Francis of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1508–1549) was the youngest son of Henry the Middle. Following a thirty-year joint reign of Brunswick-Lüneburg with his brother Ernest the Confessor, he ruled the newly founded Duchy of Gifhorn from Gifhorn Castle for over 10 years from 1539 until his death in 1549. He was given the duchy as an inheritance settlement by his brother Ernest.
Life-size statue of the Protestant duke on entering the chapel at Gifhorn Castle
Statue of wife Clara in the castle chapel at Gifhorn
Fallersleben Castle
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Fallersleben Castle is located in Wolfsburg in the German state of Lower Saxony and, together with Neuhaus and Wolfsburg Castles, is one of the most important historic buildings in the town. It is in the district of Fallersleben and forms an historic setting along with the castle lake, St. Michael's Church and the Old Brewery.
Inner courtyard of the water castle of Fallersleben and bridge over the reconstructed moat
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Excavated castle foundations and cellars protected by a glass cover