Philip, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg

Philip of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
Spouse(s) Sophie Hedwig of Saxe-Lauenburg
Noble family House of Oldenburg
Father John, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg
Mother Elisabeth of Brunswick-Grubenhagen
Born 15 March 1584(1584-03-15)
Died 27 September 1663(1663-09-27) (aged 79)

Philip of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (born: 15 March 1584; died: 27 September 1663) was the first Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg after the death of his father in 1622. He was the son of Duke John of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg and Elisabeth of Brunswick-Grubenhagen.

He was the first Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, a title was first created by his father.

Marriage and issue

On 23 May 1624, he married Sophie Hedwig of Saxe-Lauenburg (1601–1660), daughter of Duke Franz II of Saxe-Lauenburg. They had the following children:

married firstly Sybille Ursula, daughter of Duke August the Younger of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
married secondly Agnes Hedwig of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plön
married George Albert of Brandenburg-Kulmbach
married Duke Maurice I of Saxe-Zeitz
married Duke Ernst Gunther of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg
married Duke Christian I of Saxe-Merseburg
married Duke Christian Louis of Brunswick-Lüneburg

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