Frederick I, Duke of Brunswick-Osterode
Frederick I, Duke of Brunswick-Osterode (c. 1350-1421) was a son of Duke Ernest I and his wife, Adelaide of Everstein-Polle.[1]
Frederick I, Duke of Brunswick-Osterode | |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 1350 |
| Died | 1421 |
| Noble family | House of Guelph |
| Spouse(s) | Adelaide of Anhalt-Zerbst |
| Issue | Otto II, Duke of Brunswick-Osterode |
| Father | Ernest I, Duke of Brunswick-Grubenhagen |
| Mother | Adelaide of Everstein-Polle |
In 1361, he succeeded his father as Count of Osterode.
He married Adelaide (d. before 1421), a daughter of Bernhard V, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg, and was the father of Otto II (1396-1452), who succeeded him. He may have also married Elizabeth, heiress of Homburg.
References
- Ludwig Ferdinand Spehr (1877), "Ernst der Aeltere, Herzog von Braunschweig-Grubenhagen", Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (in German), vol. 6, Leipzig: Duncker & Humblot, pp. 257–258
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