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In 1459, after the annexation of both Schleswig and Holstein, Christian I of Denmark created two separate states: the Duchy of Schleswig and Duchy of Holstein, to be ruled by two different branches of the House of Oldenburg over the next few centuries.
Valdemar III (1314–1364) was King of Denmark from 1326 to 1329, while he was underage; he was also Duke of Schleswig as Valdemar V in 1325–26 and from 1330 to 1364. He was a rival king set up against the unsuccessful Christopher II and was widely opposed by his subjects.
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In 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. The Dukes of Holstein-Gottorp shared the uneasy rule of Schleswig and Holstein with the Kings...
Dukes of Schleswig and Holstein at Gottorp: 1. 1544–1586: Adolf 2. 1586–1587: Frederick II 3. 1587–1590: Philip 4. 1590–1616: John Adolf 5. 1616–1659: Frederick III 6. 1659–1694: Christian Albert 7. 1694–1702: Frederick IV 8. 1702–1720: Charles Frederick Dukes of Holstein-Gottorp at Kiel: 1. 1720–1739: Charles Frederick 2. 1739–1762: Karl Peter Ulr...
Map over the duchies of Schleswig and Holstein in 1622(the parts ruled by the duke of Gottorp are coloured yellow, the parts ruled by the king of Denmark are coloured pink, the parts ruled in commo...
Faced with increasing demands for German unification, Danish nationalism found further support in a new Scandinavian movement which furthered Nordic unity. The government tried to mediate between...
German-Danish War, (1864), the second of two conflicts over the settlement of the Schleswig-Holstein question, a complex of problems arising from the relationship of the duchies of Schleswig and Holstein to Denmark, to each other, and to the German Confederation.
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Jun 22, 2019 · History. Contents. 1 Life in the Marshes. 1.1 Everyday life in a Schleswig-Holstein village between 1600 and 1900. 1.2 Dorf/Ortschroniken. 1.3 Witches and Sorcerers in Schleswig-Holstein. 1.4 Historical Background. 1.4.1 Early History. 1.4.2 Middle Ages. 1.4.3 Dutch Colonization (1500s-1600s) 1.4.4 German Colonization (1761-1765)
Schleswig shlĕsˈvĭkh [key], Dan. Slesvig, former duchy, N Germany and S Denmark, occupying the southern part of Jutland. The Eider River separates it from Holstein.
