Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg
Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg was the name of a branch line from the House of Oldenburg and at the same time the name for its territory. Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg was not a territorial duchy, but a personal part-duchy within the duchies of Schleswig and Holstein . It was distributed over several individual domains, which were mainly in the south-east and north of Schleswig-Holstein and partly in the area of today's Denmark . After various inheritance divisions, it split into numerous small territories, which in the 18th century became part of the entire Danish state .
background
The ducal family was related to the House of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorf , both of which belonged to the House of Oldenburg. The branch of the family was founded in the 16th century by Duke Johann , a brother of the Danish King Friedrich II. Johann, known as the Younger, received from his brother the areas of Sonderburg , Norburg , Ærø , Plön and Ahrensbök and their offices. Johann administered the new duchy as a so-called separate lord , i.e. without the consent of the estates .
Disintegration into various subsidiary lines
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After Duke Johann's death in 1622, the duchy was divided among the sons entitled to inherit, so that several branch lines emerged from the house of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg. The names of the individual lines were supplemented by the respective place of residence.
Some of the newly created partial duchies had only a few square kilometers of land and their masters were only titular dukes . The sons of Duke Alexander - a son of Duke Johann - received or partly acquired territories outside Schleswig-Holstein to provide for them. Some of the new lines only existed for a short time and fell through inheritance or bankruptcy to the other lines or to the Danish royal family.
- The Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg house was continued by Duke Alexander , who resided in the Sonderburg Castle . After bankruptcy in 1667, the Sonderburger portion of the duchy went to the Danish king. Among other things, the line emerged
- The Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Franzhagen line with its seat at Franzhagen Castle near Schulendorf , founded by Duke Johann Christian , expired in 1709.
- The so-called Catholic line Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg, founded by Duke Alexander Heinrich, expired in 1708.
- The Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Wiesenburg line with its seat at Schloss Wiesenburg in Saxony, founded by Duke Philipp Ludwig , expired in 1744.
- The Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg line , founded by Duke Ernst Günther, who resides in Augustenborg Castle . The most famous member was Auguste Viktoria , the last German empress. The line expired in 1931.
- The Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck line , founded by Duke August Philipp . This emerged later
- The younger line of the House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg , today mostly called House of Glücksburg . Founded in 1825 by a descendant of Johann, Duke Friedrich Wilhelm . Family members of this branch belong to the European nobility to this day and represent the current royal houses of Denmark and Norway , as well as Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, the prince consort of the British Queen Elizabeth II.
- The older Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg line , founded in 1622 by Duke Philipp , resides at Glücksburg Castle in Glücksburg . The line expired in 1779.
- The Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Ærø line , founded by Duke Christian , residing in Ærøskøbing . Duke Christian died in 1633 with no descendants and his property was divided among the other sons of Johann.
- The Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plön line , founded in 1623 by Duke Joachim Ernst , resides at the Plön Castle in Plön . The line expired in 1761. From it emerged
- The Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plön-Rethwisch line , founded by Joachim Ernst II , residing in Rethwisch . This line became extinct in 1729.
- The younger line Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Norburg , founded by August von Schleswig-Holstein-Norburg-Plön . This line was reunited with the Duchy of Plön by Duke Joachim Friedrich in 1706.
- The older Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Norburg line , founded by Duke Johann Adolf , resides at Nordborg Castle on Alsen . After bankruptcy in 1669, the property was added to the Plön line in 1679.
Web links
- Family tree of the Glücksburg family
- History of Schleswig-Holstein; Rule separately, rule together
- Map of Schleswig-Holstein with an overview of the various administrative areas
literature
- O. Hauser, W. Hunke, W. Müller: The house of luck castle and Europe . Verlag Mühlau, 1988. ISBN 3-87559-058-9
- Carsten Porskrog Rasmussen, Elke Imberger, Dieter Lohmeier, Ginger Momsen, Frauke Witte, Marion Hartwig (eds.): The princes of the country. Dukes and Counts of Schleswig, Holstein and Lauenburg . 1st edition. Wachholtz, 2008, ISBN 978-3-529-02606-5 .