Alexander (Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg)
Duke Alexander von Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg (born January 20, 1573 in Sønderborg ; † May 13, 1627 ibid) was a member of the Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg branch line from the House of Oldenburg .
Life
Alexander was the third son of Duke Johann von Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg (1545–1622) and his first wife, Princess Elisabeth von Braunschweig-Grubenhagen (1550–1586), daughter of Duke Ernst III. and Princess Margarethe von Pommern-Wolgast (1518–1569). His paternal grandfather was the Danish - Norwegian King Christian III. In the vicinity of Löhne he acquired the Gut Haus Beck belonging to the diocese of Minden .
After his death, the duchy was divided among his married sons and further branches of the house of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg were established.
progeny
On November 26, 1604, Duke Alexander married Princess Dorothea von Schwarzburg-Sondershausen (1579–1639), daughter of Count Johann Günther I and Anna von Oldenburg, in Schwarzburg . The marriage had ten children:
- Johann Christian (1607–1653), Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg ⚭ 1634 Princess Anna of Oldenburg (1605–1688)
- Alexander Heinrich (1608–1667) ⚭ 1643 Dorothea Maria Heshus ( morganatic ), founded the so-called Catholic line
- Ernst Günther (1609–1689), Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg ⚭ 1651 Princess Auguste of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (1633–1701)
- Georg Friedrich (1611–1676), unmarried
- August Philipp (1612–1675), Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck
- ⚭ 1645 Princess Clara of Oldenburg (1606–1647)
- ⚭ 1649 Princess Sidonie of Oldenburg (1611–1650)
- ⚭ 1651 Princess Marie Sibylla of Nassau-Saarbrücken (1628–1699)
- Adolf (1613-1616)
- Anna Elisabeth (1615-1616)
- Wilhelm Anton (* / 1616)
- Sophie Katharina (1617–1696) ⚭ 1635 Count Anton Günther of Oldenburg and Delmenhorst (1583–1667)
- Philipp Ludwig (1620–1689), Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Wiesenburg
- ⚭ 1643 Princess Katharina von Waldeck-Wildungen (1612–1649)
- ⚭ 1650 Princess Anna Margarete of Hessen-Homburg (1629–1686)
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| SURNAME | Alexander |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Alexander of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 20, 1573 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Sønderborg |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 13, 1627 |
| Place of death | Sønderborg |