John Adolf, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp
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Johann Adolf of Holstein-Gottorp (27 February 1575 – 31 March 1616) was a Duke of Holstein-Gottorp.
He was a third son of Duke Adolf of Holstein-Gottorp and his wife Christine of Hesse-Kassel. He became the Duke after the deaths of his two elder brothers. In the spring of 1598 the Duke travelled incognito through England to visit his wife's sister, the Queen of Scotland. His sojourn included a trip around the coastal towns of Fife and to Dundee. He also visited the fortress on Bass Rock, accompanied by William Schaw, the founder of freemasonry.
[edit] Family and children
He married on 30 August 1596 to Princess Augusta of Denmark, daughter of King Frederick II of Denmark. They had the following children:
- Frederick III of Holstein-Gottorp (22 December 1597 – 10 August 1659).
- Elisabeth Sofie (12 October 1599 – 25 November 1627), married on 5 March 1621 to Duke August of Saxe-Lauenburg.
- Adolf (15 September 1600 – 19 September 1631).
- Dorothea Auguste (12 May 1602 – 13 March 1682), married in 1633 to Duke Joachim Ernst I of Holstein-Plön.
- Hedwig (23 December 1603 – 22 March 1657), married on 15 July 1620 to Pfalzgraf August of Sulzbach.
- Anna (19 December 1605 – 20 March 1623).
- Johann (18 March 1606 – 21 February 1655).
- Christian, died young in 1609.
[edit] See also
| Preceded by Philipp |
Duke of Holstein-Gottorp 1590–1616 |
Succeeded by Frederick III |
| Preceded by Henry III of Saxe-Lauenburg |
Archbishop of Bremen 1585–1596 |
Succeeded by Johann Friedrich of Holstein-Gottorp |
| Preceded by Eberhard II von Holle |
Bishop of Lübeck 1586–1607 |
