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     Maud von Braunschweig was born circa 1370. She was the daughter of Magnus II Herzog von Braunschweig and Catherine von Anhalt-Bernburg. She married Otto III Graf von Hoya between 1384 and 1389. She died between 1432 and 1434.
     She was a member of the House of Guelph.

     Mechtild von Braunschweig-Lüneburg was the daughter of Wilhelm Herzog von Braunschweig-Lüneburg and Maria (?) She married, firstly, Ludwig Herzog von Braunschweig-Lüneburg, son of Magnus I Herzog von Braunschweig and Sophie von Brandenburg, circa 1359. She married, secondly, Otto I Graf von Holstein-Schauenburg-Pinneburg, son of Adolf VII Graf von Holstein-Schauenburg and Hedwig Gräfin von Schwalenberg, in 1368. She died after 16 May 1410.
     She was also known as Maud.

     Wilhelm Herzog von Braunschweig-Lüneburg was born circa 1300. He was the son of Otto II Herzog von Braunschweig-Lüneburg and Mathilde von Bayern.¹ He married, firstly, Hedwig von Ravensberg, daughter of Otto IV Graf von Ravensberg und Westfalen and Margaretha von Berg, between 1325 and 1328. He married, secondly, Sophie von Anhalt-Bernburg, daughter of Bernhard III Prinz von Anhalt-Bernburg and Matilde von Braunschweig, on 18 June 1346. He married, thirdly, Agnes von Sachsen-Lauenburg, daughter of Erich II Herzog von Sachsen-Lauenburg, on 24 June 1363. He died on 23 November 1369.
     Wilhelm Herzog von Braunschweig-Lüneburg also went by the nick-name of Wilhelm 'with the Big Foot'. He was a member of the House of Guelph.¹ He succeeded as the Herzog von Braunschweig-Lüneburg in 1330.¹

     Maria (?) died before 2 February 1341.

     Hedwig von Ravensberg was the daughter of Otto IV Graf von Ravensberg und Westfalen and Margaretha von Berg. She married Wilhelm Herzog von Braunschweig-Lüneburg, son of Otto II Herzog von Braunschweig-Lüneburg and Mathilde von Bayern, between 1325 and 1328. She died on 5 December 1334.

     Otto I Graf von Holstein-Schauenburg-Pinneburg was the son of Adolf VII Graf von Holstein-Schauenburg and Hedwig Gräfin von Schwalenberg. He married Mechtild von Braunschweig-Lüneburg, daughter of Wilhelm Herzog von Braunschweig-Lüneburg and Maria (?), in 1368. He died after 6 May 1405.
     He gained the title of Graf von Holstein-Schauenburg-Pinneburg.

     Jutta von Hessen was the daughter of Heinrich I Landgraf von Hessen and Mechtild von Kleve. She married Otto Herzog von Braunschweig, son of Albrecht II Herzog von Braunschweig-Göttingen and Rixa von Werle, circa 1311. She died on 13 October 1317.

     Heinrich I Landgraf von Hessen was born on 24 June 1244.² He was the son of Henri II, Duc de Brabant and Sophie von Thüringen.^1,2 He married, firstly, Adelheid von Braunschweig-Lüneburg, daughter of Otto I Herzog von Braunschweig-Lüneburg and Matilde von Brandenburg, before 10 September 1263.² He married, secondly, Mechtild von Kleve, daughter of Dietrich V Graf von Kleve and Aleida von Sponheim Edelfrau von Hülchrath und Saffenberg, in 1275.² He died on 21 December 1308 at age 64 at Marburg an der Lahn, Germany.^2,3
     Heinrich I Landgraf von Hessen also went by the nick-name of Heinrich 'the Child'.¹ He was created Landgraf von Hessen in 1264.¹

     Mechtild von Kleve was born in 1260.² She was the daughter of Dietrich V Graf von Kleve and Aleida von Sponheim Edelfrau von Hülchrath und Saffenberg.¹ She married Heinrich I Landgraf von Hessen, son of Henri II, Duc de Brabant and Sophie von Thüringen, in 1275.¹ She died on 21 December 1309.^1,2
     She was also known as Mechtile.

     Facie von Braunschweig-Grubenhagen was born circa 1286. She was the daughter of Heinrich I Herzog von Braunschweig-Grubenhagen and Agnes von Thüringen. She died before 17 November 1312.