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    parts of the duchies of Schleswig and Holstein, also known as Ducal Holstein, that were ruled by the dukes of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp, a side branch...
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    local rulers. The dukes of Gottorf were vassals of the Danish kings and ruled over much of present-day Schleswig-Holstein. In 1721, when the Great Northern...
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    German had been the language of government in Schleswig and Holstein, while the Danish king and partly the Gottorf dukes ruled, and had been a language of government...
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    half-brother King Christian III of Denmark, divided the duchies of Schleswig and Holstein. The areas were divided according to approximately equal tax proceeds...
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    Gottorf Castle (‹See Tfd›German: Schloss Gottorf, Danish: Gottorp Slot, Low German: Slott Gottorp) is a castle and estate in the city of Schleswig, Schleswig-Holstein...
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    1602 – 13 March 1682), married in 1633 to Joachim Ernest, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plön. Hedwig (23 December 1603 – 22 March 1657), married...
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    Friedrich Wilhelm, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (‹See Tfd›German: Friedrich Wilhelm Paul Leopold; Danish: Frederik Vilhelm Paul Leopold;...
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    of Holstein. In 1713, during the Great Northern War, the estates of the dukes of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp in Schleswig including Schloss Gottorf were...
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    Karl, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (30 September 1813 – 24 October 1878) was Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg from...
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    measures 3.1 meters in diameter. Conceived and constructed at Gottorf Castle near Schleswig, it was later transferred to the Kunstkamera museum in Saint...
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    Retrieved August 15, 2016. "Adolf, Herzog von Schleswig-Holstein". Adolf I. (Herzog von Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorf). Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie. Allgemeine...
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  • part of the Duchy of Holstein. In 1713, the estates of the Dukes of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp in Schleswig including Schloss Gottorf were conquered by royal...
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    Reinbek Castle (category Schleswig-Holstein)
    in southern Schleswig-Holstein, was built in the 16th century as a secondary residence for the ducal house of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorf. It is one of...
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    Sophia of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp (1 June 1569 at Gottorf Castle – 14 November 1634 in Schwerin) was regent of the Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin from...
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    was the reigning Duke of Holstein-Gottorp. He was born in Gottorf Castle as the elder son of Duke Christian Albert of Holstein-Gottorp and Princess Frederica...
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    Friedrichstadt (category Towns in Schleswig-Holstein)
    (1623–1678), Rembrandt pupil and court painter of the dukes of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorf, lived here and is buried in St. Christophorus Church Louis Philippe...
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    northernmost state of Schleswig-Holstein. Thanks to its coasts on the North Sea in the west and Baltic Sea in the east, Schleswig-Holstein has a great variety...
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    Near the Present Times : in VII Books (1669) History of Schleswig-Holstein Globe of Gottorf Granlund 2004, p. 58. Granlund, Lis (2004). "Queen Hedwig...
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    to Princess Dorothea Augusta, a daughter of John Adolphus of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorf, Joachim Ernest commissioned the demolition of the old castle...
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    John of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp, nicknamed Bishop Hans called Hans Bishop, (18 March 1606 at Gottorf Castle – 21 February 1655 in Eutin), was a Lutheran...
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    Reinbek (category Towns in Schleswig-Holstein)
    Schloss Reinbeck in Dutch Renaissance style, buikd for Adolfs I. Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorf. Nowadays art and cultural center for Reinbeck. Reinbek station...
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    January 2019. "Christian August, Herzog von Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp". Christian August (Herzog von Holstein-Gottorf). Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie. Allgemeine...
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    Schloss vor Husum (category Schleswig-Holstein)
    Frisia in the state of Schleswig-Holstein. It was initially a secondary residence of the ducal house of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorf and served as an occasional...
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    Other works of Ovens can be seen in the State Museum of Schleswig-Holstein in Castle Gottorf. The central tower was constructed by Friedrich Adler between...
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    The 16th (Schleswig-Holstein) Hussars “Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria, King of Hungary” were a cavalry regiment of the Royal Prussian Army. The regiment...
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    Angeln (redirect from Angel, Schleswig)
    and Gottorf Castle in Schleswig were the original seats of two historically important dynasties, the House of Glücksburg and the House of Holstein-Gottorp...
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    The head is at the State Archaeological Museum at Gottorf Castle in Schleswig, Schleswig-Holstein. The head was discovered on 26 May 1948 by Otto and...
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    duke to the Gottorf Castle in Schleswig as court and chancery counsellor to the bishop of Lübeck, August Friedrich of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorf. Wedderkop...
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    town on the River Eider and the Kiel Canal in the central part of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is the capital of the Kreis (district) of Rendsburg-Eckernförde...
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    Christian IX of Denmark (category People from Schleswig, Schleswig-Holstein)
    grandparents' residence at Gottorf Castle, the habitual seat of the royal governors of the duchies of Schleswig and Holstein. However, in 1824, the dowager...
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