Christian August, 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.
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 succeeded his childless uncle Ernest August.
Marriage and issue
He married Frederikke Louise (1699-1744), the daughter of Count Christian Gyldenløve of Danneskiold-Samsøe. They had the following children:
- Frederick Christian I
- Emilius Augustes (b. 1722): Lieutenant General in the Danish army
- Sophia Charlotte (1725-1752)
- Sophia Magdalena Maria (b. 1731)
- Charlotte Amalia (b. 1736)
Ancestry
Ancestors of Christian August, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 16. John II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg (= 20) | | | | | | | | | 8. Alexander, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg | | | | | | | | | | | | | 17. Elisabeth of Brunswick-Grubenhagen (= 21) | | | | | | | | | 4. Ernest Günther, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 18. John Günther I, Count of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen | | | | | | | | | 9. Dorothea of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen | | | | | | | | | | | | | 19. Anna of Oldenburg-Delmenhorst | | | | | | | | | 2. Frederick William of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 20. John II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg (= 16) | | | | | | | | | 10. Philip, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg | | | | | | | | | | | | | 21. Elisabeth of Brunswick-Grubenhagen (= 17) | | | | | | | | | 5. Auguste of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 22. Francis II, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg | | | | | | | | | 11. Sophie Hedwig of Saxe-Lauenburg | | | | | | | | | | | | | 23. Maria of Brunswick-Lüneburg | | | | | | | | | 1. Christian August, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 24. Frederick of Ahlefeld | | | | | | | | | 12. Frederick of Ahlefeld | | | | | | | | | | | | | 25. Dorothea Blome | | | | | | | | | 6. Frederick, Count of Ahlefeldt-Rixingen-Langeland | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 26. Gregor of Ahlefeld | | | | | | | | | 13. Brigitte of Ahlefeld | | | | | | | | | | | | | 27. Metta Blome | | | | | | | | | 3. Sofie Amalie of Ahlefeld-Langeland | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 28. John Philip II of Leiningen-Dagsburg-Hardenburg | | | | | | | | | 14. Frederick Emich of Leiningen-Dagsburg-Hardenburg | | | | | | | | | | | | | 29. Elisabeth of Leiningen-Dagsburg-Falkenburg | | | | | | | | | 7. Marie Elisabeth of Leiningen-Dagsburg | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 30. Christian, Count of Waldeck-Wildungen | | | | | | | | | 15. Sibylla of Waldeck-Wildungen | | | | | | | | | | | | | 31. Elisabeth of Nassau-Siegen | | | | | | | |
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