Adolf I von Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorf (herzog von Holstein-Gottorp)

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Personal and Family Information

Adolf was born on 25 JAN 1526 in Gottorf, the son of Frederik I af Danmark-Norge and Sophia von Pommern.

He died on 01 OCT 1586 in Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Deutschland .

His wife was Christine von Hessen, who he married on 17 DEC 1564 in Gottorf. Their ten known children were Friedrich II (1568-1587), Sophie (1569-1634), Philipp (1570-1590), Christine (1573-1625), Elisabeth (1574-1587), Johann Adolf (1575-1616), Anna (1575-1625), Christian (1576-1577), Agnes (1578-1627) and Johann Friedrich (1579-1634).

Pedigree Chart (3 generations)


 

Adolf I von Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorf
(1526-1586)

 

Frederik I af Danmark-Norge
(1471-1533)

 

Christian I af Danmark-Norge-Sverige
(1426-1481)

 

Dietrich von Oldenburg
(c1390-1444)

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Heilwig von Schleswig-Holstein
(<1400-1436)

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Dorothea von Brandenburg-Kulmbach
(1430-1495)

 

Johann von Brandenburg-Kulmbach
(1406-1464)

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Barbara von Sachsen-Wittenberg
(>1406-1465)

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Sophia von Pommern
(1498-1568)

 

Bogislaw X von Pommern
(<1454-1523)

 

Erich II von Pommern
(c1425-1474)

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Sophia von Pommern
(c1435-1497)

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Anna Jagiełłonka
(1476-1503)

 

Kazimierz IV Jagiełło
(1427-1492)

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Elisabeth von Habsburg
(1436/37-1505)

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Events

EventDateDetailsSourceMultimediaNotes
Birth 25 JAN 1526
Place: Gottorf
Death 1 OCT 1586
Place: Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Deutschland

Attributes

AttributeDateDescriptionDetailsSourceMultimediaNotes
Nobility Title FROM 1533 TO 1586 herzog von Holstein-Gottorp

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