Frederick IV, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Frederick IV, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg | |
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| Born | 28 August 1574 |
| Died | 10 December 1648 (aged 74) |
| Noble family | House of Welf |
| Father | William, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg |
| Mother | Dorothea of Denmark |
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Frederick, Duke of Brunswick and Lüneburg, (28 August 1574 – 10 December 1648) was the Prince of Lüneburg from 1636 to 1648.
Frederick was born on 28 August 1574, the tenth child of William the Younger (Brunswick-Lüneburg) (1535–1592) and Dorothea of Denmark to the New House of Lüneburg.
He became bishop's adjutor in the Bishopric of Ratzeburg and was elected propst (provost) of the Archdiocese of Bremen.
Ancestors
Sources
- Siebern, Heinrich: Die Kunstdenkmäler der Provinz Hannover. III. Regierungsbezirk Lüneburg, Heft 5, Stadt Celle. Hanover, 1937.
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