August, Duke of Braunschweig-Lüneburg, 1579-1666
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Name (Latin)
August, Duke of Braunschweig-Lüneburg, 1579-1666
Other forms of name
August, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, 1579-1666
August, der Jüngere, Herzog zu Braunschweig und Lüneburg, 1579-1666
August, le jeune, de Brunswick-Wolfenbütel, 1579-1666
August, the Younger, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, 1579-1666
Auguste, Duke of Braunschweig-Lüneburg, 1579-1666
August II, Duke of Braunschweig-Lüneburg, 1579-1666
Brunswick-Lünebourg, Auguste, duc de, 1579-1666
Gustavus, Selenus, 1579-1666
Lünebourg, Auguste, duc de Brunswick-, 1579-1666
Selenus, Gustavus, 1579-1666
Date of birth
1579-04-10
Date of death
1666-09-17
Gender
male
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Sources of Information
- Herzog August d. J. zu Braunschweig und Lüneburg Stammbuch 1594-1604, c1979 (a.e.)t.p. (Herzog August d. J. zu Braunschweig und Lüneburg)
- Brockhaus Enz.(August der Jüngere, b. 1579; d. 1666; wrote under pseud. Gustavus Selenus, which appears to be more a Latinization of August and the "Lüne" in his ducal title; Latin luna = Greek selenē])
- Allg. dt. Biogr.(August der Jüngere, Herzog zu Braunschweig und Lüneburg; b. 1579; d. 1666)
- LC data base, 7-11-83(hdg.: August II, Duke of Braunschweig-Lüneburg, 1579-1666; usage: Herzog August zu Braunschweig und Lüneburg, 1579-1666)
- La politique scolaire d'August Le Jeune de Brunswick-Wolfenbütel ... 1996- :t. 1, v. 1, p. 85, etc. (Auguste le jeune, b. Dannenberg, April 10, 1579)
- Nouv. biog. fr.(Brunswick-Lünebourg (Auguste, duc de) surnommé le Jeune; b. April 10, 1579, d. Sept. 17, 1666)
- A treasure house of books, c1998:t.p. (Duke August of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel) p. 17 (Duke August the Younger of Brunswick-Luneburg)
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August der Jüngere (Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel)
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Augustus II (10 April 1579 – 17 September 1666), called the Younger (German: August der Jüngere), 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.
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