Person:Adolf, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp (1)
Adolf _____, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp
b.25 Jan 1526
d.1 Oct 1586
Parents and Siblings
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m. 9 Oct 1518
  1. Frederick of Denmark1352 - 1556
  2. John II _____, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Haderslev1521 - 1580
  3. Elizabeth of Denmark1524 - 1586
  4. Adolf _____, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp1526 - 1586
  5. Dorothea of Denmark, Duchess of Mecklenburg1528 - 1575
Spouse and Children
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m. 17 Dec 1564
  1. Frederick II of Holstein-Gottorp1568 - 1587
  2. Sofie of Holstein-Gottorp1569 - 1634
  3. Philip _____, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp1570 - 1590
  4. Christina of Holstein-Gottorp1573 - 1625
  5. Anna of Holstein-Gottorp1575 - 1610
  6. John Adolf _____, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp1575 - 1616
  7. Agnes av Holstein-Gottorp1578 - 1627
  8. John Frederick of Holstein-Gottorp, Prince-Bishop1579 - 1634
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Facts and Events
Name Adolf _____, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp
Alt Name Adolf van Holstein Gottorp
Gender Male
Birth[1] 25 Jan 1526 House of Holstein-Gottorp
Alt Birth? 25 Jan 1526 Flensburg
Marriage 17 Dec 1564 Gottorpto Christine of Hesse
Death[1] 1 Oct 1586
Alt Death? 1 Oct 1586 Gottorp
Reference Number? Q60211?


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Adolf of Denmark or Adolf of Holstein-Gottorp (25 January 1526 –1 October 1586) was the first Duke of Holstein-Gottorp from the line of Holstein-Gottorp of the House of Oldenburg.

He was the third son of King Frederick I of Denmark and his second wife, Sophie of Pomerania. King Frederick I had his son educated by Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse. He spent four years at the Landgrave's castle in Kassel.

In 1544, Adolf, his brother Johann, and their half-brother King Christian III of Denmark, divided the duchies of Schleswig and Holstein. The areas were divided according to approximately equal tax proceeds. Adolf, as the youngest, was entitled to the first choice. Since he selected the part with the castle Gottorp, the line of the house Oldenburg created by him was called Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp.

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