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Personal data Augustus von SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN-SONDERBURG-PLON 


Household of Augustus von SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN-SONDERBURG-PLON

He is married to Elisabeth Charlotte von ANHALT-HARZGERODE.

They got married on October 6, 1666 at Østerholm, Sonderjylland, Denmark, he was 31 years old.


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Notes about Augustus von SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN-SONDERBURG-PLON

Duke Augustus of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plön-Norburg (9 May 1635 - 17 September 1699 in Plön) was Duke of a small part of Schleswig-Holstein around Nordborg Castle on the island of Als. He was the founder of the Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plön-Norburg line.

August was the second son of Joachim Ernest and Dorothea Augusta of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp. Although his line was a cadet branch, his son Joachim Frederick would later inherit the Duchy of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plön. From 1645 to 1650, Augustus and his brother John Adolphus. who was one year older, made a Grand Tour of European countries, visiting, inter alia, England and France.

Augustus became an officer in the army of Brandenburg-Prussia and was promoted to General of the Infantry on 20 August 1664. At the same time, he was appointed governor of Magdeburg. On 21 December 1674, he was appointed governor of Minden, as a reward for his bravery in the war against the Ottoman Empire. On 7 July 1676, he received the island of Usedom as a reward for his services in the Scanian War. However, the Treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye of 1679 awarded Usedom to Sweden. When Elector Frederick William died in 1688, he retired from the brandenburg army and settled at Nordborg Castle.

On 29 May 1676 he was awarded the Order of the Elephant in Copenhagen.

Marriage and issue
He married Elisabeth Charlotte of Anhalt-Harzgerode (11 February 1647 - 20 January 1723), daughter of Prince Frederick of Anhalt-Bernburg-Harzgerode and his first wife, Johanna Elisabeth of Nassau-Hadamar. She was since 1665 the widow of Prince William Louis of Anhalt-Köthen. They had the following children:

Joachim Frederick (1668-1722), married: Magdalena Juliana, Countess Palatine of Birkenfeld-Gelnhausen
Juliana Louise, Princess of East Frisia (1698-1721)
Elisabeth Auguste (1669-1709), a nun in Herford Abbey
Sophie Charlotte (1672-1720)
Christian Charles (20 August 1674 - 23 May 1706), married: Dorothea Christina of Aichelberg (1674-1762), from 1702 Baroness of Karlstein, from 1722 Princess of Denmark
Johanna Dorothea (December 24, 1676; † November 29, 1727), married: Prince William II of Nassau-Dillenburg (1670-1724)
SOURCE: Wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augustus,_Duke_of_Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Pl%C3%B6n-Norburg

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Birthday May 9, 1635

  • Stadhouder Prins Frederik Hendrik (Huis van Oranje) was from 1625 till 1647 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
  • In the year 1635: Source: Wikipedia
    • April 23 » The first public school in the United States, Boston Latin School, is founded in Boston.
    • May 30 » Thirty Years' War: The Peace of Prague is signed.
    • June 28 » Guadeloupe becomes a French colony.
    • July 28 » In the Eighty Years' War the Spanish capture the strategic Dutch fortress of Schenkenschans.
    • July 30 » Eighty Years' War: The Siege of Schenkenschans begins; Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange, begins the recapture of the strategically important fortress from the Spanish Army.
    • October 9 » Roger Williams is banished from the Massachusetts Bay Colony after religious and policy disagreements.

Day of marriage October 6, 1666

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    Van 1650 tot 1672 kende Nederland (ookwel Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden) zijn Eerste Stadhouderloze Tijdperk.
  • In the year 1666: Source: Wikipedia
    • August 19 » Second Anglo-Dutch War: Rear Admiral Robert Holmes leads a raid on the Dutch island of Terschelling, destroying 150 merchant ships, an act later known as "Holmes's Bonfire".
    • September 2 » The Great Fire of London breaks out and burns for three days, destroying 10,000 buildings, including Old St Paul's Cathedral.
    • September 3 » The Royal Exchange burns down in the Great Fire of London.
    • September 4 » In London, England, the most destructive damage from the Great Fire occurs.
    • September 5 » Great Fire of London ends: Ten thousand buildings, including Old St Paul's Cathedral, are destroyed, but only six people are known to have died.
    • November 28 » At least 3,000 men of the Royal Scots Army led by Tam Dalyell of the Binns defeat about 900 Covenanter rebels in the Battle of Rullion Green.

Day of death September 17, 1699

  • Stadhouder Prins Willem III (Huis van Oranje) was from 1672 till 1702 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
  • In the year 1699: Source: Wikipedia
    • January 26 » For the first time, the Ottoman Empire permanently cedes territory to the Christian powers.
    • February 16 » First Leopoldine Diploma is issued by the Holy Roman Emperor, recognizing the Greek Catholic clergy enjoyed the same privileges as Roman Catholic priests in the Principality of Transylvania.
    • March 30 » Guru Gobind Singh establishes the Khalsa in Anandpur Sahib, Punjab.
    • April 14 » Khalsa: The Sikh religion was formalised as the Khalsa - the brotherhood of Warrior-Saints - by Guru Gobind Singh in northern India, in accordance with the Nanakshahi calendar.


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