Frederick II, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp

Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorf
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroDuke of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorf
wasNoble
Work fieldRoyals
Gender
Male
Birth21 April 1568
Death15 June 1587Gottorf Castle (aged 19 years)
Star signTaurus
Family
Mother:Christine of Hesse
Father:Adolf, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp
Siblings:John Adolf Duke of Holstein-Gottorp Philip Duke of Holstein-Gottorp John Frederick of Holstein-Gottorp Christina of Holstein-Gottorp Anna of Holstein-Gottorp Sophia of Holstein-Gottorp Agnes av Holstein-Gottorp
The details

Biography

Frederick II, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp (21 April 1568 – 15 June 1587) was a Danish-German nobleman. He was the eldest son of Duke Adolf of Holstein-Gottorp and his wife, Christine of Hesse (1543-1604).
He inherited the ducal share of rule in the royal Danish-ducal condominium of the duchies of Holstein and of Schleswig when his father died in 1586, and died only a year later.

Ancestors

Ancestors of Frederick II, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
16. Dietrich, Count of Oldenburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
8. Christian I of Denmark
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
17. Helvig of Schauenburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4. Frederick I of Denmark
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
18. John, Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
9. Dorothea of Brandenburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
19. Barbara of Saxe-Wittenberg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2. Adolf, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
20. Eric II, Duke of Pomerania
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
10. Bogislaw X, Duke of Pomerania
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
21. Sophia of Pomerania-Stolp
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
5. Sophie of Pomerania
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
22. Casimir IV Jagiellon
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
11. Anna Jagiellon
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
23. Elizabeth of Austria
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1. Frederick II, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
24. Louis II, Landgrave of Lower Hesse
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
12. William II, Landgrave of Hesse
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
25. Mechthild of Württemberg-Urach
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
6. Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
26. Magnus II, Duke of Mecklenburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
13. Anna of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
27. Sophie of Pomerania-Stettin
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3. Christine of Hesse
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
28. Albert III, Duke of Saxony
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
14. George, Duke of Saxony
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
29. Sidonie Podiebrad
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
7. Christine of Saxony
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
30. Casimir IV Jagiellon (= 22)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
15. Barbara Jagiellon
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
31. Elizabeth of Austria (= 23)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Frederick II, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp
House of Holstein-Gottorp
Cadet branch of the House of Oldenburg
Born: 21 April 1568 Died: 15 June 1587
Regnal titles
Preceded by
Adolf and
Frederick II of Denmark
Duke of Holstein and Schleswig
1586–1587
with Frederick II of Denmark (1586–1587)
Succeeded by
Frederick II of Denmark and
Philip


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