John Adolph of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Norburg ( or ; 15 September 1576 – 21 February 1624), was a Duke of Norburg at

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. He was the son of John II of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg and his wife

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. When his father died in 1622, he inherited the area around the

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. He went to Rome to study from 1596 to 1597, like his father had done. He was engaged to Maria Hedwig, a daughter of Duke Ernest Louis of Pomerania-Wolgast. However, she died in 1606, before a marriage could take place. He remained unmarried. John Adolph died in 1624. His brother

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inherited his title and his land.

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* {{Authority control 1576 births 1624 deaths 17th-century Danish nobility Dukes of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Norburg