Christian August I, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg
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Christian August I, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg (4 August 1696 – 20 January 1754) was a son of Frederick William of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg, who was himself a son of Ernest Günther.
Christian August I, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg | |
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Born | 4 August 1696 |
Died | 20 January 1754 | (aged 57)
Noble family | House of Oldenburg |
Spouse(s) | Frederikke Louise Danneskiold-Samsøe |
Issue | Frederick Christian I, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg |
Father | Prince Frederick William of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg |
Mother | Sophia Amalia of Ahlefeld |
He served as provost of the cathedral chapter in Hamburg. Later, he became governor of the Danish island Als, then General of the Infantry and Colonel of the royal guards in Denmark. In 1731, Christian August I succeeded his childless uncle Ernest August.
Marriage and issue
editHe married Frederikke Louise (1699–1744), the daughter of Count Christian Gyldenløve of Danneskiold-Samsøe. They had the following children:
- Frederick Christian I
- Emil August (1722–1786): Lieutenant General in the Danish army
- Christian Ulrich (1723)
- Sophie Charlotte (1725-1752)
- Christine Ulrike (1727–1794)
- Sofie Magdalene (1731–1799)
- unnamed (1732)
- Charlotte Amalie (1736–1815)
- unnamed (1736)
Ancestry
editReferences
edit- Dansk biografisk Lexikon, Band III., p. 535f Digitalisat
- Eduard Maria Oettinger, Moniteur des dates, p. 176, Digitalisat