Births on November 23

Francis, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg

Born on November 23, 1508

Francis, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, youngest son of Henry the Middle (d. 1549)

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.

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29 Dec

Battle of Dabul
Portuguese forces under the command of Francisco de Almeida attack Khambhat at the Battle of Dabul.