The Principality of Calenberg was a dynastic division of the Welf Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg established in 1432. Calenberg was ruled by the House of Hanover from 1635 onwards; the princes received t
Schloss und Ampt Calenberg, engraving by Caspar Merian (1654)
Coat of arms of the Calenberg-Grubenhagensche Landschaft on a building in Göttingen
The remains of Calenberg Castle. Here, the battery tower at the main entrance
George, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, ruled as Prince of Calenberg from 1635. He was a member of the House of Welf, a prominent German noble family. George was part of a cadet branch of the family known