Ferdinand Albert I, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel-Bevern

Ferdinand Albert I
Ferdinand Albert I
	Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
	Ferdinand Albert of Brunswick
Born	22 May 1636; Brunswick, Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
Died	23 April 1687 (aged 50); Bevern, Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
Noble family	House of Welf
Spouse(s)	Christine of Hesse-Eschwege
	Detail Issue Ferdinand Albert II; Ernest Ferdinand
Father	Augustus the Younger, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Mother	Elisabeth Sophie of Mecklenburg

Ferdinand Albert I (German: Ferdinand Albrecht I.; 22 May 1636 – 23 April 1687), a member of the House of Welf, was a Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg. After a 1667 inheritance agreement in the Principality of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, he received the secundogeniture of Brunswick-Bevern, which he ruled until his death.

Life

Ferdinand Albert was born in Brunswick, the fourth son of Duke Augustus the Younger, reigning Prince of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, from his third marriage with Duchess Elisabeth Sophie of Mecklenburg. Raised at his father's residence, the young man received a comprehensive education, with Justus Georg Schottel and Sigmund von Birken among his tutors.

After the father's death in 1666, the sons quarreled about the heritage. Eventually, Ferdinand Albert received the palace of Bevern near Holzminden, some feudal rights, and a certain amount of money in exchange for his claims to the government of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, which was to be ruled by his elder half-brothers Rudolph Augustus and Anthony Ulrich.

Ferdinand Albert joined the Royal Society in 1665 and was admitted to the Fruitbearing Society by Duke Augustus of Saxe-Weissenfels in 1673. Over the years, however, he grew more and more eccentric, and at some point his brothers had to send a military force to restore order at his palace. He collected many works of art, which later became part of the Herzog Anton Ulrich Museum in Brunswick. He died in 1687 at Bevern; his son and successor, Ferdinand Albert II, inherited the Principality of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel decades later.

Family

Ferdinand Albert married Christine of Hesse-Eschwege (30 October 1648 - 18 March 1702), a daughter of Landgrave Frederick of Hesse-Eschwege, in 1667. They had the following children that reached adulthood:

Sophia Eleanora (1674–1711), died childless
Augustus Ferdinand (1677–1704), died childless
Ferdinand Albert II (1680–1735)
Ferdinand Christian (1682–1706), died childless
Ernest Ferdinand (1682–1746)
Henry Ferdinand (1684–1706), died childless

Ancestors

Ancestors of Ferdinand Albert I, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel-Bevern

16. Henry I of Lüneburg

8. Ernest I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg

17. Margarete of Saxony

4. Henry III, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg

18. Henry V, Duke of Mecklenburg

9. Sophia of Mecklenburg-Schwerin

19. Ursula of Brandenburg

2. Augustus the Younger, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg

20. Magnus I, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg

10. Francis I, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg

21. Catherine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel

5. Ursula of Saxe-Lauenburg-Ratzeburg

22. Henry IV, Duke of Saxony

11. Sibylle of Saxony

23. Catherine of Mecklenburg

1. Ferdinand Albert I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg

24. John Albert I, Duke of Mecklenburg

12. John VII, Duke of Mecklenburg

25. Anna Sophie of Prussia

6. John Albert II, Duke of Mecklenburg-Güstrow

26. Adolf, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp

13. Sophia of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp

27. Christine of Hesse

3. Elizabeth Sophia of Mecklenburg-Güstrow

28. Albrecht VII, Duke of Mecklenburg

14. Christopher, Duke of Mecklenburg

29. Anna of Brandenburg

7. Elizabeth of Mecklenburg-Gadebusch

30. Gustav I of Sweden

15. Princess Elizabeth of Sweden

31. Margareta Leijonhufvud

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References

Ferdinand Albert I, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel-Bevern House of Welf Born: 22 May 1636 Died: 25 April 1687
Preceded by Augustus the Younger as Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel	Duke of Brunswick-Bevern 1666-1687	Succeeded by Ferdinand Albert II

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