page 132. Hereinafter cited as Dynasties of the World.


Rixa von Werle

F, #5343, d. 26 November 1317
Last Edited=9 Feb 2003
     Rixa von Werle was the daughter of Heinrich I Prinz von Werle and Rixa (?). She married Albrecht II Herzog von Braunschweig-Göttingen, son of Albrecht I Herzog von Braunschweig and Adelheid de Montferrat, on 10 January 1284. She died on 26 November 1317.

Children of Rixa von Werle and Albrecht II Herzog von Braunschweig-Göttingen

Otto Herzog von Braunschweig1

M, #5344, b. before 24 June 1292, d. 30 August 1344
Last Edited=16 Jul 2005
     Otto Herzog von Braunschweig was born before 24 June 1292. He was the son of Albrecht II Herzog von Braunschweig-Göttingen and Rixa von Werle.1 He married, firstly, Jutta von Hessen, daughter of Heinrich I Landgraf von Hessen and Mechtild von Kleve, circa 1311. He married, secondly, Agnes von Brandenburg, daughter of Hermann I Markgraf von Brandenburg and Anna von Habsburg, in 1319. He died on 30 August 1344.
      Otto Herzog von Braunschweig also went by the nick-name of Otto 'the Mild'.1 Otto Herzog von Braunschweig also went by the nick-name of Otto 'the Liberal'. He succeeded to the title of Herzog von Braunschweig in 1318.1

Child of Otto Herzog von Braunschweig and Jutta von Hessen

Citations

  1. [S38] John Morby, Dynasties of the World: a chronological and genealogical handbook (Oxford, Oxfordshire, U.K.: Oxford University Press, 1989), page 132. Hereinafter cited as Dynasties of the World.

Ernst Herzog von Braunschweig-Göttingen1

M, #5345, b. circa 1305, d. 24 April 1367
Last Edited=16 Jul 2005
     Ernst Herzog von Braunschweig-Göttingen was born circa 1305. He was the son of Albrecht II Herzog von Braunschweig-Göttingen and Rixa von Werle.1 He married Elisabeth von Hessen, daughter of Heinrich II Landgraf von Hessen and Elisabeth von Meißen, circa 1339. He died on 24 April 1367.
     He was a member of the House of Guelph.1 He succeeded to the title of Herzog von Braunschweig in 1344.1 He gained the title of Herzog von Braunschweig-Göttingen in 1345.

Children of Ernst Herzog von Braunschweig-Göttingen and Elisabeth von Hessen

Citations

  1. [S38] John Morby, Dynasties of the World: a chronological and genealogical handbook (Oxford, Oxfordshire, U.K.: Oxford University Press, 1989), page 132. Hereinafter cited as Dynasties of the World.

Otto II Herzog von Braunschweig-Göttingen

M, #5346, b. circa 1340, d. 13 December 1394
Last Edited=10 May 2003
Consanguinity Index=0.84%
     Otto II Herzog von Braunschweig-Göttingen was born circa 1340. He was the son of Ernst Herzog von Braunschweig-Göttingen and Elisabeth von Hessen. He married, firstly, Mirislava von Holstein-Plön, daughter of Johann III Graf von Holstein-Plön and Mirislava von Wittelsbach, circa 1357/58. He married, secondly, Margaret von Jülich, daughter of Wilhelm VII Herzog von Jülich and Anne von der Pfalz, circa 1379. He died on 13 December 1394.
     He was also known as Otto 'the Strong' von. He gained the title of Herzog von Braunschweig-Göttingen.

Children of Otto II Herzog von Braunschweig-Göttingen and Margaret von Jülich

Mirislava von Holstein-Plön

F, #5347, d. circa 1376
Last Edited=29 Jul 2008
     Mirislava von Holstein-Plön was the daughter of Johann III Graf von Holstein-Plön and Mirislava von Wittelsbach. She married Otto II Herzog von Braunschweig-Göttingen, son of Ernst Herzog von Braunschweig-Göttingen and Elisabeth von Hessen, circa 1357/58. She died circa 1376.

Anne von der Pfalz

F, #5348
Last Edited=10 May 2003
Consanguinity Index=0.02%
     Anne von der Pfalz is the daughter of Rupprecht II Kurfürst von der Pfalz and Beatrix of Sicily. She married Wilhelm VII Herzog von Jülich, son of Gerhard VI Herzog von Jülich and Margaret von Ravensberg, in 1363.

Children of Anne von der Pfalz and Wilhelm VII Herzog von Jülich

Wilhelm VII Herzog von Jülich

M, #5349, d. 1408
Last Edited=2 Nov 2005
     Wilhelm VII Herzog von Jülich was the son of Gerhard VI Herzog von Jülich and Margaret von Ravensberg. He married Anne von der Pfalz, daughter of Rupprecht II Kurfürst von der Pfalz and Beatrix of Sicily, in 1363. He died in 1408.
     He gained the title of Herzog von Berg. He gained the title of Herzog von Jülich.

Children of Wilhelm VII Herzog von Jülich and Anne von der Pfalz

Margaret von Jülich

F, #5350, b. circa 1364, d. 18 July 1442
Last Edited=10 May 2003
Consanguinity Index=0.29%
     Margaret von Jülich was born circa 1364. She was the daughter of Wilhelm VII Herzog von Jülich and Anne von der Pfalz. She married Otto II Herzog von Braunschweig-Göttingen, son of Ernst Herzog von Braunschweig-Göttingen and Elisabeth von Hessen, circa 1379. She died on 18 July 1442.

Children of Margaret von Jülich and Otto II Herzog von Braunschweig-Göttingen