Frederick of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Norburg (26 November 1581, in
Sønderborg
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Nordborg (german: Norburg), is a town with a population of 5,709 (1 January 2022),John, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg and his first wife,
Elisabeth of Brunswick-Grubenhagen
Elizabeth of Brunswick-Grubenhagen (20 March 1550 – 11 February 1586) was the first wife of Duke John of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg, the son of King Christian III of Denmark.
Family
Elisabeth was born on
20 March 1550. She was the only ...
. Since Frederick was the youngest son, no duchy was originally provided for him. However, after the death of his brother John Adolph in 1624, he inherited his brother's title and duchy.
Marriage and issue
Frederick married on 1 August 1627
Juliana
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, daughter of
Francis II, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg
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. The couple had one son:
* John Bogislaw (30 September 1629 – 17 December 1679).
After the death of his first wife in 1630, Frederick married on 5 February 1632
Eleanor of Anhalt-Zerbst
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The name was introd ...
(10 November 1608,
Zerbst
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Geography
Zerbst is situated in the Anhalt-Wittenberg regio ...
– 2 November 1680,
Osterholm
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), daughter of
Rudolph, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst
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Rudolph ...
. The couple had the following children:
* Elisabeth Juliane (24 June 1633 – 4 February 1704,
Wolfenbüttel
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); married on 17 August 1656
Anton Ulrich, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
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(1633–1714).
* Dorothea Hedwig (18 April 1636 – 23 September 1692, Gandersheim);
Abbess of Gandersheim
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(1665–78), she converted to
Catholicism
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and married on 7 June 1678 Christopher of Rantzau-Hohenfeld.
* Christian August (30 April 1639 – 1687);
English
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Admiral
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* Louise Amöne (15 January 1642 – 4 June 1685); married on 28 August 1665 John Frederick of Hohenlohe-Neuenstein-Öhringen (1617–1702).
* Rudolph Frederick (27 September 1645 – 14 November 1688); married on 10 June 1680 Bibiane of Promnitz (8 August 1649 – 19 August 1685); their daughter married
Augustus William, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
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.
After Frederick's death in 1658, his eldest son inherited the title; his widow, Eleanor von Anhalt-Zerbst, acted as guardian.