Ernest I, Duke of Brunswick

Ernest of Brunswick-Lüneburg (German: Ernst der Bekenner; 27 June 1497 – 11 January 1546), also frequently called Ernest the Confessor, was duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg and a champion of the Protestant cause during the early years of the Protestant Reformation. He was the Prince of Lüneburg and ruled the Lüneburg-Celle subdivision of the Welf family's Brunswick-Lüneburg duchy from 1520 until his death.

For other people with the same name, see Ernest of Brunswick-Lüneburg.
Ernest I
Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Painting of Ernest the Confessor by Lucas Cranach the Elder
Born27 June 1497
Uelzen
Died11 January 1546(1546-01-11) (aged 48)
Noble familyGuelph
Spouse(s)Sophia of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
IssueFrancis Otto, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg

Frederick
Henry, Duke of Brunswick-Dannenberg
Margaret
William, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Elizabeth Ursula
Magdalena Sophia

Sophia
FatherHenry I of Lüneburg
MotherMargarete of Saxony

He was the son of Henry I, Duke of Lüneburg, and Margarete of Saxony, the daughter of Ernest, Elector of Saxony.

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