Celle line

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The Celle line was a cadet branch of the House of Brunswick-Lüneburg that ruled the Principality of Lüneburg from the town of Celle in early modern Germany.

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Celle line canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cadet branch of a noble house
dynasty
associatedBuilding Celle Castle
associatedCity Celle
associatedWith Lüneburg Heath region
linked to: Lüneburg Heath

Principality of Brunswick-Lüneburg
capital Celle
country Holy Roman Empire
dynasticHouse House of Welf
feudalAllegiance Holy Roman Emperor
governedTerritory Lüneburg
Lüneburg-Celle
linked to: Lüneburg district
governmentForm hereditary principality
historicalRegion Northern Germany
historicalRole territorial state-building in northern Germany
languageOfCourt German
locatedInTime early modern period
nobleFamilyType Welf
nobleRank princes of the Holy Roman Empire
partOf House of Brunswick-Lüneburg
politicalStatus princely line
politicalSystem princely court
predecessor main Brunswick-Lüneburg line
region Lower Saxony
religion Lutheranism
ruled Principality of Lüneburg
seatOfPower Celle
successor Electoral Brunswick-Lüneburg (Hanover line)
titleHeld Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Prince of Lüneburg

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