Ernst Günther (Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg)

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Duke Ernst Günther

Ernst Günther, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg (born October 14, 1609 in Beck ; † January 18, 1689 at Augustenburg Castle ) was a member of the Oldenburg family line of the same name .

Life

Ernst Günther was the third son of Duke Alexander of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg (1573–1627) and his wife Countess Dorothea von Schwarzburg-Sondershausen (1579–1639), only daughter of Duke Johann Günther I of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen and Countess Anna von Oldenburg. His paternal grandfather was Duke Johann and thus Ernst Günther was a great-grandson of the Danish - Norwegian King Christian III.

After the death of his grandfather in 1622, Sønderborg became the residence of a duchy again, although this only comprised a fifth of Johann's possessions, as he had divided it up among his sons. In 1667 the duchy went bankrupt and then became royal property again. The castle in Augustenburg was founded in 1660 (remodeling 1770 to 1776) by Duke Ernst Günther and named after his wife Auguste. Augustenburg Castle became the headquarters of the Duke family of Augustenburg, whose members were only titular dukes after the bankruptcy of the Sonderburger property .

On June 12, 1675 he was awarded the Elephant Order (126th bearer) by the Danish King .

progeny

On June 15, 1651 Duke Ernst Günther married Princess Auguste of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (1633–1701), daughter of Duke Philipp and Princess Sophie Hedwig of Saxony-Lauenburg in Copenhagen . The marriage had ten children:

  • Friedrich (1652–1692, killed at Steenkerke ) ⚭ 1670 ( marriage to the left ) Anna Christine Bereuter
  • Sophie Amalie (1654–1655)
  • Philipp Ernst (1655–1677)
  • Sophie Auguste (* / † 1657)
  • Luise Charlotte (1658–1740) ⚭ 1685 Duke Friedrich Ludwig of Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck (1653–1728)
  • Ernestine Justine (1659-1662)
  • Ernst August (1660–1731) ⚭ 1695 Baron Marie Therese von Velbrück († 1712), converted to the Roman Catholic Church in Cologne in 1674
  • Dorothea Luise (1663–1721), 1686–1721 Abbess of Itzehoe
  • Stillbirth († 1665)
  • Friedrich Wilhelm (1668–1714) ⚭ 1694 Countess Sophie Amalie von Ahlefeldt zu Langeland (1675–1741)

See also

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Joseph Strange, contributions to the genealogy of the noble families , p. 79, [1] descent of Marie Therese von Velbruck
  2. ^ Johannes Metzler: The apostolic vicariates of the north: their origin, their development and their administrators. A contribution to the history of the Nordic missions. Paderborn: Bonifacius 1919, p. 47
personal data
SURNAME Ernst Günther
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Ernst Günther, 3rd Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg
DATE OF BIRTH October 14, 1609
PLACE OF BIRTH Beck
DATE OF DEATH January 18, 1689
Place of death Augustenborg Castle