Henry the Younger,   Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, 1514-1568
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Duke Henry the Younger was looked upon as unscrupulous and a man of action. In 1525, his involvement in the Battle of Frankenhausen was decisive to the defeat of the peasants' uprising. He served the emperor as general in Spain and Italy until 1528.
Henry was married to a Württemberg duchess since 1515 but he also had a mistress, Eva von Trott, a lady-in-waiting. He organised her fake burial which fooled no one as they had ten children. Scandal overtook in the end and numerous protestant pamphlets attacked and made fun of the duke. Martin Luther called him a tomfool and buffoon.
In 1545, Henry was arrested and kept prisoner by his protestant opponents of the Schmalkalic League. He was only released after the Battle of Mühlberg in 1547. In 1553, Maurice of Saxony and Henry defeated Albert Alcibiades in a bloody battle near Sievershausen, in which his two elder sons died. Henry was a strict opponent of the Reformation but became more tolerant as he grew older and he did not oppose the succession of his protestant son Julius.