BURIAL PLACES OF SOVEREIGNS OF BRUNSWICK FROM A TO Z

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BERLIN (GERMANY)
BURIED IN THE PROTESTANT CATHEDRAL OF BERLIN
(Berliner Dom, Am Lustgarten):

Duchess ANNE SOPHIA OF BRANDENBURG (+1659), consort of Duke Frederick Ulric

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BRUNSWICK (GERMANY)
BURIED IN THE CATHEDRAL OF ST BLASIUS
(Braunschweig, Dom St. Blasii, Domplatz):

01. Duke HENRY I (+1514).
The tomb hasn't been preserved.
02. Duke RUDOLPH AUGUSTUS (+1704).
The tomb hasn't been preserved.
03. Duchess CHRISTIANA OF BARBY (+1681), consort of Duke Rudolph Augustus.
The tomb hasn't been preserved.
04. Duke LOUIS RUDOLPH (+1735)
05. Duchess CHRISTINE LOUISE OF OETTINGEN (+1747), consort of Duke Louis Rudolph
06. Duke FERDINAND ALBERT (+1735)
07. Duchess ANTOINETTE AMALIA (+1762), consort of Duke Ferdinand Albert
08. Duke CHARLES I (+1780)
09. Duchess PHILIPPA CHARLOTTE OF PRUSSIA (+1801), consort of Duke Charles I
10. Duke CHARLES WILLIAM FERDINAND (+1806)
11. Duke FREDERICK WILLIAM (+1815)
12. Duke WILLIAM (+1884)

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GENEVA (SWITZERLAND)
BURIED IN THE BRUNSWICK MONUMENT
(Genève, Monument Brunswick, Quai du Mont-Blanc):

Duke CHARLES II (+1873)

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HANOVER (GERMANY)
BURIED IN FRONT OF HERRENHAUSEN MAUSOLEUM
(Hannover, Mausoleum im Berggarten, Herrenhäuser Gärten, Herrenhäuser Str.):

01. Duke ERNEST AUGUSTUS (+1953)
02. Duchess VICTORIA LOUISE OF PRUSSIA (+1980), consort of Duke Ernest Augustus

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WINDSOR (ENGLAND)
BURIED IN ST GEORGE’S CHAPEL (Windsor, Castle Hill):

Duchess AUGUSTA OF GREAT BRITAIN (+1813), consort of Duke Charles William Ferdinand

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WOLFENBÜTTEL (GERMANY)
BURIED IN ST MARY’S CHURCH
(Wolfenbüttel, Beatae Mariae Virginis Kirche, Kornmarkt):

01. Duke HENRY II (+1568)
02. Duchess MARY OF WÜRTTEMBERG (+1541), consort of Duke Henry II.
The tomb has not been preserved.
03. Duchess SOPHIA OF POLAND (+1575), wife of Duke Henry II
04. Duke JULIUS (+1589)
05. Duchess HEDVIG OF BRANDENBURG (+1602), consort of Duke Julius
06. Duke HENRY JULIUS (+1613)
07. Duchess ELIZABETH OF DENMARK (+1626), consort of Duke Henry Julius
08. Duke FREDERICK ULRIC (+1634)
09. Duke AUGUSTUS THE YOUNGER (+1666)
10. Duchess SOPHIA ELIZABETH OF MECKLENBURG (+1676), consort of Duke Augustus the Younger
11. Duke ANTHONY ULRIC (+1714)
12. Duchess ELIZABETH JULIANA OF HOLSTEIN-NORDBORG (+1704), consort of Duke Anthony Ulric
13. Duke AUGUSTUS WILLIAM (+1731)
14. Duchess ELIZABETH SOPHIA OF HOLSTEIN-NORDBORG (+1767), consort of Duke Augustus William

LIST OF SOVEREIGNS OF BRUNSWICK 1495-1918

DUCHY OF BRUNSWICK-WOLFENBÜTTEL TO 1806:
HOUSE OF GUELPH (BRAUNSCHWEIG-WOLFENBÜTTEL)
1495-1514: HENRY I THE ELDER
(Heinrich I. der Ältere)
Born in 1463.
Father: Duke William II of Brunswick-Lüneburg. Mother: Duchess Elisabeth zu Stolberg.
Married in 1486 Princess CATHERINE of Pomerania-Wolgast (c. 1465,+1526).
His issue who ruled:
-HENRY II (*1489,+1568).
Died in 1514 during the Siege of Leer.
Buried in the Cathedral of St Blasius in Brunswick (no tomb).

