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John V, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg
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John V of Saxe-Lauenburg was the eldest son of Duke Bernard II of Saxe-Lauenburg and Adelheid of Pomerania-Stolp, daughter of Duke Bogislaus VIII of Pomerania-Stolp. He succeeded his father in 1463 as duke of Saxe-Lauenburg.
Woodcut by Lucas Cranach the Elder: Coat-of-arms of John V
Woodcut by Lucas Cranach the Elder: Coat-of-arms of John V
The ducal residential castle in Lauenburg upon Elbe.
The ducal residential castle in Lauenburg upon Elbe.
Saxe-Lauenburg
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The Duchy of Saxe-Lauenburg, was a reichsfrei duchy that existed from 1296 to 1803 and again from 1814 to 1876 in the extreme southeast region of what is now Schleswig-Holstein. Its territorial center was in the modern district of Herzogtum Lauenburg and originally its eponymous capital was Lauenburg upon Elbe, though the capital moved to Ratzeburg in 1619.
Bergedorf Castle in Bergedorf, former seat of the Lauenburg Elder Line
Bergedorf Castle in Bergedorf, former seat of the Lauenburg Elder Line
The Treaty of Perleberg, 1420
The Treaty of Perleberg, 1420
Lauenburg Castle in Lauenburg upon Elbe, seat of the Lauenburg Younger Line by the end of the 16th century, until its destruction in 1616
Lauenburg Castle in Lauenburg upon Elbe, seat of the Lauenburg Younger Line by the end of the 16th century, until its destruction in 1616
View of Ratzeburg, 1590, with the castle in the foreground
View of Ratzeburg, 1590, with the castle in the foreground