Princess Augusta of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (27 June 1633 – 26 May 1701) was a Danish-German princess of the senior Glücksburg line of the Duke of Schleswig-Holstein. She was the first Duchess of Augustenburg by marriage. Augustenborg Palace, and as a consequence the nearby town, were named in honor of her.
| Princess Augusta | |
|---|---|
| Duchess consort of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg | |
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| Born | 27 June 1633 Glücksburg |
| Died | 26 May 1701 (aged 67) Augustenborg Palace, Augustenborg, Denmark |
| Spouse | Ernest Günther, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg |
| Issue | Frederick Princess Sophie Amalie Prince Philipp Ernst Princess Sophie Auguste Louise Charlotte, Duchess of Beck Princess Ernestine Justine Ernest Augustus Dorothea Louise, Princess-Abbess of Itzehoe Prince Frederick William |
| House | House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (by birth) House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg (by marriage) |
| Father | Philip, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg |
| Mother | Sophie Hedwig of Saxe-Lauenburg |
Early life and ancestry
editThe great-granddaughter of king Christian III of Denmark, she was the third daughter, eighth by birth, of Philip, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg and Princess Sophia Hedwig of Saxe-Lauenburg (1601-1660).[1] She was sister of Sophia Dorothea of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
Family and children
editOn 15 June 1651, at Copenhagen, she married her first cousin Ernest Günther (14 October 1609 – 18 January 1689), son of Duke Alexander of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg and his wife Countess Dorothea of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen (1579-1639). They had ten children:
- Frederick (10 December 1652 – 3 August 1692)
- Sofie Amalie (25 August 1654 – 7 December 1655)
- Philipp Ernst (24 October 1655 – 8 September 1677)
- Sofie Auguste (2 February 1657 – 20 July 1657)
- Luise Charlotte (13 April 1658 – 2 May 1740), married on 1 January 1685 to Duke Frederick Louis of Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck
- Ernestine Justine (30 July 1659 – 18 October 1662)
- Ernest Augustus (3 October 1660 – 11 May 1731)
- Dorothea Luise (11 October 1663 – 21 April 1721), Abbess of Itzehoe in 1686-1721
- a child, born and died 18 December 1665
- Frederick William (18 November 1668 – 3 June 1714)
References
edit- ^ Huberty, Michel; Giraud, Alain; Magdelaine, F. and B. (1994). L'Allemagne Dynastique, Tome VII -- Oldenbourg (in French). France: Laballery. pp. 27–28, 32, 46–48, 64–66. ISBN 2-901138-07-1.