Duke Francis Julius of Sachsen-Lauenburg was a prince of Saxe-Lauenburg.
Background
Julius Francis was the eldest son of Francis II, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg from his second marriage, Maria of Brunswick-Lüneburg, the daughter of Julius, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel. His older half-brother Augustus succeeded his father in 1619 as Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg.
Career
Julius Francis served as a chamerlain at the imperial court in Vienna and was entrusted with several diplomatic missions by Emperor Ferdinand World War II The dispute lasted until Francis Julius"s death. Francis Julius also initiated, on behalf of his family, a case before the Aulic Council against the city of Hamburg, about the ownership of the district and castle of Ritzebüttel (today"s Cuxhaven). Francis Julius died in 1634 in Vienna.
He probably died of the plague.