Augustus the Younger, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
(1579-1666)
Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
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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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Augustus of Brunswick-Lüneburg 10 April 1579 Dannenberg
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17 September 1666 (aged 87) Wolfenbüttel
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