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Ernest I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1497-1546)Ernest (German, Ernst) (1497-1546), Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg in 1521-46, called "the Confessor." He introduced Lutheranism into his realm (1527). When he was asked by Philipp of Hesse for an opinion on the punishment of Anabaptists, he sent one drawn up by Urban Rhegius in 1536 with the remark that a more detailed statement would require exact information on the activities of the Anabaptists; this he lacked, as the movement had not found entry into his realm. BibliographyHege, Christian and Christian Neff. Mennonitisches Lexikon, 4 vols. Frankfurt & Weierhof: Hege; Karlsruhe; Schneider, 1913-1967: v. I, 608. Hochhuth, K. W. H. "Landgraf Philip und die Wiedertäufer." Zeitschrift für die historische Theologie XXVIII (1858): 566 ff. 
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, and Waterloo, Ontario, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 2, p. 244. All rights reserved. For information on ordering the encyclopedia visit the Herald Press website. ©1996-2012 by the Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. All rights reserved. To cite this page: MLA style: Neff, Christian. "Ernest I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1497-1546)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1956. Web. 14 February 2012. http://www.gameo.org/encyclopedia/contents/ernest_duke_of_brunswick_luneburg_1497_1546. APA style: Neff, Christian. (1956). Ernest I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1497-1546). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 14 February 2012, from http://www.gameo.org/encyclopedia/contents/ernest_duke_of_brunswick_luneburg_1497_1546. Document Actions |
