Christian August of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg (1798–1869)

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Christian August of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg

Christian August Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg (born July 19, 1798 in Copenhagen ; † March 11, 1869 in Primkenau ) was head of the Augustenburg line of the House of Oldenburg from 1814 . Politically, he advocated the independence of Schleswig and Holstein from Denmark . After his efforts had failed, he was forced to renounce political activity in 1852 without, however, formally giving up his inheritance claims.

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He was the eldest son of Friedrich Christian II and Princess Louise Auguste of Denmark , which is why his father filed inheritance claims to the Danish throne. Christian August's sister Caroline Amalie was married to King Christian VIII of Denmark . His brother Friedrich had been governor of Schleswig-Holstein since 1842 .

He himself was a supporter of the Schleswig-Holstein movement. His goal was a unified Schleswig-Holstein in the German Confederation with a liberal constitution and himself as a duke. He also claimed the Danish throne on the complicated question of succession. In 1837 he published an anonymous pamphlet under the title Die inheritance Schleswig-Holstein .

Christian August was a member of the Schleswig Estates Assembly in 1831 and 1836 due to a virile vote . As a result, he joined the German-friendly Schleswig-Holstein state party. In 1846 he protested against the "open letter" from the Danish King Christian VIII by resigning from the meeting of the estates. In 1848 he was elected a member of the Prussian National Assembly. In the years 1848-49 Christian August supported the Schleswig-Holstein independence movement and took part in the battles near Schleswig , Düppel , Idstedt , Missunde and Friedrichstadt as a lieutenant general during the campaign against Denmark . After the end of the war and the Olomouc puncture he was exiled. In 1852 he transferred his possessions in Schleswig-Holstein to Denmark, but in no way waived his inheritance claims. Christian August then lived as the owner of a manor in Primkenau , Lower Silesia , was assigned à la suite to the Prussian army at the end of May 1857 and was promoted to general of the cavalry in mid-October 1861 . In 1863 he transferred his ducal rights to his eldest son Friedrich . On September 27, 1865, he received his departure from the army.

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Luise Sophie Countess Danneskiold-Samsoe

Christian August married Luise Sophie von Danneskjold-Samsöe (1796–1867), daughter of Count Christian Conrad Sophus von Danneskjold-Samsöe.

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SURNAME Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg, Christian August von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg, Christian Kark Friedrich August von (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg
DATE OF BIRTH July 19, 1798
PLACE OF BIRTH Copenhagen
DATE OF DEATH March 11, 1869
Place of death Primkenau