William, Duke of Brunswick

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William
Duke of Brunswick
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Reign 9 September 1830 – 18 October 1884
Predecessor Charles II
Successor Prince Albert of Prussia
(as Imperial Regent)
Born (1806-04-25)25 April 1806
Brunswick, Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
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Sibyllenort, Silesia, Prussia
Full name
William Augustus Louis Maximilian Frederick
German: Wilhelm August Ludwig Maximilian Friedrich
House House of Brunswick-Bevern
Father Frederick William, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
Mother Princess Marie of Baden

William (German: Wilhelm August Ludwig Maximilian Friedrich; born 25 April 1806 in Brunswick, Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel – died 18 October 1884 in Sibyllenort, Silesia, Prussia), Duke of Brunswick, was ruling duke of the Duchy of Brunswick from 1830 until his death.

William was the second son of Frederick William, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, and after the death of his father in 1815, was under the guardianship of King George IV of the United Kingdom. He became a Prussian major in 1823. When his brother, Charles, was deposed as ruling duke by a rebellion in 1830, William took over government provisionally. In 1831 a family law of the House of Guelph made William ruling duke permanently. William left most government business to his ministers, and spent most of his time outside of his state at his possessions in Oels.

While William joined the Prussian-led North German Confederation in 1866, his relationship to Prussia was strained, since Prussia refused to recognize Ernest Augustus, 3rd Duke of Cumberland, his nearest male-line relative, as his heir, because of the Duke of Cumberland's claim to the throne of Hanover. William died in 1884; he passed on his private possessions to the Duke of Cumberland. His death caused a constitutional crisis for Brunswick that lasted until the accession of Ernest Augustus, Duke of Brunswick, the son of the Duke of Cumberland, in 1913.

William died unmarried, but had a number of illegitimate children.

References

Family of William, Duke of Brunswick
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
16. Ferdinand Albert II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
8. Charles I, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
17. Duchess Antoinette Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4. Charles William Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
18. Frederick William I of Prussia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
9. Princess Philippine Charlotte of Prussia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
19. Sophia Dorothea of Hanover
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2. Frederick William, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
20. George II of Great Britain
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
10. Frederick, Prince of Wales
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
21. Caroline of Ansbach
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
5. Princess Augusta of Great Britain
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
22. Frederick II, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
11. Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
23. Princess Magdalena Augusta of Anhalt-Zerbst
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1. William, Duke of Brunswick
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
24. Friedrich, Hereditary Prince of Baden-Durlach
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
12. Charles Frederick, Grand Duke of Baden
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
25. Princess Amalia of Nassau-Dietz
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
6. Charles Louis, Hereditary Prince of Baden
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
26. Louis VIII, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
13. Landgravine Karoline Luise of Hesse-Darmstadt
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
27. Countess Charlotte Christine Magdalene Johanna of Hanau-Lichtenberg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3. Princess Marie of Baden
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
28. Louis VIII, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt (= 26)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
14. Louis IX, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
29. Countess Charlotte Christine Magdalene Johanna of Hanau-Lichtenberg (= 27)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
7. Landgravine Amalie of Hesse-Darmstadt
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
30. Christian III, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
15. Countess Palatine Caroline of Zweibrücken
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
31. Princess Caroline of Nassau-Saarbrücken
 
 
 
 
 
 
William, Duke of Brunswick
Cadet branch of the House of Welf
Born: 25 April 1806 Died: 18 October 1884
German royalty
Preceded by Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
1830-1884
Vacant
Title next held by
Ernest Augustus
Prince Ernest Augustus(titler)

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