Ernest August, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg
Noble person
1660 – 1731
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Who was Ernest August, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg?
Ernest August, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg was the second son of Duke Ernest Günther and his wife Auguste.
Ernest Günther converted to Catholicism and became a canon in Strasbourg. However, he later reverted to Lutheranism.
In 1692, he succeeded his childless brother Frederick as Duke of Augustenburg. In 1695 he married Baroness Maria Theresia of Weinberg. This marriage remained childless.
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- Born
- Oct 30, 1660
- Parents
- Died
- Mar 12, 1731
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on July 23, 2013
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