Person:Frederick III, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp (1)
Frederick III _____, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp
b.22 Dec 1597
d.10 Aug 1659
Parents and Siblings
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  1. Frederick III _____, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp1597 - 1659
  2. Dorothea Augusta of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp
  3. Elisabeth Sofie of Holstein-Gottorp1599 - 1627
  4. Adolphe de Holstein-Gottorp1600 - 1631
  5. Hedwig of Holstein-Gottorp1603 - 1657
  6. John X of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp1606 - 1655
Spouse and Children
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m. 21 Feb 1630
  1. Sophia Van Holstein Gottorp1630 - 1680
  2. Magdalene Sibylle of Holstein-Gottorp1631 - 1719
  3. Maria Elisabeth of Holstein-Gottorp1634 - 1665
  4. Friedrich of Holstein-Gottorp1635 - 1654
  5. Hedvig Eleonora of Holstein-Gottorp1636 - 1715
  6. Jean Georges de Holstein-Gottorp1638 - 1655
  7. Anna Dorothea of Holstein-Gottorp1640 - 1713
  8. Christian Albert _____, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp1641 - 1695
  9. August Frederick of Holstein-Gottorp1646 - 1705
  10. Augusta Marie of Holstein-Gottorp1649 - 1728
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Facts and Events
Name Frederick III _____, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp
Gender Male
Birth[1] 22 Dec 1597 House of Holstein-Gottorp
Marriage 21 Feb 1630 Dresdento Duchess Marie Elisabeth of Saxony
Death[1] 10 Aug 1659
Reference Number? Q61360?


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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. With this purpose he established Friedrichstadt in 1621, in sympathy with city of Glückstadt established in 1617 by Christian IV of Denmark. Furthermore, he attempted to find a commercial way to Russia and Persia that would not pass around Africa. For this reason he sent on 6 November 1633 the expedition from Hamburg to Moscow under the management of a commercial agent of Otto Brüggemann and a ducal adviser, Philipp Crusius, and with Adam Olearius as secretary. On 14 August 1634 the delegation arrived at Moscow. Although it was not successful in concluding a commercial agreement with Tsar Michael I of Russia, nevertheless, immediately after the return of the delegation to Gottorp on 6 April 1635, Frederick began the preparation of the following expedition. In 1636, he sent his delegation to Persia, and in 1639 Safi of Persia sent a return delegation with presents for the Duke.

The difficult task of leading the country through the Thirty Years' War confronted Frederick. He tried a policy of neutrality, which meant in practice the refusal of the union with Denmark and inclinations toward Sweden. In 1654 he hosted the recently abdicated Christina, Queen of Sweden. She wrote to her successor to recommend two of his daughters as potential brides. Thus, he married his daughter Hedvig Eleonora to King Charles X of Sweden. Since the Swedish attempt at being the Great Power ultimately failed, Frederick's pro-Swedish policy led to the weakening of the house of Holstein-Gottorp.

Frederick as the patron of art and culture was more successful. Thus he founded on 3 September 1642 together with Prince Louis I of Anhalt-Köthen the Fruitbearing Society. Furthermore, he contributed to the creation of the Globe of Gottorf. The painter Jürgen Ovens worked more than 30 years for him and his successor Christian Albrecht of Holstein-Gottorp.

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References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Frederick III, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.
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