John Adolphus, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plön
John Adolphus | |
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| Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plön | |
 Portrait by Johann Valentin Tischbein | |
| Born | 8 April 1634 Ahrensbök |
| Died | 2 July 1704 (aged 70) Ruhleben |
| Noble family | Oldenburg |
| Spouse(s) | Dorothea of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel |
| Father | Joachim Ernest, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plön |
| Mother | Dorothea Augusta of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp |
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John Adolphus of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plön (
Duchy of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg
.
Life
He was born on 8 April 1634 in Ahrensbök, the eldest son of the first Duke of Plön, Joachim Ernest and Dorothea Augusta of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp.
From 1645 to 1650 he went on a
grand tour around the countries of Europe, including England and France. 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
, the highest Danish order of knighthood, becoming the 124th member of the order.
In 1684 he had the first
Treaty of Traventhal was signed at the ducal hunting lodge in Traventhal, a milestone during the Great Northern War
.
In 1704 went to Hungary and fought against the Kurucs with the forces of Holstein-Plön and Denmark. He participated in the battle of Smolenice.
Family
John Adolphus married Dorothea 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). She was the daughter of Rudolf of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Norburg, and granddaughter of Frederick, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Norburg.
- 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
Joachim Frederick, from the line of Schleswig-Holstein-Nordborg
.
Ancestors
Sources
- Karl Sommeregger (1905), "Johann Adolph, Herzog zu Schleswig-Holstein-Plön", Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (in German), vol. 50, Leipzig: Duncker & Humblot, pp. 684–686
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Johann Adolf, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plön.
- Family line of Schleswig-Holstein-Plön (in German)
- The Gentlemen's Tour by Two Princes Archived 2013-09-17 at the Wayback Machine (in German)
- of Plön with a portrait of John Adolphus on emergency money[permanent dead link] (in German)
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