List of consorts of Holstein-Sonderburg
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The Duchesses of Holstein-Sønderborg were the consorts of the rulers of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderborg and it many branches. Only one branch, the House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderborg-Glücksburg, survive today but the current Glücksburg duchess hold the higher title of Duchess consort of Schleswig and Holstein

Duchess of consort Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg, 1544-1668

Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Duchess Ceased to be Duchess Death Spouse
Elisabeth of Brunswick-Grubenhagen Ernest IV, Duke of Brunswick-Grubenhagen
(Brunswick-Grubenhagen)
20 March 1550 19 August 1568 11 February 1586 John II
Agnes Hedwig of Anhalt
Agnes Hedwig of Anhalt
Agnes Hedwig of Anhalt was a Princess of Anhalt by birth, an Abbess of Gernrode, and by marriage Electress of Saxony and later Duchess of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plön....

Joachim Ernest, Prince of Anhalt
Joachim Ernest, Prince of Anhalt
Joachim Ernest of Anhalt , was a German prince of the House of Ascania, ruler of the principality of Anhalt-Zerbst, and from 1570 sole ruler of all the Anhalt lands....


(Ascania)
12 March 1573 14 February 1588 3 November 1616
Dorothea of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen John Günther I, Count of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen
(Schwarzburg-Sondershausen
House of Schwarzburg
The House of Schwarzburg was one of the oldest noble families of Thuringia, until its extinction in 1971 with the death of Prince Friedrich Günther...

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23 August 1579 26 November 1604 9 October 1622
husband's accession
13 May 1627
husband's death
25 July 1639 Alexander
Anna of Oldenburg-Delmenhorst
Anton II, Count of Delmenhorst
(Oldenburg-Delmenhorst
House of Oldenburg
The House of Oldenburg is a North German dynasty and one of Europe's most influential Royal Houses with branches that rule or have ruled in Denmark, Russia, Greece, Norway, Schleswig, Holstein, Oldenburg and Sweden...

)
28 March 1605 4 November 1634 28 June 1653
husband's death
12 December 1688 John Christian
Eleonore Charlotte of Saxe-Lauenburg
Prince Franz Heinrich of Saxe-Lauenburg
(Ascania)
8 August 1646 1 November 1676 1688
Sonderburg's confiscation
9 February 1709 Christian Adolf

Duchess consort Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Franzhagen, 1688-1708

Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Duchess Ceased to be Duchess Death Spouse
Anna of Oldenburg-Delmenhorst
Anton II, Count of Delmenhorst
(Oldenburg-Delmenhorst
House of Oldenburg
The House of Oldenburg is a North German dynasty and one of Europe's most influential Royal Houses with branches that rule or have ruled in Denmark, Russia, Greece, Norway, Schleswig, Holstein, Oldenburg and Sweden...

)
28 March 1605 4 November 1634 28 June 1653
husband's death
12 December 1688 John Christian
Eleonore Charlotte of Saxe-Lauenburg
Prince Franz Heinrich of Saxe-Lauenburg
(Ascania)
8 August 1646 1 November 1676 1688
Franzhagen's creation
11 January 1702
husband's death
9 February 1709 Christian Adolf
- Barbara Dorothea of Winterfeld - 4 September 1670 1705 13 July 1707
husband's accession
11 October 1708
husband's death
27 April 1739 Louis Charles

Duchess consort Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg, 1647-1931

Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Duchess Ceased to be Duchess Death Spouse
Auguste of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
Auguste of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
Princess Auguste of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg was a Danish-German princess of the senior Glücksburg line of the Duke of Schleswig-Holstein. She was the first Duchess of Augustenborg by marriage...

Philipp, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
(Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
The House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg , known as the House of Glücksburg for short, is a German ducal house, junior branches of which include the royal houses of Denmark and Norway, the deposed royal house of Greece, and the heir to the thrones of the Commonwealth realms The House...

