Christian Adolf I, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Franzhagen (3 June 1641 – 2 January 1702) was a German nobleman and Duke of

Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Franzhagen The Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Franzhagen line was a short-lived name of the main line of the ducal house of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg, after its bankruptcy in 1667. The name is derived from the Franzhagen Castle in Schulendorf in the du ...

Early life

He was the second son of Duke Johann Christian of

Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg was the name of a branch line of the House of Oldenburg as well as the name of their land. It existed from 1564 until 1668 and was a titular duchy under the King of Denmark, rather than a true territorial dukedom in ...

and his wife, and Countess Anna of Oldenburg-Delmenhorst.

Biography

When he was 8 years old, his older brother, John Frederick, died, making him heir to his father's estate. On his father's death in 1653, he inherited his father's small duchy, only for it to go bankrupt in 1667 and be returned to the Danish Crown. In 1676, he married Eleonore Charlotte of Saxony-Lauenburg, granddaughter of

Francis II, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg Francis II of Saxe-Lauenburg (Ratzeburg, 10 August 1547 – 2 July 1619, Lauenburg upon Elbe), was the third son of Francis I of Saxe-Lauenburg and Sybille of Saxe-Freiberg (Freiberg, 2 May 1515 – 18 July 1592, Buxtehude), daughter of Duke He ...

. Christian Adolf obtained the estate Franzhagen from the marriage, and from here he started the brief

line. The couple had three sons: * Christian Leopold, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Franzhagen (25 August 1678 – 13 July 1707) *

Louis Charles, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Franzhagen Louis Charles, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Franzhagen (4 June 1684 – 11 October 1707) was a German nobleman and ruler from the House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg, cadet line of the House of Oldenburg. Early life He was the sec ...

(4 June 1684 – 11 October 1708) — his son, Christian Adolf II, inherited the lands as a small child and was the last to hold the title. * John Francis (30 July 1685 – 22 January 1687) He died on 2 January 1702 in

Hamburg (male), (female) en, Hamburger(s), Hamburgian(s) , timezone1 = Central (CET) , utc_offset1 = +1 , timezone1_DST = Central (CEST) , utc_offset1_DST = +2 , postal ...

, and his line would end with the death of his grandson Christian Adolf II.

References

House of Oldenburg in Schleswig-Holstein 1641 births 1702 deaths Dukes of Germany 17th-century German people {{Germany-duke-stub