State · 1269 – 1705
Principality of Lüneburg
A state of 1269 – 1705 — 436 years in Europe. It followed Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg. It was replaced by High-Bailiwick of Lüneburg. Its line of rulers holds 4 people. Its own article says it was conquered by Brunswick-Lüneburg.
For the full story, the article on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0); this page holds what the record says of the state.
- Stood
- 436 years
- 1269 – 1705
- Rulers
- 4
- the Duke of Brunswick and Lüneburg, Prince of Lüneburg (-Celle)
- Symbol
- 1
- on record, with years
Where it sits in time
Five thousand years, 3000 BCE to 2026; the state in gold, what it replaced or followed and what replaced or followed it in grey.
Before and after
The states the record files it as replacing or following, and those that replaced or followed it - Wikidata's own statements, each read from this state's side.
Before it
- Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg · follows · 1235 – 1806
After it
- High-Bailiwick of Lüneburg · replaced by
How it ended, as its article says
Conquered by Brunswick-Lüneburg, 1705. Read from the article's section “lead” by its grammar; the claim is only that the article says so.
It lost its independence in 1705 when it was annexed by the Electorate of Brunswick-Lüneburg, but retained its vote in the Reichstag as Brunswick-Celle.
One sentence of the English Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Rulers
Read from the state’s own English article and its rulers’ articles, where Wikidata names no ruler.
| Ruler | Reign | Length | How it ended · source | To the ruler before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg | 1269 – 1277 | 8 years | ending not on record | |
| Magnus II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg | 1369 – 1373 | 4 years | ending not on record | |
| Ernest I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg | 1520 – 1546 | 26 years | ending not on record | |
| George William of Brunswick-Lüneburg-Celle | 1665 – 1705 | 40 years | ending not on record |
4 rulers, 4 with terms dated as terms, covering 1269 – 1705. Median reign 17 years. 0 of 3 handovers irregular - a killing, a deposition, a rival claimant, a rising or a coup beside it. A blank in the last column means no kin on record, which is coverage, never “unrelated”.
Flag or arms
Each symbol with the years its own statement gives; the timeline flies the one of the year on screen.
coat of arms, undatedDEU Fuerstentum Lueneburg COA · CC BY-SA 3.0
Among all states
Each measure against the states that carry it, never against all of them: a bar is the share of those states below this one.
- How long it stood436 years
stood longer than 83% of 3,187 states with a recorded end or still standing.
- Wars recorded per centurynone
had more wars on record per century than 44% of 3,187 states, counting the wars the atlas hosts under each.
- How long a reign lasted, at the median26 years
had longer reigns, at the median, than 77% of 967 states whose dated line can carry a median.
- Rulers on record4
has more rulers on record than 58% of 1,968 states with a line of rulers.
What led to it, and what came of it
The investigation's own picture: 1 cause the record names and 1 result, the strongest six of each at their own years, joined to the state by the kind of claim - a recorded statement solid, the article's sentence dashed, a theory dash-dot.
Open the investigation: every row with its evidence, the conditions at the time, the theories condition by condition, and the succession analysed.
Open in the atlas
- On the timeline, 1225 – 1749, with everything that stood beside it.
- On the map in 1487, live: scrub the year and watch its borders move.
- Investigate it: what led to it, what came of it, and its succession analysed.
Wikidata Q280312 (CC0) · symbols from Wikimedia Commons, each credited above · one sentence of the English Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA 4.0 · data built 2026-10-06 · Pastlas v2.9.1, by Oleh Voronko. The published atlas and its data are for non-commercial use.