1514-1568: HENRY II THE YOUNGER (Heinrich II. der Jüngere)
Born in 1489 at Wolfenbüttel.
Father: Duke Henry I of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel. Mother: Duchess Catherine of Pomerania-Wolgast.
Married firstly Countess MARY of Württemberg (*1496,+1541).
Married secondly in 1556 Princess SOPHIA Jagiellonian of Poland (*1522 Kraków,+1575 Schöningen).
His issue who ruled:
-JULIUS (*1528,+1589; son of Mary of Württemberg).
Died in 1568 at Wolfenbüttel.
Buried with his second consort Duchess Sophia of Poland in St Mary's Church in Wolfenbüttel.
His first consort Duchess Mary of Württemberg was firstly buried in the Convent of Steterburg near Wolfebüttel. In 1578 she was reburied in St Mary's Church in Wolfenbüttel (no tomb).

1568-1589: JULIUS
Born in 1528 at Wolfenbüttel.
Father: Duke Henry II of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel. Mother: Duchess Mary of Württemberg.
Married in 1560 at Cölln/Spree Princess HEDVIG of Brandenburg (*1540 Cölln,+1602 Wolfenbüttel).
His issue who ruled:
-HENRY JULIUS (*1564,+1613).
Died in 1589 at Wolfenbüttel.
Buried with his consort Duchess Hedvig of Brandenburg in St Mary's Church in Wolfenbüttel.

1589-1613: HENRY JULIUS (Heinrich Julius)
Born in 1564 in Hesse.
Father: Duke Julius of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel. Mother: Duchess Hedvig of Brandenburg.
Married firstly in 1585 in Wolfenbüttel Princess Dorothea of Saxony (*1563 Dresden,+1587 Wolfenbüttel).
Married secondly in 1590 in Elsinore (Denmark) Princess ELIZABETH of Denmark (*1573 Kolding,+1626 Brunswick).
His issue who ruled:
-FREDERICK ULRIC (*1591,+1634; son of Elizabeth).
Died in 1613 in Prague.
Buried with his both consorts in St Mary's Church in Wolfenbüttel.

1613-1634: FREDERICK ULRIC (Friedrich Ulrich)
Born in 1591 in Wolfenbüttel.
Father: Duke Henry Julius of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel. Mother: Duchess Elizabeth of Denmark.
Married in 1614 in Wolfenbüttel Princess ANNE SOPHIA of Brandenburg (*1598 Cölln,+1659 Cölln).
Died in 1634 in Brunswick.
Buried in St Mary's Church in Wolfenbüttel.
His consort Duchess Anna Sophia of Brandenburg was buried in Berlin Cathedral.

1635-1666: AUGUSTUS THE YOUNGER (August der Jüngere)
Born in 1579 at Dannenberg.
Father: Duke Henry of Brunswick-Celle. Mother: Duchess Ursula of Saxe-Lauenburg.
Married firstly in 1607 in Strelitz Princess Clara Marie of Pomerania (*1574 Franzburg,+1623 Hitzacker).
Married secondly in 1623 at Zerbst Princess Dorothea of Anhalt-Zerbst (*1607 Coswig,+1634 Hitzacker).
Married thirdly in 1635 in Güstrow SOPHIA ELIZABETH of Mecklenburg-Güstrow (*1613 Güstrow,+1676 Lüchow).
His issue who ruled:
-RUDOLPH AUGUSTUS (*1627,+1704; son of Dorothea),
-ANTHONY ULRIC (*1633,+1714; son of Dorothea).
Died in 1666 in Wolfenbüttel.
Buried with his third consort Duchess Sophia Elizabeth in St Mary's Church in Wolfenbüttel.

1666-1704: RUDOLPH AUGUSTUS
(Rudolf August; reigned jointly with Anthony Ulric)
Born in 1627 at Hitzacker.
Father: Duke Augustus of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel. Mother: Duchess Dorothea of Anhalt-Zerbst.
Married firstly in 1650 in Wolfenbüttel CHRISTIANE of Barby (*1634 Gross-Rosenberg,+1681 Sonderhausen).
Married secondly and morganatically in 1681 at Hedwigsburg Rosine Elizabeth Menthe (*1663,+1701 Brunswick).
His issue who ruled:
-Christine Sophia (*1654,+1695; Duchess of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel; daughter of Christiane).
Died in 1704 at Hedwigsburg.
Buried with his both consorts in the Cathedral of St Blasius in Brunswick (no tomb).

1685-1714: ANTHONY ULRIC
(Anton Ulrich; reigned jointly with Rudolph Augustus)
Born in 1633 at Hitzacker.
Father: Duke Augustus of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel. Mother: Duchess Dorothea of Anhalt-Zerbst.
Married in 1656 in Wolfenbüttel Princess ELIZABETH JULIANA of Holstein-Nordborg (*1634 Nordborg,+1704 Wolfenbüttel).
His issue who ruled:
-AUGUSTUS WILLIAM (*1662,+1731),
-Auguste Dorothea (*1666,+1751; Princess of Schwarzburg-Sonderhausen),
-LOUIS RUDOLPH (*1671,+1735).
Died in 1714 at Salzdahlum.
Buried with his consort Duchess Elizabeth Juliana in St Mary's Church in Wolfenbüttel.

