Mother Christine of Hesse | Name Frederick Duke | |
Noble family House of Holstein-Gottorp Father Adolf, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp Born 21 April 1568 ( 1568-04-21 ) Died 15 June 1587(1587-06-15) (aged 19) | ||
Frederick II, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp (21 April 1568 – 15 June 1587) was a Danish-German nobleman. He was the eldest son of Duke Adolf of Holstein-Gottorp and his wife, Christine of Hesse (1543-1604).
He inherited the ducal share of rule in the royal Danish-ducal condominium of the duchies of Holstein and of Schleswig when his father died in 1586, and died only a year later.
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