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Christian the Younger of Brunswick

1599–1626 · 17th century · Also known as Christian of Brunswick

Christian the Younger of Brunswick was a German Protestant commander in the Thirty Years' War and administrator of the prince-bishopric of Halberstadt from 1616. Champion of the exiled Elizabeth Stuart, he raised armies for the Palatine cause, but was defeated at Höchst in 1622 and Stadtlohn in 1623. He died of illness in 1626.

Christian the Younger of Brunswick
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Christian the Younger of Brunswick. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/christian-the-younger-of-brunswick
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