Henry Julius, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
| Henry Julius | |
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| Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg | |
Duke Henry Julius of Brunswick, engraving by Dominicus Custos, c. 1600
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| Prince of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel | |
| Reign | 1589–1613 |
| Spouse(s) |
Dorothea of Saxony Elizabeth of Denmark |
| Issue | |
| Noble family | House of Welf |
| Father | Julius, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg |
| Mother | Hedwig of Brandenburg |
| Born |
15 October 1564 Hessen, Brunswick-Lüneburg |
| Died | 30 July 1613 (aged 48) Prague, Bohemia |
Henry Julius (German: Heinrich Julius; 15 October 1564 – 30 July 1613), a member of the House of Welf, was Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg and ruling Prince of Wolfenbüttel from 1589 until his death. He also served as administrator of the Prince-Bishopric of Halberstadt from 1566 and of the Prince-Bishopric of Minden between 1582 and 1585.
Henry Julius was born in Hessen am Fallstein as the eldest son of Duke Julius of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1528–1589) and his wife Hedwig of Brandenburg (1540–1602), at the time when the Principality of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel was still under the rule of his grandfather Duke Henry V. Already in 1566, at the age of two, he was elected Lutheran administrator of the Halberstadt bishopric by the cathedral chapter; however, a condition of his election was an agreement that the cathedral chapter would lead the prince-bishopric under its own authority until Henry Julius reached the age of 14.
His father implemented the Protestant Reformation in the Wolfenbüttel lands upon his accession in 1568. In 1576 he appointed Henry Julius first rector of the newly established Protestant University of Helmstedt. Even though he was only twelve years old, Henry Julius participated in theological debates among the faculty that were held in Latin. After finishing his study in law, he was employed by his father as a court judge. When he came of age, he was rated one of the most educated princes of his time.
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