William, Duke of Brunswick
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| Born | 25 April 1806 Brunswick |
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| Died | 18 October 1884 Sibyllenort |
| Title | Duke of the Duchy of Brunswick |
William (German Wilhelm; 25 April 1806, Brunswick – 18 October 1884, Sibyllenort), Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, 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 Welf 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 Ernst August III, Duke of Brunswick, the son of the Duke of Cumberland, in 1913.
William died unmarried, but had a number of illegitimate children.
[edit] Ancestors
| William VIII, Duke of Brunswick | Father: Frederick William, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel |
Paternal Grandfather: Charles William Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick |
Paternal Great-grandfather: Charles I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg |
| Paternal Great-grandmother: Princess Philippine Charlotte of Prussia |
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| Paternal Grandmother: Princess Augusta Charlotte of Wales |
Paternal Great-grandfather: Frederick, Prince of Wales |
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| Paternal Great-grandmother: Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha |
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| Mother: Princess Marie of Baden |
Maternal Grandfather: Margrave Charles Louis of Baden |
Maternal Great-grandfather: Charles Frederick, Grand Duke of Baden |
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| Maternal Great-grandmother: Karoline Luise of Hesse-Darmstadt |
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| Maternal Grandmother: Landgravine Amalie of Hesse-Darmstadt |
Maternal Great-grandfather: Louis IX, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt |
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| Maternal Great-grandmother: Karoline of Zweibrücken |
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William, Duke of Brunswick
House of Brunswick-Bevern
Cadet branch of the House of Welf
Born: 25 April 1806 Died: 18 October 1884 |
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| Preceded by Charles II |
Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1830-1884 |
Succeeded by Prince Albert of Prussia as Imperial Regent |
