Otto II, Duke of Brunswick-Harburg

Called Otto II of Brunswick -Harburg, even the younger or the Famous ( born September 25, 1528 Harburg, † October 26, 1603 in Harburg ) was from 1549 to his death in the reign owner Harburg.

Life

Otto was the eldest son of Duke Otto I of Brunswick -Harburg (1495-1549) from his marriage to Meta von Campe († 1580). Otto received a princely education.

The successor of Otto Duke of Brunswick- Harburg was not recognized by the House of Brunswick -Lüneburg as a result of Unebenbürtigkeit the marriage of his parents. Favored by Emperor Ferdinand I. Otto renewed several times its claims, and finally a comparison was achieved in 1560 with Lüneburg and Otto confirmed as successor in the reign of Harburg, which was further expanded to Moisburg. Otto continued the construction activities of his father at the Harburg castle, which he who converted to a royal residence in 1551 and finally moved. In 1560 the expansion of the chapel began.

For the establishment of Otto's royal household special taxes and tax increases were arranged, which led to dissatisfaction. By repeated plague epidemics 1561-1577, the population shrank. The settlement of Jews and other Christian faiths was not tolerated. To promote the salt trade was with Otto lüneburgischer permission in Harburg build a salt magazine, which, however, did not bring the expected success.

Otto II signed the Formula of Concord of 1577 and the Book of Concord of in 1580.

Marriages and descendants

In his first marriage Otto married on September 8, 1551 Margaret ( 1530-1559 ), daughter of Count Johann Heinrich von Schwarzburg- mountain people. She died on March 16, 1559 in the puerperium. The couple had the following children:

  • Elisabeth (1553-1618) ∞ 1582 Count Erik Brahe of Visingsborg ( 1552-1614 )
  • Otto Heinrich (1555-1591) ∞ 1588 Marie de Henin- Lietard († 1606 )
  • Johann Friedrich ( * February 23, 1557, † February 21, 1619 ), waived the Government
  • Unbek daughter († March 18, 1559, shortly after birth )

Thereafter, Otto married in second marriage on October 8, 1562 with Hedwig ( 1535-1616 ), daughter of Count Enno II of East Frisia, with whom he had the following children:

  • Wilhelm August (1564-1642), Duke of Brunswick- Harburg
  • Enno (1565-1600)
  • Anna Margarete (1567-1643), provost at the Abbey of Quedlinburg
  • Heinrich (1568-1569)
  • Hedwig (1569-1620)
  • Christoph (1570-1606), Duke of Brunswick- Harburg ∞ 1604 Princess Elisabeth of Brunswick- Wolfenbüttel ( 1567-1618 )
  • Otto III. (1572-1641), Duke of Brunswick- Harburg ∞ 1621 Princess Hedwig of Brunswick- Wolfenbüttel ( 1580-1657 )
  • Johann (1573-1625)
  • Elisabeth (1574-1575)
  • Catherine Sophia (1577-1665) ∞ Count Hermann von Schaumburg (1575-1634)
  • Friedrich (1578-1605) like,
  • August Friedrich (1580-1580)
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