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Frederick II, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp (21 April 1568 – 15 June 1587) was a Danish-German nobleman. He was the eldest son of Duke Adolf of Holstein-Gottorp and his wife, Christine of Hesse (1543–1604).
- 21 April 1568
- Adolf, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp
- 15 June 1587 (aged 19)
- Christine of Hesse
The Duke's coat of arms. John was the son of King Frederick I of Denmark and his second wife, Sophie of Pomerania . As a possible heir to the throne, he enjoyed a careful education and spent several years at the court of his brother-in-law Albert, Duke of Prussia , in Königsberg .
1 day ago · Following failed negotiations with the Emperor, Gustavus landed in Pomerania in June 1630 with nearly 18,000 Swedish troops. Using Stralsund as a bridgehead, he marched south along the Oder towards Stettin and coerced Bogislaw XIV, Duke of Pomerania, into agreeing an alliance which secured his interests in Pomerania against his rival Sigismund.
5 days ago · Jadwiga of Anjou (1373/4 – July 17, 1399) was Queen of Poland from 1384 to her death. She was a member of the Capetian House of Anjou and the daughter of King Louis I of Hungary and Elisabeth of Bosnia. She is known in Polish as Jadwiga, in English and German as Hedwig, in Lithuanian as Jadvyga, in Hungarian as Hedvig, and in Latin as Hedvigis.
- William "The Courteous" Duke of Austria
- October 03, 1373
- "Święta Jadwiga"
- Buda, Budapest, Hungary
5 days ago · Wladislaw I, King of Poland (1) M, #114172, b. 1260, d. 1333. Last Edited=30 Jul 2005. Wladislaw I, King of Poland was born in 1260. (3) He was the son of Casimir I, Duke of Kuiavia and Euphrosina of Opole. (2) He married Hedwig Piast, daughter of Boleslaw, Duke of Kalisz and Helen Arpád, in 1293. (3)
- Jadwiga of Kalisz
- circa March 03, 1260
- "Władysław the Short"
- Kraków, Kraków, Małopolskie, Poland
Philip, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp (10 August 1570 – 18 October 1590) was the second son of Adolf, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp (1526–1586) and his wife, Christine of Hesse (1543–1604). [1] After the early death of his elder brother Frederick II in 1587, he inherited the ducal share of rule in the royal Danish-ducal condominium of the duchies ...
So, when war came in September 1939, Great Britain had a warning chain of radar stations that could tell when hostile planes were approaching. World War II - Axis, Allies, Resources: In September 1939 the Allies were together superior in industrial resources, population, and military manpower, but the German Army, or Wehrmacht, was the most ...
