Frederick II, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp

Frederick II, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp
Noble family	House of Holstein-Gottorp
Father	Adolf, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp
Mother	Christine of Hesse
Born	(1568-04-21)21 April 1568
Died	15 June 1587(1587-06-15) (aged 19)

Frederick II, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp (21 April 1568 – 15 June 1587) was a Danish-German nobleman. He was the eldest son of Duke Adolf of Holstein-Gottorp and his wife, Christine of Hesse (1543-1604).

He inherited the ducal share of rule in the royal Danish-ducal condominium of the duchies of Holstein and of Schleswig when his father died in 1586, and died only a year later.

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Ancestors

Ancestors of Frederick II, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp

16. Dietrich, Count of Oldenburg

8. Christian I of Denmark

17. Helvig of Schauenburg

4. Frederick I of Denmark

18. John, Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach

9. Dorothea of Brandenburg

19. Barbara of Saxe-Wittenberg

2. Adolf, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp

20. Eric II, Duke of Pomerania

10. Bogislaw X, Duke of Pomerania

21. Sophia of Pomerania-Stolp

5. Sophie of Pomerania

22. Casimir IV Jagiellon

11. Anna Jagiellon

23. Elizabeth of Austria

1. Frederick II, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp

24. Louis II, Landgrave of Lower Hesse

12. William II, Landgrave of Hesse

25. Mechthild of Württemberg-Urach

6. Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse

26. Magnus II, Duke of Mecklenburg

13. Anna of Mecklenburg-Schwerin

27. Sophie of Pomerania-Stettin

3. Christine of Hesse

28. Albert III, Duke of Saxony

14. George, Duke of Saxony

29. Sidonie Podiebrad

7. Christine of Saxony

30. Casimir IV Jagiellon (= 22)

15. Barbara Jagiellon

31. Elizabeth of Austria (= 23)

Regnal titles
Frederick II, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp House of Holstein-Gottorp Cadet branch of the House of Oldenburg Born: 21 April 1568 Died: 15 June 1587
Preceded by Adolf and Frederick II of Denmark	Duke of Holstein and Schleswig 1586–1587 with Frederick II of Denmark (1586–1587)	Succeeded by Frederick II of Denmark and Philip