Julius, Duke of Braunschweig-Lüneburg, 1528-1589
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- The Author's Wirtschaftspolitik im deutschen Territorialstaat des 16. (sechzehnten) Jahrhunderts, 1978
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Julius of Brunswick-Lüneburg (also known as Julius of Braunschweig; 29 June 1528 – 3 May 1589), a member of the House of Welf, was Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg and ruling Prince of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel from 1568 until his death. From 1584, he also ruled over the Principality of Calenberg. By embracing the Protestant Reformation, establishing the University of Helmstedt, and introducing a series of administrative reforms, Julius was one of the most important Brunswick dukes in the early modern era.
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