Adolf, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp
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Adolf of Denmark or Adolf of Holstein-Gottorp (25 January 1526 –1 October 1586) was the first Duke of Holstein-Gottorp from the line of Holstein-Gottorp of the House of Oldenburg.
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Adolf of Denmark | |
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Duke of Holstein-Gottorp | |
Reign | 1544–1586 |
Predecessor | Christian III of Denmark |
Successor | Frederick II of Holstein-Gottorp Frederick II of Denmark and Norway |
Born | 25 January 1526 |
Died | 1 October 1586(1586-10-01) (aged 60) |
Spouse | Christine of Hesse |
Issue | Frederick II, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp Sophia, Duchess of Mecklenburg Philip, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp Christine, Queen of Sweden Elisabeth Johann Adolf, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp Anna, Countess of East Frisia Bishop John Frederick |
Father | Frederick I of Denmark |
Mother | Sophie of Pomerania |
He was the third son of King Frederick I of Denmark and his second wife, Sophie of Pomerania. King Frederick I had his son educated by Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse. He spent four years at the Landgrave's castle in Kassel.
In 1544, Adolf, his brother Johann, and their half-brother King Christian III of Denmark, divided the duchies of Schleswig and Holstein. The areas were divided according to approximately equal tax proceeds. Adolf, as the youngest, was entitled to the first choice. Since he selected the part with the castle Gottorp, the line of the house Oldenburg created by him was called Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp.