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John of Denmark or John the Elder (aka Hans the Elder) ( German: Johann der Ältere or Hans der Ältere; Danish: Hans den Ældre ;) (29 June 1521 - 1 October 1580; born and died in Haderslev) was the only Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Haderslev. The predicate the Elder is sometimes used to distinguish him from his nephew, John the Younger, who ...
John of Denmark or John the Elder was the only Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Haderslev. The predicate the Elder is sometimes used to distinguish him from his nephew, John the Younger, who held Sønderborg from 1564 as a partitioned-off duke. As a co-ruler in the duchies of Holstein and of Schleswig, John the Elder is numbered as John II, continuing counting King John of Denmark as John I, Duke of ...
Schleswig-Holstein-Hadersleben was a branch line of the House of Oldenburg, and of the territory held by the Duke of this branch. It was founded in 1544 by John II, as was compensated for not inheriting the Danish throne, with parts of Schleswig and Holstein. John II died childless in 1580, and the line died out with his death. The territory ...
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John was born on 25 March 1545 in Haderslev in the Duchy of Schleswig as the fourth child and third son of King Christian III of Denmark and Norway and his wife, Dorothea of Saxe-Lauenburg. When Christian III died in 1559, he left three sons. Where the eldest, Frederick II, had long ago been appointed successor to the thrones of Denmark and ...
Media in category "John II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Haderslev". The following 4 files are in this category, out of 4 total. Hans den Eldre.JPG 441 × 574; 227 KB. Medalje med portræt af Hans den Ældre.jpg 2,739 × 2,936; 959 KB. Zur erinnerung an Herzog Hans den Aelteren 2022.jpg 2,604 × 4,624; 5.17 MB.
John II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Haderslev should not be confused with John II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg. John of Denmark or John the Elder (aka Hans the Elder) (German: Johann der Ältere or German: Hans der Ältere; Danish: Hans den Ældre;) (29 June 1521 - 1 October 1580; born and died in Haderslev) was the only Duke of ...
John the Younger or John of Denmark (Danish: Hans; German: Johann; 25 March 1545 – 9 October 1622) was the duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg. Biography. John was born on 25 March 1545 in Haderslev in the Duchy of Schleswig as the fourth child and third son of King Christian III of Denmark and Norway and his wife, Dorothea of Saxe ...
