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Adolf of Denmark and Norway of Oldenburg (Oldenburg), Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp

Danish: Adolf af Danmark og Norge von Oldenburg (Oldenburg) Hertug af Slesvig-Holsten-Gottorp
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Schloss Duburg, Flensborg, Schleswig, Danmark (Denmark)
Death: October 01, 1586 (60)
Schloss Gottorp, Schleswig, Schleswig, Danmark (Denmark)
Place of Burial: Schleswig, Schleswig, Danmark
Immediate Family:

Son of Frederick I King of Denmark and Norway and Sophia Queen Consort to Denmark and Norway
Husband of Christina von Hessen, Herzogin zu Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp
Father of Friedrich II von Schleswig-Holstein, Herzog zu Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp; Sophie von Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp, Herzogin zu Mecklenburg-Schwerin; Philip von Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp, Herzog; Christina, Drottning av Sverige; Elisabeth von Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp, Prinzessin and 5 others
Brother of Anna von Oldenburg; Dorothea Oldenburg, prinsesse til Danmark; Friedrich prince of Denmark and Norway and Elisabeth Oldenburg, Herzogin zu Mecklenburg-Güstrow
Half brother of Geseke Knudsen; Princess Katharina Fredriksdatter; Christian III King of Denmark and Norway and Dorothea of Denmark and Norway, Duchess of Prussia

Occupation: Herzog von Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp, Hertig i Holstein-Gottorp 1533-86
Managed by: Günther Kipp
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About Adolf, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp

Adolf was the first duke of the Schleswig-Holstein branch of Gottorp

Predecessor: Christian III of Denmark

Successor: Frederick II of Holstein-Gottorp + Frederick II of Denmark and Norway

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Adolf, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp's Timeline

1526
January 25, 1526
Schloss Duburg, Flensborg, Schleswig, Danmark (Denmark)
1568
April 21, 1568
Gottorp Schloss, Schleswig, Schleswig, Danmark (Denmark)
1569
June 1, 1569
Schloss Gottorp, Schleswig, Danmark (Denmark)
1570
August 10, 1570
1573
April 12, 1573
Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
1574
March 11, 1574
Kiel, Holstein, Deutschland(HRR)
1575
February 27, 1575
Schloss Gottorp, Schleswig, Schleswig, Danmark (Denmark)
February 27, 1575
Hessen, Deutschland(HRR)
1576
May 29, 1576
Of Gotorf Prusia, Schleswig, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany