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After succeeding in 1590 his father as ruling Duke the Bremian Chapter enforced his resignation in favour of his younger brother John Frederick of Holstein-Gottorp, Prince-Bishop. Family and children. He was married on 30 August 1596 to Princess Augusta of Denmark, daughter of King Frederick II of Denmark. They had the following children:
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.
Princess Augusta of Denmark (8 April 1580 – 5 February 1639) was the Duchess of Holstein-Gottorp as the wife of Duke John Adolf. She was the third daughter of King Frederick II of Denmark and Sophia of Mecklenburg-Güstrow. She was politically influential during the reign of her son, Duke Frederick III .
After succeeding in 1590 his father as ruling Duke the Bremian Chapter enforced his resignation in favour of his younger brother John Frederick of Holstein-Gottorp, Prince-Bishop. Family and children. He was married on 30 August 1596 to Princess Augusta of Denmark, daughter of King Frederick II of Denmark. They had the following children:
Jul 21, 2020 · She was a daughter of Adolf, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp and Christine of Hesse (daughter of Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse). On 8 July 1592 she became the second wife of Charles, Duke of Södermanland, who in 1599 became Sweden's regent and in 1604 its king.
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- December 8, 1625
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After succeeding in 1590 his father as ruling Duke the Bremian Chapter enforced his resignation in favour of his younger brother John Frederick, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp. Family and children. He was married on 30 August 1596 to Princess Augusta of Denmark, daughter of King Frederick II of Denmark. They had the following children:
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Apr 11, 2020 · Descendants. Father of Christian Oldenburg, Dorothea Oldenburg, Hans Elder Frederiksson Oldenburg, Elisabeth Frederiksdottir (Oldenburg) von Mecklenburg, Anna (Fredericksdottir) Oldenburg, Adolf Oldenburg and Dorothea Oldenburg. Died 10 Apr 1533 at age 61 in Gottorp Slot, Germany.
