Ernst Gunther, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg

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Ernest Gunther of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg (14 October 160918 January 1689) was a Duke of Schleswig-Holstein of its Sonderborg line. He was the first who had his ducal seat in the new castle of Augustenborg, and his rule was from 1647 until his death.

He was third son of Alexander, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg and his wife Countess Dorothea of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen.

[edit] Family and children

On 15 June 1651 Auguste of Schleswig-Holstein-Glücksburg (27 June 163326 May 1701), daughter of Duke Philipp of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg and Princess Sofie Hedwig of Saxe-Lauenburg. They had ten children:

  1. Frederick (10 December 16523 August 1692)
  2. Sofie Amalie (25 August 16547 December 1655)
  3. Philipp Ernst (24 October 16558 September 1677)
  4. Sofie Auguste (2 February 165720 July 1657)
  5. Luise Charlotte (13 April 16582 May 1740), married on 1 January 1685 to Duke Frederick Louis of Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck
  6. Ernestine Justine (30 July 165918 October 1662)
  7. Ernst August (3 October 166011 May 1731)
  8. Dorothea Luise (11 October 166321 April 1721), Abbess of Itzehoe in 1686-1721
  9. a child, born and died 18 December 1665
  10. Frederick William (18 November 16683 June 1714)
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