Alexander, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg
Noble person
1573 – 1627
Who was Alexander, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg?
Alexander, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg, was a Danish nobleman.
Alexander was born in Sønderborg in Schleswig, the third child of Johann II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plon and Elisabeth of Brunswick-Grubenhagen. Because his elder surviving brother chose Ærø as his seat, Alexander received Sønderborg upon their father's death and was in practice its second duke. Alexander died in Sønderborg.
Alexander married Dorothea von Schwarzburg-Sondershausen on 26 November 1604 in Oldenburg. They had eleven children:
Johann Christian, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Franzhagen
Alexander Heinrich, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg
Ernest Günther, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg
Georg Friedrich, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg
August Philipp, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck
Adolph, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg
Anna Elisabeth, Duchess of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg
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- Born
- Jan 20, 1573
Sønderborg - Parents
- Children
- Died
- Mar 13, 1627
Sønderborg
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on July 23, 2013
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