Albert II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg

Albert (Latin Albertus; c.1268 22 September 1318), called the Fat (pinguis), was duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg.

Albert II
Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Bornc.1268
Died(1318-09-22)22 September 1318
Noble familyHouse of Guelph
Spouse(s)Rixa of Werle
Issue
Richenza, Abbess of Gandersheim
Mechtild
Jutta
Otto the Mild
Luder
Albert
Henry
Magnus I
Ernest I
FatherAlbert I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
MotherAdelheid of Montferrat

The second son of Albert the Tall, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Albert was a boy when his father died in 1279. He was first under guardianship of his uncle, Conrad, Prince-Bishop of Verden, and then of his elder brother, Henry I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg. In 1286 the three brothers divided their father's Principality of Wolfenbüttel; Albert received the areas around Göttingen, Minden, Northeim, Calenberg, and Hanover. He made Göttingen his residence, thus Principality of Göttingen. In 1292, the third brother, William, died childless, and Albert and Henry, who had received the Principality of Grubenhagen, quarrelled about William's share, the remaining belittled areas around Brunswick and Wolfenbüttel; Albert finally prevailed.

Family

Albert married Rixa, daughter of Henry I, Prince of Werle and Mecklenburg-Güstrow, and Rikissa Birgersdotter from Sweden, in 1284. They had the following children who reached adulthood:

  • Adelaide (1290-1311), married John, Landgrave of Lower Hesse
  • Richenza, Abbess of Gandersheim(1298-26 April 1317)
  • Mechtild (1293–1 June 1356)
  • Jutta (1309-1332)
  • Otto prince of Wolfenbüttel (June 24, 1292 - August 30, 1344)
  • Luder, joined the Teutonic Order
  • Albert, Bishop of Halberstadt (died 1358)
  • Henry, Bishop of Hildesheim (died 1362)
  • Magnus I prince of Wolfenbüttel (died 1369)
  • Ernest I prince of Gettingen (died 1367)

Ancestry

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References

  • Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, vol. 1, p. 261-263
  • At the House of Welf site
  • Braunschweigisches Biographisches Lexikon, Appelhans 2006, ISBN 3-937664-46-7
Albert II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Cadet branch of the House of Este
Born: August 1267 Died: 7 September 1322
German nobility
Preceded by
Albert I
Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Prince of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
joint reign with Henry I and William I

12791291
Succeeded by
William I
Principality of Göttingen disentangled from the Principality of Wolfenbüttel Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Prince of Göttingen

12861318
Succeeded by
Otto the Mild
Preceded by
William I
Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Prince of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel

12921318

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