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27 June 1633 15 June 1651 18 January 1689
husband's death
26 May 1701 Ernest Günther
Marie Therese of Velbrück Konrad Gumprecht, Baron of Velbrück
(Velbrück)
- 1695 1712 Ernest Augustus
Friederike Louise of Danneskiold-Samsøe Christian Gyldenløve, Count of Samsø
(Danneskiold-Samsøe
Danneskiold-Samsøe
Danneskiold-Samsøe is a Danish family of high nobility, formerly holding the island of Samsø as a fief. The family uses a traditional spelling of the name; a modern spelling would be Danneskjold-Samsø....

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2 October 1699 21 July 1720 11 May 1731
husband's accession
2 December 1744 Christian Augustus I
Charlotte of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plön Frederick Charles, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plön
(Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plön
Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plön
The Duchy of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plön , also Schleswig-Holstein-Plön, Holstein-Plön or just Duchy of Plön, was a small sub-duchy created by the physical division of the Duchy of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg. Today, its remaining significance is primarily the building of Plön Castle...

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23 April 1744 26 May 1762 11 October 1770 Frederick Christian I
Louise Auguste of Denmark Christian VII of Denmark
Christian VII of Denmark
Christian VII was King of Denmark and Norway and Duke of Schleswig and Holstein from 1766 until his death. He was the son of Danish King Frederick V and his first consort Louisa, daughter of King George II of Great Britain....


(Oldenburg
House of Oldenburg
The House of Oldenburg is a North German dynasty and one of Europe's most influential Royal Houses with branches that rule or have ruled in Denmark, Russia, Greece, Norway, Schleswig, Holstein, Oldenburg and Sweden...

)
7 July 1771 27 May 1786 13 November 1794
husband's accession
14 June 1814
husband's death
13 January 1843 Frederick Christian II
Louisa-Sophie of Danneskjold-Samsøe 
Christian Conrad Sophus, Gount of Danneskjold-Samsöe
(Danneskiold-Samsøe
Danneskiold-Samsøe
Danneskiold-Samsøe is a Danish family of high nobility, formerly holding the island of Samsø as a fief. The family uses a traditional spelling of the name; a modern spelling would be Danneskjold-Samsø....

)
22 September 1796 18 September 1820 11 March 1867 Christian Augustus II
Christian, Duke of Augustenborg
Christian August II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg , usually simply known by just his first name, Christian, Duke of Augustenborg, was a claimant of the rulership of the provinces of Slesvig and Holstein, and a fiefholder of Augustenborg and Sønderborg...

Adelheid of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
Princess Adelheid of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
Princess Adelheid of Hohenlohe-Langenburg was a niece of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom. She was the second daughter of Ernst I, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg and Princess Feodora of Leiningen, older half-sister of the British queen...


Ernst, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
Ernst, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
Ernst Christian Carl IV was a brother-in-law of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom. He was the son of Prince Charles Louis of Hohenlohe-Langenburg and Countess Amalie Henriette zu Solms-Baruth.-Marriage:...


(Hohenlohe-Langenburg)
20 July 1835 11 September 1856 11 March 1869
husband's ascession
14 January 1880
husband's death
25 January 1900 Frederick VIII
Frederick VIII, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein
Duke Frederick VIII , succeeded nominally as the Duke of Schleswig-Holstein from 1863 while Prussia actually took overlordship and real administrative power.-Life:...

Dorothea of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Princess Dorothea of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Dorothea Maria Henriette Auguste Louise was a princess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha by birth and the duchess of Schleswig-Holstein through her marriage to Ernst Gunther, duke of Schleswig-Holstein...


Prince Philipp of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
(Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
The House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha is a German dynasty, the senior line of the Saxon House of Wettin that ruled the Ernestine duchies, including the duchy of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha....

)
30 April 1881 2 August 1898 22 February 1921
husband's death
21 January 1967 Ernst Gunther
Ernst Gunther, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein
Ernst Gunther, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein was a son of Frederick VIII, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein and Princess Adelheid of Hohenlohe-Langenburg. He inherited his father's title as titular duke of Schleswig-Holstein....

