John Adolf, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp
Johann Adolf of Holstein-Gottorp (27 February 1575 – 31 March 1616) was a Duke of Holstein-Gottorp.
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 John Adolf, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp | |
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| Reign | 18 October 1590 – 31 March 1616 |
| Predecessor | Philip |
| Successor | Frederick III |
| Born | 27 February 1575 Gottorf Castle |
| Died | 31 March 1616 (aged 41) Schleswig |
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| Spouse | Augusta of Denmark |
| Issue | Frederick III, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp Elisabeth Sofie Adolf Dorothea Augusta of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp Hedwig Anna John X of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp Christian |
| House | Holstein-Gottorp, Oldenburg |
| Father | Adolf, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp |
| Mother | Christine of Hesse |
Life
editHe 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
editJohn 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
editHe 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
editHe was married on 30 August 1596 to Princess Augusta of Denmark, daughter of King Frederick II of Denmark. They had the following children:
- Frederick III of Holstein-Gottorp (22 December 1597 – 10 August 1659).
- Elisabeth Sofie (12 October 1599 – 25 November 1627), married on 5 March 1621 to Duke Augustus of Saxe-Lauenburg.
- Adolf (15 September 1600 – 19 September 1631).
- Dorothea Auguste (12 May 1602 – 13 March 1682), married in 1633 to Joachim Ernest, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plön.
- Hedwig (23 December 1603 – 22 March 1657), married on 15 July 1620 to Augustus, Count Palatine of Sulzbach.
- Anna (19 December 1604 – 20 March 1623).
- John (18 March 1606 – 21 February 1655).
- Christian, died young in 1609.
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See also
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References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ Dunham, Samuel Astley (1840). History of Denmark, Sweden, and Norway, Volume 3. p. 147. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
- ^ The Cabinet Cyclopaedia, Volume 27. Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown and Green. 1840. p. 143. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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
edit- 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