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Holstein-Gottorp (pronounced [ˌʃleːsvɪç ˈhɔlʃtaɪn] ⓘ) is the historiographical name, as well as contemporary shorthand name, for the parts of the duchies of Schleswig and Holstein, also known as Ducal Holstein, that were ruled by the dukes of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp, a side branch of the elder Danish line of the German House of ...
The dynastic name Holstein-Gottorp comes as convenient usage from the technically more correct Duke of Schleswig and Holstein at Gottorp. Adolf, the third son of Duke and King Frederick I and the second youngest half-brother of King Christian III , founded the dynastic branch called House of Holstein-Gottorp , which is a cadet branch of the ...
RulerRulerBornReignChristian I ( Christian 1.)February 14261460-148121 May 14812 February 14551481-151320 February 1513Frederick I ( Frederik 1.)7 October 14711490-153320 February 1533Christian II the Tyrant ( Christian 2.)February 14261513-152321 May 1481Jul 28, 2019 · Duke Adolf got the Gottorp estate and from then he and his descendants called themselves Dukes of Holstein-Gottorp. Duke Adolf's brother, Hans the Elder, died in 1580 without heirs. He had ruled Haderslev and Tønder, Femern and Rendsburg. His possessions were called the "hansborgske" part after the castle he built in Haderslev.
Dec 21, 2020 · By the 17 th century, the two co-ruling branches were therefore known as duke of Schleswig-Holstein in Gottorp, and the duke of Schleswig-Holstein in Glückstadt (for the Danish Crown), the latter being a new town and harbour founded on the Elbe (in southernmost Holstein) by the Danish kings in an attempt to compete with the trade juggernaut of ...
The Duchy of Schleswig-Holstein in Gottorp, held by Duke Adolf and his successors. In addition, significant parts of Holstein were jointly administered by the Dukes of Holstein-Glückstadt and the Dukes of Holstein-Gottorp, mainly on the Baltic Sea coast.
history. This is a sub project to House of Oldenburg the main target is to make a complete list of the rulers of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp incl sub lines from 1544 to present. Dukes of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp. Dukes of Scheswig and Holstein in Gottorp: Adolf 1544-1586. Frederick II 1586-1587. Philip 1587-1590. John Adolf 1590-1616.
Holstein-Gottorp is the historiographical name, as well as contemporary shorthand name, for the parts of the duchies of Schleswig and Holstein, also known as Ducal Holstein, that were ruled by the dukes of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp, a side branch of the elder Danish line of the German House of Oldenburg.
