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Christopher, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg-Harburg, also known as ''Christoph'' or ''Christoffel'' (21 August 1570 in Harburg – 7 July 1606 in Harburg) was Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg-Harburg. == Life == Christopher was a son of Duke Otto II of Brunswick-Harburg (1528-1603) from his second marriage with Hedwig (1535-1616), daughter of Count Enno II of East Frisia. His motto was ''Consilio et armis'' ("By counsel and weapons").〔Max Löbe: ''Walsprüche: Devisen und Sinnsprüche'', BiblioBazaar, LLC, 2009, S. 64〕 After his father's death, he took over the government of Harburg jointly with his brother William Augustus. In January 1604, the city of Harburg paid homage to the brothers. On 28 October 1604 in Harburg, Christopher married Elisabeth (1567-1618), the daughter of Duke Julius of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel and widow of Count Adolf XI of Schaumburg. The marriage remained childless. Christopher died two years later, in 1606, after a fall in Harburg Castle. As the eldest brother, John Frederick (1557-1619) had waived his right to govern, the youngest brother Otto III, took Christopher's position as co-ruler.〔Johann Heinrich Christian von Selchow: ''Grundriss einer pragmatischen Geschichte des Hauses Braunschweig-Lüneburg'', 1767, p. 295〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Christopher, Duke of Brunswick-Harburg」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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