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  1. 2 days ago · Adolf, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp (1526–1586) John Adolf, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp (1575–1616) Frederick III, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp (1597–1659) Christian Albert, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp (1641–1695) Frederick IV, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp (1671–1702) Charles Frederick, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp (1700–1739) Peter III of Russia (1728 ...

  2. 1 day ago · Holstein-Gottorp r. 1725–1728 1708–1728: Charles Frederick Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp r. 1702–1739 1700–1739: Joanna Elisabeth 1712–1760 married Christian August-Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst: Adolf Frederick King of Sweden r. 1751–1771 1710–1771: Frederick August I Duke of Oldenburg r. 1774–1785 1711–1785: George Louis 1719 ...

  3. Apr 18, 2024 · Frederick I 1471–1533 King of Denmark r. 1523–1533: Sophie of Pomerania 1498–1568: Elizabeth of Denmark 1485–1555: Joachim I Nestor 1484–1535 Elector of Brandenburg: Francis of Denmark 1497–1511: John II 1521–1580 Duke of Schleswig-Holstein: Adolf 1526–1586 Duke of Holstein-Gottorp: Christine of Hesse 1543–1604: Dorothea of ...

  4. Apr 18, 2024 · Christian’s sweeping commercial reforms, his anti-Hanseatic policies, and his defeat in Sweden led the Jutland nobles to revolt (1523) and to appoint his uncle, Frederick, duke of Holstein-Gottorp, as king. Christian was forced to flee to the Netherlands and did not launch a campaign to regain his kingdom until 1531, when he invaded Norway.

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  5. Apr 1, 2024 · Charles, the only son of Charles X Gustav and Hedvig Eleonora of Holstein-Gottorp, was only five years old when he succeeded his father in 1660. A regency was established under which the higher nobility gained control of the government and blocked the repossession of alienated crown lands.

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  6. 3 days ago · He was the only son of King Charles X Gustav of Sweden and Hedwig Eleonora of Holstein-Gottorp. His father died when he was four years old, so Charles was educated by his governors until his coronation at the age of seventeen.

  7. Apr 15, 2024 · On the recommendation of his predecessor, he contracted a political marriage on 24 October 1654 with Hedwig Eleonora, the daughter of Frederick III, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp. He was hoping to secure a future ally against Denmark.