Christian August, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg

Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroDuke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg
wasNoble
Work fieldRoyals
Gender
Male
Birth4 August 1696
Death20 January 1754 (aged 57 years)
Family
Mother:Sophie Amalie von Ahlefeldt
Father:Prince Frederick William of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg
Spouse:Frederikke Louise Danneskjold-Samsøe
Children:Frederick Christian I Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg Emil August af Slesvig-Holsten-Sønderborg-Augustenborg
The details

Biography

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
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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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