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Charles Frederick, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp (German: Karl Friedrich, Herzog von Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp) (30 April 1700 – 18 June 1739) was a Prince of Sweden and Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp and an important member of European royalty.
Charles Frederick, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp ( German: Karl Friedrich, Herzog von Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp) (30 April 1700 – 18 June 1739) was a Prince of Sweden and Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp and an important member of European royalty.
Following the peace settlement of 1721, Duke Charles Frederick fled to the court of Peter the Great of Russia, and for some time, the Russians intrigued to restore Charles Frederick to his lands in Schleswig. Charles Frederick himself was married to Grand Duchess Anna, Peter's daughter.
Nov 19, 2021 · He was born Charles Peter Ulrich of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp to Charles Frederick, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp, and Grand Duchess Anna Petrovna of Russia, whose father was Peter the...
Jun 28, 2019 · Consider that Charles Frederick, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp and the one that all Russian emperors after Catherine were descended from, would have been king of Sweden had his aunt not stolen the throne from him.
Her husband, Charles Frederick, was the Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp – a small duchy, about 9,000 sq. km, on the border between contemporary Germany and Denmark.
The following is a list of rulers (usually dukes) who ruled both Schleswig and Holstein, starting from the first Holstein count who received Schleswig, until both territories were annexed by the Kingdom of Prussia in 1866; and afterwards, titular dukes.
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