Karoline Mathilde of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg
Princess Karoline Mathilde of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg
Princess Karoline Mathilde of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg was the second-eldest daughter of Frederick VIII, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein and his wife Princess Adelheid of Hohenlohe-Langenburg.-Family:Karoline Mathilde's elder sister, Augusta Viktoria was German...


Frederick VIII, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein
Frederick VIII, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein
Duke Frederick VIII , succeeded nominally as the Duke of Schleswig-Holstein from 1863 while Prussia actually took overlordship and real administrative power.-Life:...


(Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg)
25 January 1860 19 March 1885 27 April 1931
husband's accession
20 February 1932 Frederick Ferdinand
Friedrich Ferdinand, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein
Friedrich Ferdinand of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg was the fourth Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg-Family and succession:...

Marie Melita of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
Princess Marie Melita of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
Princess Marie Melita of Hohenlohe-Langenburg was the Duchess consort of Schleswig-Holstein as the wife of Wilhelm Friedrich, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein...


Ernst II, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
(Hohenlohe-Langenburg)
18 January 1899 5 February 1916 21 January 1934
husband's accession
10 February 1965
husband's death
8 November 1967 William Frederick
Wilhelm Friedrich, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein
Wilhelm Friedrich, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, since 1931 of Schleswig-Holstein was the Duke of Schleswig-Holstein and Head of the House of Oldenburg from 21 January 1934 until his death on 10 February 1965...

Marie Alix of Schaumburg-Lippe
Prince Stephan Alexander Viktor of Schaumburg-Lippe
(Schaumburg-Lippe
House of Lippe
The House of Lippe is a German Royal House. The House of Lippe descends from Count Jobst Hermann of Lippe whose son Bernhard I was the founder of the state of Lippe in 1123....

)
2 April 1923 9 October 1947 10 February 1965
husband's accession
30 September 1980
husband's death
- Peter
Peter, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein
Peter, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein was the Duke of Schleswig-Holstein and Head of both the House of Glücksburg and the entire House of Oldenburg from 10 February 1965 until his death on 30 September 1980...

Elisabeth of Lippe-Weissenfeld
Elisabeth, Princess of Schleswig-Holstein
Elisabeth, Princess of Schleswig-Holstein is the princess consort to the current Head of the Ducal House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, Christoph, Prince of Schleswig-Holstein...


Alfred, Prince of Lippe-Weissenfeld
(Lippe-Weissenfeld
House of Lippe
The House of Lippe is a German Royal House. The House of Lippe descends from Count Jobst Hermann of Lippe whose son Bernhard I was the founder of the state of Lippe in 1123....

)
28 July 1957 23 September 1981 Incumbent - Christoph

Duchess consort of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, 1825-present


Duchess consort Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Wiesenburg, 1647-1744
Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Duchess Ceased to be Duchess Death Spouse
Katharina of Waldeck-Wildenburg Christian, Count of Waldeck-Wildungen
(Waldeck-Wildungen)
20 October 1612 15 November 1643 1647
Wiesenburg's creation
24 November 1649 Philip Louis
Anna Margarete of Hesse-Homburg Friedrich I, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg
(Hesse-Homburg
House of Hesse
The House of Hesse is a European royal dynasty from the region of Hesse, originally and still formally the House of Brabant.-History:The origins of the House of Hesse begin with the marriage of Sophie of Thuringia, daughter of Louis IV, Landgrave of Thuringia and Elizabeth of Hungary with Henry...

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31 August 1629 5 May 1650 3 August 1686
Magdalene Christine of Reuss-Obergreiz Heinrich I, Count of Reuss-Obergreiz
(Reuss-Obergreiz)
3 August 1652 28 July 1688 10 March 1689
husband's death
18 December 1697
Marie Elisabeth of Liechtenstein Hans-Adam I, Prince of Liechtenstein
Hans-Adam I, Prince of Liechtenstein
Hans-Adam I, Prince of Liechtenstein was the Prince of Liechtenstein. He was the son of Karl Eusebius, Prince of Liechtenstein and Johanna Beatrix, Countess of Dietrichstein to Nikolsburg .In 1699 he acquired the domain of Schellenberg, and in 1712 the county of Vaduz...


