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Frederick IV of Brunswick-Lüneburg

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Frederick, Duke of Brunswick and Lüneburg, (28 August 1574 – 10 December 1648) was the Prince of Lüneburg from 1636 to 1648.

Born(1574-08-28)28 August 1574
Died10 December 1648(1648-12-10) (aged 74)
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Frederick IV, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Born(1574-08-28)28 August 1574
Died10 December 1648(1648-12-10) (aged 74)
HouseHouse of Welf
FatherWilliam, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
MotherDorothea of Denmark
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Frederick was born on 28 August 1574, the tenth child of William the Younger (Brunswick-Lüneburg) (1535–1592) and Dorothea of Denmark to the New House of Lüneburg.

He became bishop's adjutor in the Bishopric of Ratzeburg and was elected propst (provost) of the Archdiocese of Bremen.

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  • Siebern, Heinrich: Die Kunstdenkmäler der Provinz Hannover. III. Regierungsbezirk Lüneburg, Heft 5, Stadt Celle. Hanover, 1937.
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