Mother Christine of Hesse Name Philip, of | Died October 18, 1590 | |
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Noble family House of Holstein-Gottorp Father Adolf, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp Born 10 August 1570 ( 1570-08-10 ) Parents Christine of Hesse, Adolf, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp Cousins Louis V, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt Grandparents Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse, Frederick I of Denmark, Christine of Saxony, Sophie of Pomerania Uncles George I, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt Similar People Christina of Holstein‑Gottorp, Philip I - Landgrave of Hesse, Frederick I of Denmark | ||
Philip, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp (10 August 1570 – 18 October 1590) was the second son of Adolf, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp (1526-1586) and his wife, Christine of Hesse (1543-1604).
After the early death of his elder brother Frederick II in 1587, he inherited the ducal share of rule in the royal Danish-ducal condominium of the duchies of Holstein and of Schleswig at the age of 17. He died three years later.
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