Category:Ernest I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg

**Ernest I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg**
	Prince of Lüneburg-Celle
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Date of birth	27 June 1497 (statement with Gregorian date earlier than 1584); Uelzen
Date of death	11 January 1546 (statement with Gregorian date earlier than 1584); Celle
Place of burial	Fürstengruft;
Country of citizenship	Germany;
Educated at	University of Wittenberg;
Occupation	aristocrat;
Member of	League of Torgau; Schmalkaldic League (1531–);
Noble title	duke;
Family	House of Welf;
Father	Henry the Middle, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg;
Mother	Margaret of Saxony, Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg;
Sibling	Anna of Brunswick-Lüneburg; Elisabeth of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Duchess of Guelders; Francis, Duke of Gifhorn; Otto I, Duke of Brunswick-Harburg;
Child	William the Younger, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg; Henry, Duke of Brunswick-Dannenberg; Francis Otto, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg; Elisabeth Ursula von Braunschweig-Lüneburg; Friedrich von Braunschweig-Lüneburg; Margareta von Mansfeld; Ursula von Braunschweig-Lüneburg; Catherine von Braunschweig-Lüneburg; Magdalen Sophie von Braunschweig-Lüneburg; Sophie von Braunschweig-Lüneburg;
Spouse	Sophie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1528–);
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English: Duke Ernest of Brunswick-Lüneburg (German: Ernst der Bekenner) 27 June 1497, Uelzen – 11 January 1546), called the Confessor, was duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg. He ruled the Lüneburg-Celle subdivision of the duchy from 1520 until his death.