Philip, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp

Duke of Holstein-Gottorp
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroDuke of Holstein-Gottorp
wasNoble
Work fieldRoyals
Gender
Male
Birth10 August 1570, Gottorf Castle
Death18 October 1590Gottorf Castle (aged 20 years)
Star signLeo
Family
Mother:Christine of Hesse
Father:Adolf, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp
Siblings:John Frederick of Holstein-Gottorp John Adolf Duke of Holstein-Gottorp Frederick II Duke of Holstein-Gottorp Christina of Holstein-Gottorp Anna of Holstein-Gottorp Sophia of Holstein-Gottorp Agnes av Holstein-Gottorp
The details

Biography

Philip, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp (10 August 1570 – 18 October 1590) was the second son of Adolf, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp (1526-1586) and his wife, Christine of Hesse (1543-1604).
After the early death of his elder brother Frederick II in 1587, he inherited the ducal share of rule in the royal Danish-ducal condominium of the duchies of Holstein and of Schleswig at the age of 17. He died three years later.

Ancestors

Ancestors of Philip, 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. Philip, 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)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Philip, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp
House of Holstein-Gottorp
Cadet branch of the House of Oldenburg
Born: 10 August 1570 Died: 18 October 1590
Preceded by
Frederick II (Gottorp) and
Frederick II (Denmark)
Duke of Holstein and Schleswig
1587–1590
with Frederick II of Denmark (1587–1588)
Christian IV of Denmark (1588–1590)
Succeeded by
Christian IV and
John Adolf

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