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Ernest Augustus Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg and of the Holy Roman Empire 1629–1698 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 November 1629

Birth Location: Herzberg, Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany

Death Date: 23 January 1698

Death Location: Hannover, Stadt Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany

Father: George, Brunswick-Lüneburg,

Mother: Anna Hessen-Darmstadt

Spouse(s): Sophie Pfalz

Children(s): Georg Verden, Sophia Preußen

Ernest Augustus Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg and of the Holy Roman Empire was born in 1629 in Herzberg, Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany, the child of George Duke Of Brunswick Luneburg And Anna Eleonore Von Hessen Darmstadt. Ernest Augustus Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg and of the Holy Roman Empire married Sophie Dorothea Von Der Pfalz, and had children including Georg I Ludwig King Of Great Britain Amp Ireland Duke Of Brunswick Luneburg Elector Of Hannover Duke Of Bremen Amp Verden, Sophia Charlotte Of Hanover Queen Consort Of Prussia Or Sophie Charlotte Of Hanover Sophia Charlotte Von Braunschweig Luneburg Konigin Von Preuen. Ernest Augustus Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg and of the Holy Roman Empire passed away in 1698 in Hannover, Stadt Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany.

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Biography

  • Ernest Augustus Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg and of the Holy Roman Empire was born in 1629 in Herzberg, Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany, the child of George Duke Of Brunswick Luneburg And Anna Eleonore Von Hessen Darmstadt.
  • Ernest Augustus Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg and of the Holy Roman Empire married Sophie Dorothea Von Der Pfalz, and had children including Georg I Ludwig King Of Great Britain Amp Ireland Duke Of Brunswick Luneburg Elector Of Hannover Duke Of Bremen Amp Verden, Sophia Charlotte Of Hanover Queen Consort Of Prussia Or Sophie Charlotte Of Hanover Sophia Charlotte Von Braunschweig Luneburg Konigin Von Preuen.
  • Ernest Augustus Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg and of the Holy Roman Empire passed away in 1698 in Hannover, Stadt Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany.

Immediate Family

Parents

George, Brunswick-Lüneburg,
1582–1641
Birth Location: Celle, Stadt Hannover, Nedersachsen, Germany
GB
Anna Hessen-Darmstadt
1590–1659
Birth Location: Dresden, Stadt Dresden, Sachsen, Germany
AH

Spouses(s)

Sophie Pfalz
1630–1714
Birth Location: Wassenaer Hof, The Hague, Hollande, Netherlands
SP

Children(s)

Georg Verden
1660–1727
Birth Location: Hanover, Niedersachsen, Germany
GV
Sophia Preußen
1668–1705
Birth Location: Iburg Castle, Bad Iburg, Osnabrück, Niedersachsen, Allemagne
SP

Ernest Empire's Ancestors

Self
Ernest Empire
1629–1698
Birth Place: Herzberg, Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany
Parents
George, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg,
1582–1641
Celle, Stadt Hannover, Nedersachsen, Germany
Anna (Eleonore von) Hessen-Darmstadt
1590–1659
Dresden, Stadt Dresden, Sachsen, Germany
Grandparents
Willem ((de Hertog van) Brunswijk-Lüneburg
1535–1592
Celle, Nedersaksen
Dorothea (van Oldenburg Prinses van) Denemarken
1546–1617
Kolding Kommune, Syddanmark, Denmark
Ludwig (V der Getreue Von Hessen-Darmstadt,) Landgraf
1577–1626
Darmstadt, Hessen-Darmstadt, Deutschland(HRR, Hessen, Allemagne
Magdalena Hohenzollern
1582–1616
Berlin, (HRR), Brandenburg, Allemagne
Great-Grandparents
Ernst Luneburg
1497–1546
Sophie Schwerin
1508–1541
King III
1503–1559
Dorothea Sachsen-Lauenburg
1511–1571
Georg Hesse-Darmstadt
1547–1596
Magdalena (Lippe)
1552–1587
Johan Brandenburg
1525–1598
Elisabeth Anhalt-Zerbst
1563–1607
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Hendrik Brunswijk-Lüneburg
1468–1532
Margaretha Saksen
1469–1528
Heinrich III
1500–1552
Ursula Mecklenburg
1488–1510
Magnus Ratzburg
1470–1543
Katharina Wolfenbuttel
1488–1563
Philipp Kassel
1504–1567
Christine Saxony
1505–1549
Bernhard Lippe
1527–1579
Catharina Waldeck-Eisenberg
1524–1583
King II
1505–1571
Magdalena Saksen
1507–1554
Joachim Anhalt
1536–1586
Agnes Barby-Mühlingen
1540–1569

