Henry II of Brunswick-Grubenhagen

Henry II of Brunswick-Grubenhagen (before 1296 – after 1351), called de Graecia, “of Greece”, was the eldest son of Duke Henry I. The principality of Grubenhagen, founded in 1291, could not support Henry I's eight sons and eight daughters. After their father died in 1322 the brothers divided the government, and Henry was left with little, chiefly administering their common property.

In 1327 he joined Emperor Louis IV's coronation journey to Rome, then travelled on to Constantinople and made a pilgrimage to Jerusalem. On Cyprus he met his second wife, Heloise of Ibelin, and returned home in 1331 laden with relics.

He withdrew from rule in 1342 for an annuity, handing his lands to the Archbishop of Mainz. He died at Grubenhagen Castle; his son Otto became the last husband of Joanna I of Naples.