Background
Ferdinand Albert was the third son of Augustus the Younger, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg.
Ferdinand Albert was the third son of Augustus the Younger, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg.
He collected many works of art, which later became part of the Herzog Anton Ulrich Museum. Ferdinand Albert married Christine (30 October 1648 - 18 March 1702), daughter of Frederick, Landgrave of Hesse-Eschwege, in 1667. They had the following children that reached adulthood:
Sophia Eleanora (1674–1711), died childless
Augustus Ferdinand (1677–1704), died childless
Ferdinand Albert (1680–1735)
Ferdinand Christian (1682–1706), died childless
Ernest Ferdinand (1682–1746)
Henry Ferdinand (1684–1706), died childless.
Royal Society; Fruitbearing Society.