Johan of Schleswig-Holstein (July 9, 1583 – October 28, 1602) was the youngest son of Frederick II of Denmark and Norway and Sophia of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. He went to Russia

Russia

Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...

 in 1602 as the bridegroom of Boris Godunov

Boris Godunov

Boris Fyodorovich Godunov was de facto regent of Russia from c. 1585 to 1598 and then the first non-Rurikid tsar from 1598 to 1605. The end of his reign saw Russia descend into the Time of Troubles.-Early years:...

's daughter Ksenia (Xenia), but fell ill and died before the marriage could take place.

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  Boris Godunov (opera)
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   based on it, Johan is referred to in Boris's monologue "I have attained the highest power":

I thought to make my daughter happy

By wedlock. Like a tempest Death took off

Her bridegroom--and at once a stealthy rumour

Pronounced me guilty of my daughter's grief--

Me, me, the hapless father!

Ancestry

External links

• The Muscovite Embassy of 1599 to Emperor Rudolf II of Habsburg (pdf) by Isaiah Gruber