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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. He had ambitious plans concerning the development of sea trade.
- 31 March 1616 –, 10 August 1659
- Augusta of Denmark
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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. He had ambitious plans concerning the development of sea trade.
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.
Frederick III, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp, b.22 DEC 1597, Gottorp, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, son of John Adolf, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp + Augusta of Denmark; + Marie Elisabeth of Saxony, b.22 NOV 1610, Dresden, Sachsen, Germany
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. Read more on Wikipedia.
Friedrich III (Frederick), Duke of Holstein-Gottorp, 1616-1659; born 22 December 1597, the eldest son of Duke Johann Adolf of Holstein-Gottorp (1575-1616) and Augusta of Denmark (1580-1639), (daughter of King Frederik II of Denmark). He succeeded his father as duke in 1616.