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Bernard I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg

1358 - 1434

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Bernard (between 1358 and 1364 – 11 June 1434) was Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg in the early 15th century, co-ruling Brunswick with his younger brother Henry the Mild from 1400 to 1409, then as sole ruler of Brunswick from 1409 to 1428 and of Lüneburg from 1428 until his death in 1434. In the genealogy of the House of Welf, he is considered the first member of the Second House of Lüneburg. Bernard was the second son of Magnus II, Duke of Brunswick-Luneburg. After the death of his father in 1373, he and his brothers agreed with the Ascanian dukes of Saxony-Wittenberg to alternate rule in the Principality of Lüneburg. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Bernard I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg is the 319th most popular nobleman (up from 834th in 2019). (up from 2,256th in 2019)

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Among noblemen, Bernard I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg ranks 319 out of 1,415Before him are Dmitry of Uglich, Magnus II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Prince John of the United Kingdom, Princess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge, Marie-Caroline of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Duchess of Berry, and Richard, Duke of Burgundy. After him are Louis, Count of Vendôme, Duchess Marie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Countess Caroline of Nassau-Saarbrücken, Adolf, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp, John V, Duke of Brittany, and Princess Auguste of Bavaria.

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Among people born in 1358, Bernard I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg ranks 4Before him are John I of Portugal, John I of Castile, and Ashikaga Yoshimitsu. After him are Eleanor of Aragon, Queen of Castile, Elisabeth of Bohemia, and Elisabeth of Nuremberg. Among people deceased in 1434, Bernard I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg ranks 4Before him are Władysław II Jagiełło, Louis III of Anjou, and Prokop the Great. After him are John I, Duke of Bourbon, Marie, Duchess of Auvergne, Sophia of Montferrat, and Yury of Zvenigorod.

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