1714-1731: AUGUSTUS WILLIAM (August Wilhelm)
Born in 1662 at Wolfenbüttel.
Father: Duke Anthony Ulric of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel. Mother: Duchess Elizabeth Juliana of Holstein-Nordborg.
Married firstly in 1681 in Wolfenbüttel Princess Christine Sophia of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (*1654 Wolfenbüttel,+1695 Langeleben/Elm).
Married secondly in 1695 in Gottorp Princess Sophia Amalia of Holstein-Gottorp (*1670 Gottorp,+1710 Hanover).
Married thirdly in 1710 at Ahrensbök Princess ELIZABETH SOPHIA of Holstein-Nordborg (*1683 Wolfenbüttel,+1767 Brunswick).
Died in 1731 in Wolfenbüttel.
Buried with his three consorts in St Mary's Church in Wolfenbüttel.

1731-1735: LOUIS RUDOLPH (Ludwig Rudolf)
Born in 1671 at Wolfenbüttel.
Father: Duke Anthony Ulric of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel. Mother: Duchess Elizabeth Juliana of Holstein-Nordborg.
Married in 1690 at Aurich CHRISTINE LOUISE of Oettingen (*1671 Oettingen,+1747 Blankenburg).
His issue who ruled:
-Elizabeth Christina (*1691,+1750; German Empress),
-Antoinette Amalie (*1696,+1762; Duchess of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel).
Died in 1735 in Brunswick.
Buried with his consort Duchess Christine Louise in the Cathedral of St Blasius in Brunswick.

1735: FERDINAND ALBERT (Ferdinand Albrecht)
Born in 1680 at Bevern.
Father: Duke Ferdinand Albrecht of Brunswick-Bevern. Mother: Duchess Christina of Hesse-Eschwege.
Married in 1712 in Brunswick Princess ANTOINETTE AMALIA of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (*1696 Wolfenbüttel,+1762 Brunswick).
His issue who ruled:
-CHARLES I (*1713,+1780),
-Elizabeth Christine (*1715,+1797; Queen of Prussia),
-Sophia Antonia (*1724,+1802; Duchess of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld),
-Juliana Maria (*1729,+1796; Queen of Denmark).
Died in 1735 at Salzdahlum.
Buried with his consort Duchess Antoinette Amalie in the Cathedral of St Blasius in Brunswick.

1735-1780: CHARLES I (Karl I.)
Born in 1713 in Brunswick.
Father: Duke Ferdinand Albert of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel. Mother: Duchess Antoinette Amalie of Brunswick.
Married in 1733 in Berlin Princess PHILIPPA CHARLOTTE of Prussia (*1716 Berlin,+1801 Brunswick).
His issue who ruled:
-CHARLES WILLIAM FERDINAND (*1735,+1806),
-Anna Amalia (*1739,+1807; Duchess of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach).
Died in 1780 in Brunswick.
Buried with his consort Duchess Philippa Charlotte in the Cathedral of St Blasius in Brunswick.

1780-1806: CHARLES WILLIAM FERDINAND
(Karl Wilhelm Ferdinand)
Born in 1735 in Wolfenbüttel.
Father: Duke Charles I of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel. Mother: Duchess Philippine Charlotte of Prussia.
Married in 1764 in London Princess AUGUSTA of Great Britain (*1737 London,+1813 London).
His issue who ruled:
-Caroline (*1768,+1821; Queen of Great Britain),
-FREDERICK WILLIAM (*1771,+1815).
Died in 1806 at Ottensen near Hamburg.
Buried in the Cathedral of St Blasius in Brunswick.
His consort Duchess Augusta of Great Britain was buried in St George's Chapel in Windsor, England.

1806-1807: FRENCH OCCUPATION

1807-1813: BRUNSWICK ANNEXED TO THE KINGDOM OF WESTPHALIA

DUCHY OF BRUNSWICK 1813-1918:
HOUSE OF GUELPH (BRAUNSCHWEIG-WOLFENBÜTTEL)
1813-1815: FREDERICK WILLIAM
(Friedrich Wilhelm)
Born in 1771 in Brunswick.
Father: Duke Charles William Ferdinand of Brunswick. Mother: Duchess Augusta of Great Britain.
Married in 1802 in Karlsruhe Princess Marie of Baden (*1782 Karlsruhe,+1808 Bruchsal).
His issue who ruled:
-CHARLES III (*1804,+1873),
-WILLIAM (*1806,+1884).
Died in 1815 in the Battle of Quatre-Bras, now Belgium.
Buried in the Cathedral of St Blasius in Brunswick.

