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Ernest I, Duke of Brunswick
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Ernest of Brunswick-Lüneburg (German: Ernst der Bekenner; 27 June 1497 – 11 January 1546), 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. He was the Prince of Lüneburg and ruled the Lüneburg-Celle subdivision of the Welf family's Brunswick-Lüneburg duchy from 1520 until his death.
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Born | 27 June 1497 Uelzen |
Died | 11 January 1546(1546-01-11) (aged 48) |
Spouse | Sophia of Mecklenburg-Schwerin |
Issue | Francis Otto, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg Frederick |
House | Guelph |
Father | Henry I of Lüneburg |
Mother | Margarete of Saxony |
Religion | Lutheran |
He was the son of Henry I, Duke of Lüneburg, and Margarete of Saxony, the daughter of Ernest, Elector of Saxony.