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Frederick III of Holstein-Gottorp (22 December 1597 – 10 August 1659) was a Duke of Holstein-Gottorp . He was the elder son of Duke Johann Adolf of Holstein-Gottorp and Princess Augusta of Denmark. His mother was a daughter of King Frederick II of Denmark.
Jun 23, 2023 · Death: August 10, 1659 (61) Tönning, Schleswig, Danmark (Denmark) Place of Burial: Schleswig, Schleswig, Danmark. Immediate Family: Son of Johann Adolf, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp and Princess Augusta of Denmark.
Frederick III of Holstein-Gottorp (22 December 1597 – 10 August 1659) was a Duke of Holstein-Gottorp. He was the elder son of Duke Johann Adolf of Holstein-Gottorp and Princess Augusta of Denmark. His mother was a daughter of King Frederick II of Denmark. He had ambitious plans concerning the development of sea trade.
Adolf, the third son of Duke and King Frederick I and the second youngest half-brother of King Christian III, founded the dynastic branch called House of Holstein-Gottorp, which is a cadet branch of the then royal Danish House of Oldenburg.
RulerRulerBornReignChristian I ( Christian 1.)February 14261460-148121 May 14812 February 14551481-151320 February 1513Frederick I ( Frederik 1.)7 October 14711490-153320 February 1533Christian II the Tyrant ( Christian 2.)February 14261513-152321 May 1481In 1544, the so-called "one-third duchy" was ceded to Adolf, third son of King Frederick I of Denmark and the youngest half-brother of King Christian III of Denmark. Thus, the surviving House of Holstein-Gottorp is a cadet branch of the House of Oldenburg.
Frederick III, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp by David Klöcker Ehrenstrahl (crop).jpg 1,727 × 2,194; 769 KB Fredrik III, 1597-1659, hertig av Holstein Gottorp Maria Elisabet, 1610-1684, prinsessa av Sachsen - Nationalmuseum - 15973.tif 2,424 × 3,064; 21.28 MB
Nov 27, 2023 · The unusual Riesenglobus (“giant globe”) was created at the behest of the science-loving Frederick III, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp, near the northern German town of Schleswig in what is now Schleswig-Holstein. The duke wanted to better understand the connection between the earth and the sky.
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