Ernest I, Duke of Brunswick
Member of the House of Welf
Ernest of Brunswick-Lüneburg, also frequently called Ernest the Confessor, was duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg and a champion of the Protestant cause during the early years of the Protestant Reformation. Wikipedia
Born: June 27, 1497, Uelzen, Germany
Died: January 11, 1546 (age 48 years), Celle, Germany
Grandparents: Otto V, Duke of Brunswick, Ernest, Elector of Saxony, Anne of Nassau-Siegen, and more
Partner: Sophie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1528–)