Wilhelm I. von Braunschweig und Lüneburg (der Ältere) (1400-1482)
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- Name (English)
- Wilhelm I. von Braunschweig und Lüneburg (der Ältere)
- Short name
- William the Victorious, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
- Year of birth
- 1400
- Year of death
- 1482
- Short Description
- "William I KG (c. 1392 – 25 July 1482), called the Victorious (German: Wilhelm der Siegreiche), a member of the House of Welf, was Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg. He was reigning Prince of Lüneburg from 1416 to 1428 and of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel from 1428 to 1432, counted either as William III or William IV. From 1432 he ruled over the newly established Principality of Calenberg, from 1463 also over the Principality of Göttingen. In 1473 he stepped down in favour of his sons, to assume the rule in Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel." - (en.wikipedia.org 17.10.2020)
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- piz
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