Philip of Schleswig-Holstein-Glücksburg (15 March 1584 – 27 September 1663) was the first Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Glücksburg after the death of his father in 1622. He was the son of

John II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg John the Younger (; ; 25 March 1545 – 9 October 1622) was the duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg. Biography John was born on 25 March 1545 at Koldinghus Castle in Jutland, Denmark as the fourth child and third son of King Christian III ...

and Duchess Elisabeth of Brunswick-Grubenhagen.

Early life

Philip was born on 15 March 1584 at Sønderborg Castle in the town of

Sønderborg (; ) is a Denmark, Danish town in the Region of Southern Denmark. It is the main town and the administrative seat of Sønderborg Municipality (Kommune). The town has a population of 28,333 (1 January 2025),Duchy of Schleswig The Duchy of Schleswig (; ; ; ; ; ) was a duchy in Southern Jutland () covering the area between about 60 km (35 miles) north and 70 km (45 mi) south of the current border between Germany and Denmark. The territory has been div ...

. He was the thirteenth child and seventh son of John the Younger, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg (1545–1622) and his first wife, Elisabeth of Brunswick-Grubenhagen (1550–1586).

Duke of Glücksburg

On the death of his brother Duke Christian of Schleswig-Holstein at

Ærø Ærø () is one of the Denmark, Danish Baltic Sea islands, and part of the Region of Southern Denmark, Southern Denmark Region. Since 1 January 2006 all of Ærø has constituted a single Municipalities of Denmark, municipality, known as Ærø M ...

in 1633, he inherited that island, as well as the town of Koping (

Ærøskøbing Ærøskøbing () is a town on the island of Ærø, Denmark. The suffix -købing means a trade town in the languages that derive from Old Norse. Ærøskøbing's houses and streets are delicately restored to retain the character of the olden days ...

), the district of Wuderup (Vodrup) and the domain of Gravenstein (

Gråsten Gråsten (; ) is a town with a population of 4,298 (1 January 2025) on the east coast of the Jutland peninsula in south Denmark by the Nybøl Nor at an inlet of the Flensburg Fjord. It belongs to the Sønderborg municipality in Region of Souther ...

). That year, however, he ceded the last to his elder brother Frederick, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sønderburg-Norburg, who had remained landless until he inherited Norburg in 1624 upon the death of their elder brother, Duke John Adolf. Frederick, however, returned Gravenstein to Philip in 1635 or 1636. The Æero

appanage An appanage, or apanage (; ), is the grant of an estate, title, office or other thing of value to a younger child of a monarch, who would otherwise have no inheritance under the system of primogeniture (where only the eldest inherits). It was ...

remained hereditary in Philip's branch of the dynasty until being purchased by their kinsman

Frederick V of Denmark Frederick V (Danish language, Danish and Norwegian language, Norwegian: ''Frederik V''; 31 March 1723 – 14 January 1766) was King of Denmark–Norway, Denmark and Norway and Duke of Schleswig-Holstein from 6 August 1746 until his death in 1766. ...

in 1749, who dissolved it as a '' fideicommis'' in 1767. Philip also purchased the domain of Freinwillen in Schleswig which he gave to his unmarried youngest (surviving) daughter Hedwig (1640-1671). In 1648, Philipp bought, from Hans von Ahlefeld, another domain called Gravenstein located, however, in the

Sundeved Sundeved ( German: ''Sundewitt'') is a peninsula on the east coast of the Jutland peninsula in south Denmark. It lies between Åbenrå Fjord and Als Fjord to the north, Alssund to the east and Flensborg Fjord to the south. The westernmost par ...

north of the

Flensburg Fjord Flensburg Firth or Flensborg Fjord (; ) is the westernmost inlet of the Baltic Sea. It forms part of the border between Germany to the south and Denmark to the north, on the eastern side of Schleswig-Holstein, Schleswig Holstein and Jutland, res ...

. He did not retain that estate as part of his duchy, however, re-selling it in 1662 to Frederick von Ahlefeld. Duke Philip died aged 79 on 27 September 1663 at

Glücksburg Castle Glücksburg Castle (German: Schloss Glücksburg, Danish language, Danish: ''Lyksborg Slot'') is one of the most significant Renaissance castles in Northern Europe. The castle was the headquarters of the ducal lines of the house of Glücksburg an ...

Marriage and issue

On 23 May 1624, Philip married Sophie Hedwig of Saxe-Lauenburg (1601–1660), daughter of Francis II, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg. They had the following children: * Duke John of Schleswig-Holstein-Glücksburg (23 July 1625 – 4 December 1640) * Duke Francis of Schleswig-Holstein-Glücksburg (20 August 1626 – 3 August 1651) * Christian, Duke of Holstein-Glücksburg (19 June 1627 – 17 November 1698); married, firstly, Sybille Ursula, daughter of

Augustus the Younger, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus (born Gaius Octavius; 23 September 63 BC – 19 August AD 14), also known as Octavian (), was the founder of the Roman Empire, who reigned as the first Roman emperor from 27 BC until his death in A ...

; married secondly Agnes Hedwig of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plön, daughter of

Joachim Ernest, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plön Joachim Ernest of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plön (29 August 1595 – October 5, 1671), also ''Joachim Ernest of Schleswig-Holstein-Plön'', was the first Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plön, which emerged from a division of the Duchy ...

; Christian and Agnes had a son, Philip Ernst, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Glücksburg (1673–1729), who married the only daughter of Christian, Duke of Saxe-Eisenberg, and had issue * Duchess Mary Elizabeth of Schleswig-Holstein-Glücksburg (1628–1664); married Georg Albrecht, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth-Kulmbach * Duke Charles Albert of Schleswig-Holstein-Glücksburg (11 September 1629 – 26 November 1631) * Duchess Sophie Hedwig of Schleswig-Holstein-Glücksburg (7 October 1630 – 27 September 1652); married

Maurice, Duke of Saxe-Zeitz Maurice of Saxe-Zeitz (28 March 1619 – 4 December 1681) was a duke of Saxe-Zeitz and member of the House of Wettin. Born in Dresden, he was the youngest surviving son of John George I, Elector of Saxony, and his second wife Magdalene Sibylle ...

* Duke Adolf of Schleswig-Holstein-Glücksburg (21 October 1631 – 7 February 1658) * Duchess Auguste of Schleswig-Holstein-Glücksburg (27 June 1633 – 26 May 1701); married Ernst Günther, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg * Duchess Christine of Schleswig-Holstein-Glücksburg (22 September 1634 – 20 May 1701); married

Christian I, Duke of Saxe-Merseburg Christian I of Saxe-Merseburg (27 October 1615 – 18 October 1691), was the first duke of Saxe-Merseburg and a member of the House of Wettin. He was the sixth (third surviving) son of John George I, Elector of Saxony, Johann Georg I, Electo ...

* Duchess Sophia ''Dorothea'' of Schleswig-Holstein-Glücksburg (28 September 1636 – 6 August 1689); married Christian Louis, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg * Duchess Magdalene of Schleswig-Holstein-Glücksburg (27 February 1639 – 21 March 1640) * Duchess Hedwig of Schleswig-Holstein-Glücksburg (21 March 1640 – 31 January 1671) * Duchess Anne Sabine of Schleswig-Holstein-Glücksburg (10 October 1641 – 20 July 1642) * Duchess Anne of Schleswig-Holstein-Glücksburg (14 January 1643 – 24 February 1644)

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Genealogical table of the House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg
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