Ernest Empire's Descendants

1.
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Ernest (Augustus Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg and of the Holy Roman) Empire (20 November 1629–23 January 1698) m. Sophie (Dorothea Von Der) Pfalz (14/10/1630–8 JUN 1714)
  1. 1. Georg (I Ludwig King of Great Britain & Ireland, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Elector of Hannover, Duke of Bremen &) Verden 1660–1727 m. Sophia (Dorothea van) Celle 1666–1726
    1. 1. George (August Van Engeland EN) Hannover 1683–1760 m. Willemina (Charlotta Van) Brandenburg-Ansbach 1683–1737
      1. 1. Frederick (Louis Prince) Hanover 1707–1751 m. Augusta (Princess) Altenburg 1719–1772 m. Anne ('The Beautifullla' Hon) Vane 1705–
        1. 1. George (Of England) III 1738–1820 m. Sophia (Charlotte Hildburghausen Von Mecklenburg-Strelitz 'queen) Consort 1744–1818
        2. 2. Frederick (William Van ENGLAND and) HANNOVER 1750–1765
        3. 3. William (Henry van Prince of England England and) Hannover 1743–1805
        4. 4. Louisa (Anna Van ENGLAND and) HANNOVER 1749–1768
        5. 5. Augusta (van Princess Royal England and) Hannover 1737–1813
        6. 6. Edward (Augustus van Duke of Albany and York England and) Hannover 1739–1767
        7. 7. Elisabeth (Carolina Van ENGLAND and) HANNOVER 1740–1759
        8. 8. Carolina (Mathilde Van ENGLAND and) HANNOVER 1751–1775
        9. 9. Henry (Frederick van Duke of Cumberland England and) Hannover 1745–1790
      2. 2. Anne (Guelph von Hanover van Nassau-Deitz, Princess of England, Princess) Orange 1709–1759 m. Willem (IV Karel Hendrik Friso van) Oranje-Nassau 1711–1751
        1. 1. Wilhelmina (Carolina Van) Oranje-Nassau 1743–1787 m. Charles (Christian, Prince of) Nassau-Weilburg 1735–1788
        2. 2. Willem (Batavus Van) Oranje-Nassau 1748–1806
      3. 3. Carolina (van) Hannover 1713–1757
      4. 4. Willem (van) Cumberland 1721–1757
      5. 5. Maria (van Hannover Prinses van Groot-Brittannië en) Ierland 1723–1772 m. Frederik (II Landgraaf van) Hessen-Kassel 1720–1785
        1. 1. Frederic (von Hessen-Kassel) III 1747–1837 m. Caroline (Polyxena Prinses van) Nassau-Üsingen 1762–1823
        2. 2. Wilhelm (I Kurfürst Von Hessen-Kassel (Born) Lothringen-Braba 1741–1742
        3. 3. Charles (of Hesse-Cassel (Born Hesse,) Lothringen- 1744–1836 m. Louise Oldenburg 1750–1831
    2. 2. Queen (& Princess Sophia Dorothea (Celle) of Prussia, Von Hanover Von) Hohenzollern 1687–1757 m. King (Friedrich Wilhelm I Von Preußen Von) Hohenzollern 1688–1740
      1. 1. Prince (August Wilhelm , "Governor of Pomerania", "General of the Infantry", Von Preußen Von) Hohenzollern 1722–1758 m. Louise (Amalia Welf Von Brunswick Von) Wolfenbüttel 1722–1780
        1. 1. Friedrich (Wilhelm II König Von) Preussen 1744–1797 m. Friederike (Luise Prinzessin Von) Hessen-Darmstadt 1751–1805
  2. 2. Sophia (Charlotte of Hanover, Queen consort of Prussia OR Sophie Charlotte of Hanover, Sophia Charlotte von Braunschweig-Lüneburg, Königin von) Preußen 1668–1705 m. King (Friedrich I Von Brandenburg of) Prussia 1657–1713
    1. 1. King (Friedrich Wilhelm I Von Preußen Von) Hohenzollern 1688–1740 m. Queen (& Princess Sophia Dorothea (Celle) of Prussia, Von Hanover Von) Hohenzollern 1687–1757

