John Adolf, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp

John Adolf
John Adolf, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp
Duke of Holstein-Gottorp
Reign18 October 1590 –
31 March 1616
PredecessorPhilip
SuccessorFrederick III
Born27 February 1575
Gottorf Castle
Died31 March 1616(1616-03-31) (aged 41)
Schleswig
Burial
Schleswig Cathedral
SpouseAugusta of Denmark
IssueFrederick III, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp
Elisabeth Sofie
Adolf
Dorothea Augusta of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp
Hedwig
Anna
John X of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp
Christian
HouseHolstein-Gottorp, Oldenburg
FatherAdolf, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp
MotherChristine of Hesse

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

Life

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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; as Duke of a sovereign state in the early 17th century, he became involved with the religious wars of the time.[1]

After succeeding in 1590 his father as ruling Duke, the Bremian Chapter enforced his resignation in favour of his younger brother John Frederick of Holstein-Gottorp, Prince-Bishop.

Diplomatic efforts

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John Adolf entered into a secret treaty with his cousin, King Christian IV, to suppress the nobility,[2] in 1608.[3] He wrote at least one diplomatic letter to Queen Elizabeth I.[4]

Patronages

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See also: Royal patronage

He donated to the Hamburg Confraternity of Saint Anne of the Iceland Merchants, which indicated that he was involved in trade with Iceland.[5] He was also a patron of touring English theatre troupes.[6]

Family and children

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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 1604 – 20 March 1623).
  7. John (18 March 1606 – 21 February 1655).
  8. Christian, died young in 1609.

Ancestors

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Duerloo, Luc (2016). Archduke Albert (1598-1621) and Habsburg Political Culture in an Age of Religious Wars. Routledge. p. 312. ISBN 9781317147275. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  2. ^ Dunham, Samuel Astley (1840). History of Denmark, Sweden, and Norway, Volume 3. p. 147. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  3. ^ The Cabinet Cyclopaedia, Volume 27. Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown and Green. 1840. p. 143. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  4. ^ Calendar of State Papers, Foreign Series, of the Reign of Elizabeth, Preserved in the State Paper Department of Her Majesty's Public Record Office, Volume 22. Kraus, Reprint of Great Britain, Public Record Office. 1966. p. 310. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  5. ^ Holterman, Bart (2020). The Fish Lands: German Trade with Iceland, Shetland and the Faroe Islands in the Late 15th and 16th Century. Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. ISBN 9783110651829. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  6. ^ S.E Wilmer, Yana Meerzon, ed. (2023). The Palgrave Handbook of Theatre and Migration. Springer International Publishing. p. 258. ISBN 9783031201967. Retrieved 20 October 2024.

Bibliography

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  • Die Fürsten des Landes: Herzöge und Grafen von Schleswig, Holstein und Lauenburg [De slevigske hertuger; German], Carsten Porskrog Rasmussen (ed.) on behalf of the Gesellschaft für Schleswig-Holsteinische Geschichte, Neumünster: Wachholtz, 2008, pp. 73-109, here pp. 87seq. ISBN 978-3-529-02606-5
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
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)
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