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Augustus the Younger, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg.
Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg and Prince of Wolfenbüttel (1579-1666)
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About Augustus the Younger, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Augustus II, called the Younger, a member of the House of Welf was Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg. In the estate division of the House of Welf of 1635, he received the Principality of Wolfenbüttel which he ruled until his death. Considered one of the most literate princes of his time, he is known for founding the Herzog August Library at his Wolfenbüttel residence, then the largest collection of books and manuscripts north of the Alps.
Everything about Augustus the Younger, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg →- Occupation
- cryptographer, librarian, chess player, non-fiction writer
- Position held
- monarch
- Citizenship
- Germany
- Born
- April 10, 1579
- Died
- September 17, 1666, July 17, 1666