(Liechtenstein)
3 May 1683 6 March 1713 7 October 1724
husband's accession
4 March 1744
husband's death
8 May 1744 Leopold

Duchess consort Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Norburg, 1622-1669

Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Duchess Ceased to be Duchess Death Spouse
Juliane of Saxe-Lauenburg Francis II of Saxe-Lauenburg
(Ascania)
26 December 1589 1 August 1627 1 December 1630 Frederick
Eleonore of Anhalt-Zerbst Rudolph, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst
Rudolph, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst
Rudolph of Anhalt-Zerbst , was a German prince of the House of Ascania and ruler of the unified principality of Anhalt...


(Ascania)
10 November 1608 15 February 1632 22 July 1658
husband's death
2 November 1680
Staatsbankrott und Übergabe an Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plön

Duchess consort Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, 1622-?

Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Duchess Ceased to be Duchess Death Spouse
Sophie Hedwig of Saxe-Lauenburg Francis II of Saxe-Lauenburg
(Ascania)
24 May 1601 23 May 1624 1 February 1660 Philipp
Need Translation Sibylle Ursula of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel Augustus the Younger, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Augustus the Younger, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Augustus of Brunswick-Lüneburg , called the Younger, was duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg. In the estate division of the House of Welf of 1635, he received the Principality of Wolfenbüttel....


(Welf)
4 February 1629 13 September 1663 27 September 1663
husband accession
12 December 1671 Christian
Agnes Hedwig of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plön Joachim Ernst I, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plön
(Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plön
House of Oldenburg
The House of Oldenburg is a North German dynasty and one of Europe's most influential Royal Houses with branches that rule or have ruled in Denmark, Russia, Greece, Norway, Schleswig, Holstein, Oldenburg and Sweden...

)
29 September 1640 10 May 1672 17 November 1698
husband death
20 November 1698
Christiane of Saxe-Eisenberg Christian, Duke of Saxe-Eisenberg
Christian, Duke of Saxe-Eisenberg
Christian of Saxe-Eisenberg was a duke of Saxe-Eisenberg.He was the eighth but fifth surviving son of Ernst I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Altenburg and Elisabeth Sophie of Saxe-Altenburg....


(Wettin)
4 March 1679 15 February 1699 24 May 1722 Philipp Ernset
Katharine Christine of Ahlefeld - 1687 1722 8 May 1726
Charlotte Marie of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg Prince Friedrich Wilhelm of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg
(Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg)
5 September 1697 17 October 1726 12 November 1729
husband death
30 April 1760
Henriette Auguste of Lippe-Detmold
(Lippe-Detmold
House of Lippe
The House of Lippe is a German Royal House. The House of Lippe descends from Count Jobst Hermann of Lippe whose son Bernhard I was the founder of the state of Lippe in 1123....

)
26 March 1725 19 June 1745 10 November 1766
husband death
5 August 1777 Friedrich
Anna Karoline of Nassau-Saarbrücken
(Nassau-Weilburg)
31 December 1751 9 August 1769 13 March 1779
husband death
12 April 1824 Friedrich Heinrich Wilhelm

Duchess consort Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plön
Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plön
The Duchy of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plön , also Schleswig-Holstein-Plön, Holstein-Plön or just Duchy of Plön, was a small sub-duchy created by the physical division of the Duchy of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg. Today, its remaining significance is primarily the building of Plön Castle...

, 1622-1766

Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Duchess Ceased to be Duchess Death Spouse
Dorothea Auguste of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp John Adolf, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp
John Adolf, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp
Johann Adolf of Holstein-Gottorp was a Duke of Holstein-Gottorp.He was a third son of Duke Adolf of Holstein-Gottorp and his wife Christine of Hesse-Kassel . He became the first Lutheran Administrator of the Prince-Bishopric of Lübeck and the Administrator of the Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen...


(Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp
House of Holstein-Gottorp
The House of Holstein-Gottorp, a cadet branch of the Oldenburg dynasty, ruled Sweden from 1751 until 1818, and Norway from 1814 to 1818.In 1743 Adolf Frederick of Holstein-Gottorp was elected crown prince of Sweden as a Swedish concession to Russia, a strategy for achieving an acceptable peace...

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12 May 1602 12 May 1633 5 October 1671
husband's death
13 March 1682 Joachim Ernest
Dorothea Sophia of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel Rudolph Augustus, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Rudolph Augustus, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Rudolph Augustus was duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg from 1666 until his death. He ruled over the Wolfenbüttel subdivision of the duchy...


(Welf)
17 January 1653 2 April 1673 2 July 1704
husband's death
21 March 1722 John Adolph
Magdalene Juliane of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld
John Charles, Count Palatine of Birkenfeld-Gelnhausen
(Wittelsbach)
28 February 1686 26 November 1704 5 November 1720 Joachim Frederick
Juliane Luise of Ostfriesland
Christian Everhard, Prince of Ostfriesland
(Cirksena)
13 June 1698 17 February 1721 28 May 1722
husband's death
6 February 1740
Christiane Armgardis Reventlow Christian Detlev Reventlow
Christian Detlev Reventlow
Christian Detlev, Count von Reventlow was a Danish diplomat and military leader.He was the son of Conrad, Count Reventlow, chancellor of Denmark and brother of Anne Sophie Reventlow, queen consort of Denmark after her marriage to Frederick IV of Denmark. Father of Louise Stolberg.Christian was...


(Reventlow
Reventlow
The name Reventlow, a noble Danish surname, may refer to:* Anne Sophie Reventlow, queen consort of Denmark * Christian Detlev Reventlow Danish diplomat and military leader 1671-1738)...

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2 May 1711 18 July 1730 18 October 1761
husband's death
6 October 1779 Frederick Charles

Duchess consort Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plön-Rethwisch
Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plön-Rethwisch
The ducal line of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plön-Rethwisch descended from the line of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plön. It was founded by Joachim Ernest II who as the third son of the Duke of Plön, Joachim Ernest, received the estate of Rethwisch in Storman as his inheritance...

, ?-1729

Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Duchess Ceased to be Duchess Death Spouse
Isabella Margareta Franziska of Merode-Westerloo -
(Merode-Westerloo
House of Merode
The princely house of Merode is one of the most important houses of the Belgian nobility.The surname of the family and the name of the House is mostly written de Mérode in but was originally von Merode due to the German descent of the House...

)
1649 21 January 1677 ?
Rethwisch's creation
17 September 1699
husband's death
7 January 1701 Joachim Ernest II
Marie Celestine of Merode Claudius Francois of Merode
(Merode
House of Merode
The princely house of Merode is one of the most important houses of the Belgian nobility.The surname of the family and the name of the House is mostly written de Mérode in but was originally von Merode due to the German descent of the House...

)
3 February 1679 1703 1713
divorce
24 November 1725 John Ernest Ferdinand
Merged into Plön on May 21, 1729 after extinction.

Duchess consort Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Norburg
Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Norburg
The sub-duchy of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Norburg emerged as a collateral line of the House Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg. The region of Norburg is on the island of Als.- Historic overview :...

, 1679-1729

Second Creation
Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Duchess Ceased to be Duchess Death Spouse
Elisabeth Charlotte of Anhalt-Bernburg-Harzgerode Friedrich, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg-Harzgerode
(Ascania)
11 February 1647 6 October 1666 1679
Wiesenburg's recreation
17 September 1699
husband's death
2 January 1723 August
Magdalene Juliane of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld
John Charles, Count Palatine of Birkenfeld-Gelnhausen
(Wittelsbach)
28 February 1686 26 November 1704 5 November 1720 Joachim Frederick
Juliane Luise of Ostfriesland
Christian Everhard, Prince of Ostfriesland
(Cirksena)
13 June 1698 17 February 1721 28 May 1722
husband's death
6 February 1740
Merged into Plön on May 21, 1729

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