John Adolf, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp

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John Adolf, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp
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John Adolf, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp
Spouse(s) Augusta of Denmark
Noble family House of Oldenburg
Father Adolf of Holstein-Gottorp
Mother Christine of Hesse-Kassel
Born (1575-02-27)27 February 1575
Gottorf Castle
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Schleswig

Johann Adolf of Holstein-Gottorp (27 February 1575 – 31 March 1616) was a Duke of Holstein-Gottorp.

Life

He was a third son of Duke Adolf of Holstein-Gottorp and his wife Christine of Hesse-Kassel (or Hesse-Cassel). He became the first Lutheran Administrator of the Prince-Bishopric of Lübeck (1586–1607) and the Administrator of the Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen (1589–1596). He became the Duke after the deaths of his two elder brothers. After succeeding in 1590 his father as ruling Duke the Bremian Chapter enforced his resignation in favour of his younger brother John Frederick, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp.

Family and children

He was married on 30 August 1596 to Princess Augusta of Denmark, daughter of King Frederick II of Denmark. They had the following children:

  1. Frederick III of Holstein-Gottorp (22 December 1597 – 10 August 1659).
  2. Elisabeth Sofie (12 October 1599 – 25 November 1627), married on 5 March 1621 to Duke Augustus of Saxe-Lauenburg.
  3. Adolf (15 September 1600 – 19 September 1631).
  4. Dorothea Auguste (12 May 1602 – 13 March 1682), married in 1633 to Joachim Ernest, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plön.
  5. Hedwig (23 December 1603 – 22 March 1657), married on 15 July 1620 to Augustus, Count Palatine of Sulzbach.
  6. Anna (19 December 1605 – 20 March 1623).
  7. John (18 March 1606 – 21 February 1655).
  8. Christian, died young in 1609.

Ancestors

Family of John Adolf, 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. John Adolf, 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)
 
 
 
 
 
 

See also

John Adolf, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp
Cadet branch of the House of Oldenburg
Born: 27 February 1575 Died: 31 March 1616
Regnal titles
Religious titles
Vacant
Title last held by
Henry III of Saxe-Lauenburg
(Lutheran Administrator, 1568-1585)
1585–1589 rule by Bremen's Chapter and Estates in custodianship for the minor John Adolf
Prince-Archbishop of Bremen
1589–1596
(Lutheran Administrator)
Succeeded by
John Frederick of Holstein-Gottorp
(Lutheran Administrator)
Preceded by Prince-Bishop of Lübeck
1586–1607
(Lutheran Administrator)
German nobility
Preceded by — TITULAR —
Duke of Holstein-Gottorp
1590–1616
Succeeded by
Frederick III
Regnal titles
Preceded by
Christian IV of Denmark and
Philip
(in condominial rule)
Duke of Holstein and Duke of Schleswig
1590–1616
with Christian IV (1590–1616)
Succeeded by
Christian IV and
Frederick III
(in condominial rule)