Ferdinand Albert I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg

Ferdinand Albert I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Spouse(s)	Christine of Hesse-Eschwege
Noble family	House of Guelph
Father	Augustus the Younger, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Mother	Elisabeth Sophie of Mecklenburg
Born	(1636-05-22)22 May 1636 Brunswick
Died	Bevern

Ferdinand Albert (German Ferdinand Albrecht; 22 May 1636, Brunswick – 25 April 1687, Bevern), Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, was a relative of the princes of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel.

Life

Ferdinand Albert was the third son of Augustus the Younger, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg. After the father's death in 1666, the three sons quarreled about the heritage, and Ferdinand Albert received a palace in Bevern, some feudal rights, and a certain amount of money in exchange for his claims to the government of Wolfenbüttel, which was to be ruled jointly by his elder brothers.

Ferdinand Albert 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. He died in 1687; his son, Ferdinand Albert, inherited the Principality decades later.

Family

Ferdinand Albert married Christine (30 October 1648 - 18 March 1702), daughter of Frederick, Landgrave 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 (1680–1735)
• Ferdinand Christian (1682–1706), died childless
• Ernest Ferdinand (1682–1746)
• Henry Ferdinand (1684–1706), died childless

Ancestors

Family of Ferdinand Albert I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg

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

References

• At the House of Welf site
• Allgemeine Deutsche Bibliographie, vol. 6, p. 679-681

Ferdinand Albert I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg House of Guelph 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