Ernest Empire's Timeline

17 Records

1616
14 Jul 1616
Ernest Augustus Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg and of the Holy Roman Empire was married in Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
1629
20 November 1629
Birth of Ernest Augustus Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg and of the Holy Roman Empire in Herzberg Am Harz, Harz, Niedersachsen, Germany
Herzberg Am Harz, Harz, Niedersachsen, Germany
1629
20 Nov 1629
Birth of Ernest Augustus Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg and of the Holy Roman Empire in Herzberg am Harz, Osterode am Harz, Niedersachsen, Germany
Herzberg am Harz, Osterode am Harz, Niedersachsen, Germany
1629
20 November 1629
Birth of Ernest Augustus Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg and of the Holy Roman Empire in Hannover, Stadt Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany
Hannover, Stadt Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany
1629
20 November 1629
Birth of Ernest Augustus Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg and of the Holy Roman Empire in Herzberg, Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany
Herzberg, Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany
1652
1652
Age 23
Ernest Augustus Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg and of the Holy Roman Empire was married
None
1658
1658
Age 29
Ernest Augustus Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg and of the Holy Roman Empire was married in He
He
1658
30 Sep 1658
Age 29
Ernest Augustus Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg and of the Holy Roman Empire was married in Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
1658
30 Sep 1658
Age 29
Ernest Augustus Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg and of the Holy Roman Empire was married in Herrenhausen, Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Herrenhausen, Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
1658
30 September 1658
Age 29
Ernest Augustus Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg and of the Holy Roman Empire was married in Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
1665
15 Sep 1665
Age 36
Ernest Augustus Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg and of the Holy Roman Empire was married in Celle, Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany
Celle, Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany
1675
1675
Age 46
Ernest Augustus Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg and of the Holy Roman Empire was married
None
1682
1682
Age 53
Ernest Augustus Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg and of the Holy Roman Empire was married
None
1698
23 January 1698
Age 69
Death of Ernest Augustus Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg and of the Holy Roman Empire in Herrenhausen, Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany
Herrenhausen, Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany
1698
23 January 1698
Age 69
Death of Ernest Augustus Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg and of the Holy Roman Empire in Herrenhausen, Stadt Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany
Herrenhausen, Stadt Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany
1698
23 Jan 1698
Age 69
Death of Ernest Augustus Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg and of the Holy Roman Empire in Hanover, Stadt Hanover, Niedersachsen, Germany
Hanover, Stadt Hanover, Niedersachsen, Germany
1698
23 January 1698
Age 69
Death of Ernest Augustus Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg and of the Holy Roman Empire in Hannover, Stadt Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany
Hannover, Stadt Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 November 1629
    Event Place: Herzberg Am Harz, Harz, Niedersachsen, Germany
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Nov 1629
    Event Place: Herzberg am Harz, Osterode am Harz, Niedersachsen, Germany
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 November 1629
    Event Place: Hannover, Stadt Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 November 1629
    Event Place: Herzberg, Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 14 Jul 1616
    Event Place: Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1652

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1658
    Event Place: He

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 30 Sep 1658
    Event Place: Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 30 Sep 1658
    Event Place: Herrenhausen, Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 30 September 1658
    Event Place: Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 15 Sep 1665
    Event Place: Celle, Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1675

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1682

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 January 1698
    Event Place: Herrenhausen, Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 January 1698
    Event Place: Herrenhausen, Stadt Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Jan 1698
    Event Place: Hanover, Stadt Hanover, Niedersachsen, Germany
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 January 1698
    Event Place: Hannover, Stadt Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany
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