Frederick, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sønderburg-Norburg

Frederick of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Norburg (26 November 1581, Sønderborg – 22 July 1658, Nordborg) was Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Norburg.

Life

Frederick was the youngest son of Duke John of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg and his first wife, Elisabeth of Brunswick-Grubenhagen. Since Frederick was the youngest son, no duchy was provided for him. However, after the death of his brother John Adolph of Schleswig-Holstein-Norburg in 1624, he inherited his brother's title and duchy.

Marriage and issue

Frederick married on 1 August 1627 with Julia, daughter of Duke Francis II of Saxe-Lauenburg. The couple had one son:

• John Bogislaw (born: 30 September 1629; died: 17 December 1679).

After the death of his first wife in 1630 Frederick married on 5 February 1632 with Eleanor of Anhalt-Zerbst (born: 10 November 1608 in Zerbst; died: 2 November 1680 in Osterholm), daughter of Prince Rudolph of Anhalt-Zelbst. The couple had the following children:

• Elisabeth Juliane (born: 24 June 1633; died: 4 February 1704 in Wolfenbüttel)

married on 17 August 1656 with Duke Anton Ulrich of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (1633-1714)

• Dorothea Hedwig (born: 18 April 1636; died: 23 September 1692 in Gandersheim), abbess of the Gandersheim Abbey (1665–78) - She converted to Catholicism and married on 7 June 1678 Christopher of Rantzau-Hohenfeld.
• Christian August (born 30 April 1639; died 1687), English Admiral
• Louise Amöne (born: 15 January 1642; died: 4 June 1685)

married on 28 August 1665 John Frederick of Hohenlohe-Neuenstein-Öhringen (1617-1702)

• Rudolph Frederick (born: 27 September 1645; died: 14 November 1688)

married on 10 June 1680 with Bibiane of Promnitz (born: 8 August 1649, died: 19 August 1685)

After Frederick's death in 1658, his eldest son inherited the title; his widow, Eleanor von Anhalt-Zerbst, acted as guardian.

External links

• Family Tree
• This page is a translation of its German equivalent.