Johann Adolf von Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorf (bischof von Bremen und Hamburg, fürstbischof von Lübeck, herzog von Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorf)

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Personal and Family Information

Johann was born on 27 FEB 1575 in Schloss Göttorf, the son of Adolf I von Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorf and Christine von Hessen.

He died on 31 MAR 1616 in Schleswig (Schlesvig), Schleswig-Holstein.

His wife was Augusta af Danmark, who he married on 30 AUG 1596 in Copenhagen, Denmark. Their eight known children were Friedrich III (1597-1659), Elisabeth Sofie (1599-1627), Adolf (1600-1631), Dorothea Auguste (1602-1682), Hedwig (1603-1657), Anna (1605-1623), Johann X (1606-1655) and Christian (1609-?).

Pedigree Chart (3 generations)


 

Johann Adolf von Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorf
(1575-1616)

 

Adolf I von Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorf
(1526-1586)

 

Frederik I af Danmark-Norge
(1471-1533)

 

Christian I af Danmark-Norge-Sverige
(1426-1481)

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Dorothea von Brandenburg-Kulmbach
(1430-1495)

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Sophia von Pommern
(1498-1568)

 

Bogislaw X von Pommern
(<1454-1523)

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Anna Jagiełłonka
(1476-1503)

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Christine von Hessen
(1543-1604)

 

Philipp I von Hessen-Kassel
(1504-1567)

 

Wilhelm II von Hessen-Kassel
(1469-1509)

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Anna zu Mecklenburg-Schwerin
(1485-1525)

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Christina von Sachsen
(1505-1549)

 

Georg von Sachsen
(1471-1539)

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Barbara Jagiełłonka
(1478-1534)

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Events

EventDateDetailsSourceMultimediaNotes
Birth 27 FEB 1575
Place: Schloss Göttorf
Death 31 MAR 1616
Place: Schleswig (Schlesvig), Schleswig-Holstein

Attributes

AttributeDateDescriptionDetailsSourceMultimediaNotes
Nobility Title FROM 1585 TO 1596 bischof von Bremen und Hamburg
Nobility Title FROM 1586 TO 1607 fürstbischof von Lübeck
Nobility Title FROM 1590 TO 1616 herzog von Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorf

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