John Adolphus of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plön
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John Adolphus of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plön ( or Hans Adolf; 8 April 1634, Ahrensbök
Ahrensbök
Ahrensbök is a municipality in the district of Ostholstein, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is situated approx. 17-km northwest of Lübeck, and 45-km southeast of Kiel.-History:...

 – 2 July 1704 Ruhleben
Ruhleben
The Ruhleben barracks is part of the German Naval establishment located in Plön, Holstein, Germany.From 1940 to 1945 it was home to the III U-Boat Training Division . On April 22, 1945 Grand Admiral Karl Dönitz moved the headquarters of the Naval High Command there...

) was the second Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plön, which had been created by a division of the Duchy of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg.

Life

He was born on 8 April 1634 in Ahrensbök
Ahrensbök
Ahrensbök is a municipality in the district of Ostholstein, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is situated approx. 17-km northwest of Lübeck, and 45-km southeast of Kiel.-History:...

, the eldest son of the first Duke of Plön, Joachim Ernest. From 1645 to 1650 he went on a grand tour
Grand Tour
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 around the countries of Europe, including England
England
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 and France
France
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. He was accompanied by his brother, Augustus, who was one year younger. In 1671 he inherited the dukedom from his father. On 25 October 1671 he was bestowed with the Order of the Elephant
Order of the Elephant
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, the highest Danish order of knighthood, becoming the 124th member of the order.

In 1684 he had the first hunting lodge
Traventhal House
Traventhal House in the municipality of Traventhal near Bad Segeberg in the southern part of the German state of Schleswig-Holstein was the summer residence of the dukes of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plön. In the 18th century the house was renowned for its late baroque garden, which was the...

 built in Traventhal
Traventhal
Traventhal is a municipality in the district of Segeberg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It gave name to the Peace of Travendal treaty signed there in 1700....

; this was followed in 1685 by St. John's Church, Plön
St. John's Church, Plön
St. John's Church in the north German town of Plön was built in 1685 when Plön's new town, Neustadt, was developed by Duke John Adolphus as an independent parish church....

 and in 1690 the parish church of Plön. John Adolphus took part in several of the major wars of his time, including the Ottoman wars
Ottoman wars in Europe
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 and handed over the running of his duchy during those times largely to his mother and his wife. During his reign the Treaty of Traventhal was signed at the ducal hunting lodge in Traventhal
Traventhal
Traventhal is a municipality in the district of Segeberg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It gave name to the Peace of Travendal treaty signed there in 1700....

, a milestone during the Great Northern War
Great Northern War
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Family

John Adolphus married Dorothea of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, a daughter of Rudolf Augustus of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel. They had two children:
  • Adolphus Augustus (born 29 March 1680; died 29 June 1704), married Elisabeth Sophia of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Nordborg (1683-1767)
  • their son, Leopold Augustus (1702-1706), died as a child
  • Dorothea Sophia (1692–1765), married Adolphus Frederick III, Duke of Mecklenburg


Duke John Adolphus died on 2 July 1704 in Ruhleben, a few days after his son, Adolphus Augustus, had been killed in a riding accident. Because Leopold Augustus, son of Adolphus Augustus and grandson of John Adolphus died in childhood in 1706, the estate went to the John Adolphus' nephew, Joachim Frederick
Joachim Frederick of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plön
Joachim Frederick of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plön , also known as Joachim Frederick of Schleswig-Holstein-Plön, was the third Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Plön, a dukedom created by the division of the Duchy of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg.He was born in Magdeburg on 9 May 1668, and...

, from the line of Schleswig-Holstein-Nordborg
Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Norburg
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