Eric II, Duke of Brunswick and Lunenburg (August 10, 1528 – November 17, 1584) was duke in the Brunswick-Lunenburgian Principality of Calenberg from 1545 to 1584. Since 1495 the Principality of Göttingen was incorporated in Calenberg.
He was the son of Eric I and Elisabeth of Brandenburg. While he was still a minor, his mother acted as Regent and introduced the Reformation in Calenberg, including her children's conversion. However, in 1547 Eric II declared his reconversion to Roman Catholicism, to the dislike of his mother. In 1575, he married Dorothea of Lorraine (1545–1621), the daughter of Princess Christina of Denmark and Francis I, Duke of Lorraine. This marriage produced no issue, and on his death Calenberg reverted to Duke Julius, who was Prince of Wolfenbüttel.
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Eric, Duke of Brunswick and Lunenburg
Cadet branch of the House of Este
Born: 10 August 1528 in Erichsburg Died: 17 November 1584 in Pavia |
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| Preceded by Eric I |
Duke of Brunswick and Lunenburg Prince of Calenberg 1545–1584 |
Succeeded by Julius |