Ducal house of Braunschweig-Lüneburg: house, court, government

Collection

Holding institution (official language):: Niedersächsisches Landesarchiv - Standort Hannover

Title (official language):: Herzogliches Haus Braunschweig-Lüneburg: Haus, Hof, Regierung

Scope and content:: The collection contains material regarding matters of the members of the ducal house, including inheritance contracts; history of the house; holding of court; electorship; primogeniture, privileges; conversions to Catholicism; prebends and canonries; wills; deaths; marriages; guardianships. Of special interest are the files of the Wolfenbüttel chamber: letter of recommendation; certificates; files of duchess Katharina von Braunschweig: collection of the property taxes (Gülten) in Tolmin and debts of duke Erich and duchess Katharina with Frankfurt Jews, including bills; and the file of the princely department of justice in Hannover: two fabric samples of the Jew Leifman (Behrens) in Hannover for a rain coat and a dress coat, contracts, assignment documents, money negotiations, reports.

Access points: persons/families:: Behrens, Leffmann; Hytzig; Jost; Meyer, Moses; Schaye, Natan; Symon

Subject terms:: Clothing; Conversion to Christianity; Financial matters; Marriage and divorce; Privileges; Trade and commerce; Trade and commerce--Clothing and textile trade; Wills

System of arrangement:: The collection is ordered according to a thematic index. Keyword search is possible via the database.

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