Otto IV, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg

Otto IV, of Limping († 1446 ), Duke of Brunswick- Lüneburg, was from 1434 to 1446 Prince of Lüneburg.

Life

After the death of his father Bernhard, he took with his brother Frederick the Pious, the government in the Principality of Lüneburg. Her reign was the one of major construction projects at Celle Castle, and on the other by numerous reforms that the legal situation of the peasants was improved compared to the landlords, embossed. In several campaigns Otto was also against incursions of the Altmark knighthood in the Principality of Lüneburg before, and he also led feuds against the Count of Spiegelberg and Count of Hoya. To finance his feuds he mortgaged the homburg - eversteinischen goods and introduced new water duties on the Ilmenau. The latter led to serious confrontations with the city of Lüneburg, as the city was affected by the duties of the trade.

Progeny

In 1425 married Otto IV Elisabeth von Eberstein ( * before 1415, † 1468 ) and had a daughter with her.