Anthony Ulrich, Duke of Brunswick
Anthony Ulrich (German: Anton Ulrich; 4 October 1633 – 27 March 1714), a member of the House of Welf, was Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg and ruling Prince of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel from 1685 until 1702 jointly with his elder brother Rudolph Augustus, and solely from 1704 until his death. He was one of the main proponents of enlightened absolutism among the Brunswick dukes.
Anthony Ulrich | |
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| Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg | |
Portrait by Christoph Bernhard Francke | |
| Prince of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel | |
| Reign | 1685 – 1714 |
| Predecessor | Rudolph Augustus |
| Successor | Augustus William |
| Born | 4 October 1633 Hitzacker, Brunswick-Lüneburg |
| Died | 27 March 1714 (aged 80) Salzdahlum, Brunswick-Lüneburg |
| Buried | Marienkirche, Wolfenbüttel |
| Noble family | House of Welf |
| Spouse(s) | Elisabeth Juliane of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Norburg |
| Issue | Augustus Frederick Elizabeth Eleanore Sophie Anne Sophie Augustus William Augusta Dorothea Henrietta Christine, Abbess of Gandersheim Louis Rudolph |
| Father | Augustus the Younger, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg |
| Mother | Dorothea of Anhalt-Zerbst |
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