Albert II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg

Albert II
Albert II
	Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Born	c. 1268
Died	22 September 1318
Noble family	House of Guelph
Spouse(s)	Rixa of Werle
	Issue Richenza, Abbess of Gandersheim; Mechtild; Jutta; Otto the Mild; Luder; Albert; Henry; Magnus I; Ernest I
Father	Albert I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Mother	Adelheid of Montferrat

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

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

Ancestors of Albert II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg

16. Henry the Lion

8. William of Winchester, Lord of Lüneburg

17. Matilda of England

4. Otto I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg

18. Valdemar I of Denmark

9. Helena of Denmark

19. Sophia of Minsk

2. Albert I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg

20. Otto I, Margrave of Brandenburg

10. Albert II, Margrave of Brandenburg

21. Ada of Holland

5. Matilda of Brandenburg

22. Conrad II, Margrave of Lusatia

11. Matilda of Lusatia

23. Elisabeth of Greater Poland

1. Albert II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg

24. Boniface I, Marquess of Montferrat

12. William VI, Marquess of Montferrat

25. Helena del Bosco

6. Boniface II, Marquess of Montferrat

26. Bonifacio di Clavesana, Count of Cortemiglia

13. Berta di Clavesana

3. Adelheid of Montferrat

28. Thomas I, Count of Savoy

14. Amadeus IV, Count of Savoy

29. Margaret of Geneva

7. Margaret of Savoy

30. Hugh III, Duke of Burgundy

15. Marguerite of Burgundy

31. Beatrice of Albon

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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

German nobility
Albert II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg House of Welf Cadet branch of the House of Este Born: August 1267 Died: 7 September 1322
Preceded by Albert I	Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg Prince of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel joint reign with Henry I and William I 1279–1291	Succeeded by William I
Principality of Göttingen disentangled from the Principality of Wolfenbüttel	Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg Prince of Göttingen 1286–1318	Succeeded by Otto the Mild
Preceded by William I	Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg Prince of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel 1292–1318	Succeeded by Otto the Mild

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