Otto I Duke Brunswick-Lüneburgh [8546] ²⁴

   Other names for Otto were Otto I Puer of Brunswick-Lüneburgh and Otto the Child to distinguish him from his uncle, Otto IV, Holy Roman Emperor.

  General Notes:

At the death of his Uncle Henry Zelle, laid claim to Brunswick as heir male,
in opposition to that princes daughters, and establishing his right by the
sword, was created Duke by the Emperor Frederick II.
See Europäisch Stammtafeln Band I tafel 67.
http://www.hull.ac.uk/php/cssbct/cgi-bin/gedlkup.php/n=royal?royal03315

  Noted events in his life were:

• Acceded: Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, 1235. the first Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg from 1235 until his death.

Otto married Matilda von Brandenburgh [8635] [MRIN: 3539], daughter of Albert II Margrave of Brandenburg [11629] and Mathilde of Lower Lusatia [61958], in 1228. (Matilda von Brandenburgh [8635] was born about 1209 and died on 10 Jun 1261.)