1815-1830: CHARLES II (Karl II.)
Born in 1804 in Brunswick.
Father: Duke Frederick William of Brunswick. Mother: Duchess Marie of Baden.
Unmarried.
Deposed in 1830.
Died in 1873 at Geneva.
Buried in the Brunswick Monument in Geneva.

1830-1884: WILLIAM (Wilhelm)
Born in 1806 in Brunswick.
Father: Duke Frederick William of Brunswick. Mother: Duchess Marie of Baden.
Unmarried.
Died in 1884 in Szczodre (Sybilin/Sibyllenort) in Lower Silesia.
Buried in the Cathedral of St Blasius in Brunswick.

1884-1913: PRUSSIAN ADMINISTRATION

HOUSE OF GUELPH (Die Welfen)
1913-1918: ERNEST AUGUSTUS (Ernst August)
Born in 1887 at Penzing near Vienna.
Father: Crown Prince Ernest Augustus of Hanover. Mother: Princess Thyra of Denmark.
Married in 1913 in Berlin Princess VICTORIA LOUISE of Prussia (*1892 Potsdam,+1980 Hanover).
His issue who ruled:
-Frederica (*1917,+1981; Queen of the Hellenes).
Deposed in 1918.
Died in 1953 at Castle Marienburg near Hanover.
Buried with his consort Duchess Victoria Louise in front of Herrenhausen Mausoleum in Hanover.

REPUBLIC OF GERMANY SINCE 1918

TOMBS OF BRUNSWICK SOVEREIGNS












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The tomb of Duke HENRY II and his consort Duchess SOPHIA OF POLAND in St Mary’s Church in Wolfenbüttel (Germany)

Tombs in St Mary's Church in Wolfenbüttel (Germany):
01. The epitaph to Duke JULIUS and his consort Duchess HEDVIG OF BRANDENBURG.
02. Tombs of Duke HENRY JULIUS (left) and his consort Duchess ELIZABETH OF DENMARK. 

01. The tomb of Duke FREDERICK ULRIC in St Mary's Church in Wolfenbüttel (Germany).
02. The tomb of Duchess ANNE SOPHIA OF BRANDENBURG, consort of Duke Frederick Ulric, in Berlin Cathedral (Germany). 

Tombs in in St Mary's Church in Wolfenbüttel (Germany):
01. Duke AUGUSTUS THE YOUNGER.
02. Duchess SOPHIA ELIZABETH OF MECKLENBURG, consort of Duke Augustus the Younger.















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The tomb of Duke ANTHONY ULRIC and his consort Duchess ELIZABETH JULIANA OF HOLSTEIN in St Mary's Church in Wolfenbüttel (Germany)

Tombs in in St Mary's Church in Wolfenbüttel (Germany):
01. Duke AUGUSTUS WILLIAM.
02. Duchess ELIZABETH SOPHIA OF HOLSTEIN, consort of Duke Augustus William.

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The tomb of Duke LOUIS RUDOLPH and his consort Duchess CHRISTINE LOUISE in the Cathedral of St Blasius in Brunswick (Germany)

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Tombs of Duke FERDINAND ALBERT (left) and his consort Duchess ANTOINETTE AMALIA in the Cathedral of St Blasius in Brunswick (Germany)

Tombs in the Cathedral of St Blasius in Brunswick (Germany):
01. Duke CHARLES I and his consort Duchess PHILIPPA CHARLOTTE OF PRUSSIA.
02. Duke CHARLES WILLIAM FERDINAND.




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The tomb of Duke FREDERICK WILLIAM in the Cathedral of St Blasius in Brunswick (Germany)

01. The tomb of Duke CHARLES II in the Brunswick Monument in Geneva (Switzerland).
02. The tomb of Duke WILLIAM in the Cathedral of St Blasius in Brunswick (Germany).

01. The tomb of Duke ERNEST AUGUSTUS in front of Herrenhausen Mausoleum in Hanover (Germany).
02. The tomb of Duchess VICTORIA LOUISE OF PRUSSIA, consort of Duke Ernest Augustus, in front of Herrenhausen Mausoleum in Hanover (Germany).

01. Ducal standard of Brunswick, 19th c.
02. Standard of Duke William until 1884.
03. Standard of Duke Ernest Augustus, 1914-1918.
04. Car flag of Duke Ernest Augustus, 1915-1918.

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Select Bibliography
Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, Leipzig 1876
Burke's Royal Families of the World, vol. I: Europe and Latin America, London 1977
Die Wappen und Flaggen der Herrscher und Staten der Welt, Nürnberg 1878
Neubecker O.: Fahnen und Flaggen, Leipzig 1939
Znamierowski A.: Illustrated Book of Flags, London 2003