Ferdinand Albrecht II of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel

Ferdinand Albrecht II Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel

Son of Ferdinand Albrecht II Duke of Brunswick-Bevern (1636-1687) by his wife Christine, Princess of Hesse-Eschwege (1648-1702)

Born: Bevern 29. May 1680

Married: Brunswick 15. Oct 1712 Antoinette Amalie, Princess of Brunswick-Blankenburg (1696-1762), his first cousin once removed, daughter of Ludwig Rudolf, Duke of Brunswick-Blankenburg (1671-1735) by his wife Christine Luise, Prinzessin zu Oettingen (1671-1747)

Issue:

• Karl I Duke of Brunswick (1713-1780) m. 1733 Philippine Charlotte, Princess of Prussia (1716-1801)

• Anton Ulrich, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1714-1774) m. 1739 Elisabeth, Duchess of Mecklenburg (Anna Leopoldovna, Grand Duchess of Russia) (1718-1746)

• Elisabeth Christine, Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburgl (1715-1797) m. 1733 Friedrich II King of Prussia (1712-1786)

• Ludwig Ernst, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1718-1788)

• August, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1719-1720)

• Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1721-1792)

• Luise Amalie, Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1722-1780) m. 1742 August Wilhelm, Prince of Prussia (1722-1758)

• Sofie Antonie, Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1724-1802) m. 1749 Ernst Friedrich, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Saalfeld (1724-1800)

• Albrecht, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1725-k.a.1745)

• Charlotte, Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1726-1766)

• Therese Natalie, Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1728-1778), Abbess of Gandersheim

• Juliane Marie, Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1729-1796) m. 1752 Frederik V King of Denmark (1723-1766)

• Friedrich Wilhelm, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1731-1732)

• Friedrich Franz, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1732-k.a.1758)

Died: Salzdahlum Castle near Wolfenbüttel 3. Sep 1735

Buried: Dom St. Blasii, Brunswick (Brunswick Cathedral)

Detlev Schwennicke “Europäische Stammtafeln. Neue Folge” Vol I, Verlag J. A. Stargaardt, Marburg 1980; Paul Theroff: Online Gotha by Paul Theroff http://www.angelfire.com/realm/gotha/gotha/gotha.htm