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Augustus the Younger, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg

1579–1666 · 17th century · Also known as Augustus II of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel

Augustus the Younger was Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg who ruled the Principality of Wolfenbüttel from 1635 until his death in 1666. A scholar and passionate collector, he built up the ducal library at Wolfenbüttel, which by his death was among the largest in Europe and is now the Herzog August Library. He also restored the principality after the devastation of the Thirty Years' War.

Augustus the Younger, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
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Principality of Wolfenbüttel

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