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Born 20 January 1573Sonderborg ( 1573-01-20 ) Spouse Dorothea von Schwarzburg-Sondershausen Mother Elisabeth of Brunswick-Grubenhagen Died March 13, 1627, Sonderborg, Denmark Parents John II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg Children Ernest Gunther, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg Grandparents Christian III of Denmark, Dorothea of Saxe-Lauenburg Great-grandparents | ||
Alexander, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg (20 January 1573 – 13 May 1627), was a Danish nobleman.
Alexander was born in Sønderborg (German: Sonderburg) in Schleswig, the third son of Johann II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plon and Elisabeth of Brunswick-Grubenhagen. Because his elder surviving brother chose Ærø as his seat, Alexander received Sønderborg upon their father's death and was in practice its second duke. Alexander died in Sønderborg.
Alexander married Dorothea von Schwarzburg-Sondershausen, daughter of John Günther I, Count of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen, on 26 November 1604 in Oldenburg. They had eleven children:
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