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Frederick I of Denmark Oldenburg
(1471-1533)
Sophie of Pomerania
(1498-1568)
Adolf von Holstein-Gottorp
(1526-1586)
Christine of Hesse
(1543-1604)
Johann Adolf von Holstein-Gottorp
(1575-1616)

 

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Spouses/Children:
Augusta Oldenburg

Johann Adolf von Holstein-Gottorp 1

  • Born: 27 Feb 1575
  • Marriage: Augusta Oldenburg on 30 Aug 1596
  • Died: 31 Mar 1616 aged 41

   Another name for Johann was Johann Adolf of Schleswig-Holsten-Gottorp.

  Noted events in his life were:

• Acceded: 1590. Duke of Holstein-Gottorp.


Johann married Augusta Oldenburg, daughter of Frederick II of Denmark Oldenburg and Sophia von Mecklenburg-Güstrow, on 30 Aug 1596. (Augusta Oldenburg was born on 8 Apr 1580 and died on 5 Feb 1639.)

Sources

1 Brian C. Tompsett, Directory of Royal Genealogical (Datahttp://www.dcs.hull.ac.uk/public/genealogy/royal/catalog.html
Brian Tompsett
Department of Computer Science
University of Hull
Hull, UK, HU6 7RX
B.C.Tompsett@dcs.hull.ac.uk).

2 Royal Danish Embassy (http://www.denmarkemb.org/kngsquns.html), Kings and Queens of Denmark.

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