Category:Francis, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1508-1549)
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| Date of birth | 23 November 1508 Uelzen | ||||
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| Date of death | 23 November 1549 Gifhorn | ||||
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English: Francis of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1508–1549) was the youngest son of Henry the Middle. Following a thirty-year joint reign of Brunswick-Lüneburg with his brother Ernest the Confessor, he ruled the newly founded Duchy of Gifhorn from Gifhorn Castle for over 10 years from 1539 until his death in 1549. He was given the duchy as an inheritance settlement by his brother Ernest.
Deutsch: Franz, Herzog von Braunschweig-Lüneburg (* 23. November 1508 in Uelzen; † 23. November 1549 in Gifhorn) war der jüngste Sohn Heinrichs des Mittleren. Nach einer dreijährigen gemeinsamen Regentschaft mit seinem Bruder Ernst dem Bekenner regierte er ab 1539 bis zu seinem Tod 1549 über 10 Jahre von Schloss Gifhorn aus das neu gegründete Herzogtum Gifhorn. Das Herzogtum erhielt er als Erbabfindung von seinem Bruder Ernst.
Media in category "Francis, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1508-1549)"
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Fotothek df tg 0004059 Münze ^ Gedenkmünze ^ Schaumünze.jpg 800 × 420; 153 KB
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Gifhorn Schloss Torhaus-Relief.jpg 3,556 × 3,556; 2.89 MB
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Herzog Franz Gifhorn Zeichnung.jpg 1,783 × 2,673; 2.6 MB
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