Augustenborg Castle

Duke of Augustenborg was a title conferred by the King of Denmark to the head of a certain younger branch of the House of Oldenburg (Danish, Oldenborg), the branch known in Danish as Slesvig-Holsten-Sønderborg-Augustenborg, and in German as Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg. The current royal houses of Denmark and Norway, and the former royal house of Greece belong to this line of the House of Oldenburg. Image File history File links Augustenborg Castle in Denmark. ... Image File history File links Augustenborg Castle in Denmark. ... This is a list of Danish monarchs, that is, the Kings and ruling Queen of Denmark, including Regents of the Kalmar Union. ... The House of Oldenburg is a North German noble family and one of Europes most influential Royal Houses. ...

History

Duke Ernst Günther I, first Duke of Augustenborg (1609-1689).

Duchess Auguste, first Duchess of Augustenborg (1633-1701).

The branch originated from Ernest Gunther, a member of the ducal House of Schleswig-Holstein (its branch of Sönderburg) and a cadet of the royal house of Denmark. Image File history File links Duke Ernst Günther I, first Duke of Augustenborg (1609-1689) From Augustenborg tourism bureau (Augustenborg Erhvervs- & Turistforening) File links The following pages link to this file: Als Duke of Augustenborg ... Image File history File links Duke Ernst Günther I, first Duke of Augustenborg (1609-1689) From Augustenborg tourism bureau (Augustenborg Erhvervs- & Turistforening) File links The following pages link to this file: Als Duke of Augustenborg ... Image File history File links Duchess Auguste, first Duchess of Augustenborg (1633-1701) From Augustenborg tourism bureau (Augustenborg Erhvervs- & Turistforening) File links The following pages link to this file: Als Duke of Augustenborg ... Image File history File links Duchess Auguste, first Duchess of Augustenborg (1633-1701) From Augustenborg tourism bureau (Augustenborg Erhvervs- & Turistforening) File links The following pages link to this file: Als Duke of Augustenborg ... Schleswig-Holstein is the northernmost of the 16 Bundesländer in Germany. ... Sønderborg is a municipality in south Denmark, in the county of South Jutland on the peninsula of Jutland. ...

He had a castle built in the years after 1651, which received the name Augustenborg in honor of his wife, Auguste, herself also from a branch of Dukes of Schleswig-Holstein. As that castle became the chief seat of their line, the line eventually used the name Augustenborg as its branch name. As they were agnates of the ducal house, the title of Duke belonged to everyone of them (as is the Germanic custom). Coat-of-arms of Augustenborg municipality in Denmark. ... Patrilineality (a. ...

Later, a Danish king made the head of that line specifically Duke of Augustenborg. In the late 18th century, the branch of Schleswig-Holstein-Sönderburg-Augustenburg was genealogically the next senior immediately after the main line of Danish kings. King Frederick VI of Denmark forced his only sister Louise Auguste to marry the then Duke of Augustenborg. King Frederick VI. King Frederick VI of Denmark and Norway (January 28, 1768 – December 3, 1839), reigned as King of Denmark from 1808 to 1839, and as king of Norway from 1808 to 1814. ...

In 1764 Sønderborg castle passed into the hands of the Duke of Augustenborg, but against expectations it did not became a residence. Instead it was rented out as a warehouse. The last Duke of Augustenborg, also named Ernst Günther, allowed Sønderborg County Museum to move into a part of the castle in 1920. The next year the Danish state bought the castle from the Duke Sønderborg Castle, 2005 Sønderborg Castle is located in the town of Sønderborg, Denmark on the island of Als in South Jutland. ...

In the 19th century the Danish royal line began to go extinct. The Duke of Augustenburg was the next male-line heir to the royal house, though not descended in male line from Frederick III of Denmark and Norway. This made the duke a player in the convoluted Schleswig-Holstein Question, as well in the question of Danish succession. Frederik August of Augustenborg attempted to proclaim himself as Duke Frederick VIII of Schleswig-Holstein. Frederick III (March 28, 1609 – February 19, 1670) was King of Denmark and Norway from 1648 until his death. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Duke Frederick VIII (July 6, 1829 - January 14, 1880) (Friedrich Herzog von Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg in German), was the father-in-law of Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany. ...

The Dukes of Augustenborg were not sovereign rulers— they held their lands in fief to the sovereign Dukes of Schleswig and Holstein - the Kings of Denmark. Under the system of feudalism, a fiefdom, fief, feud or fee, consisted of heritable lands or revenue-producing property granted by a liege lord in return for a vassal knights service (usually fealty, military service, and security). ... The region of Schleswig (Former English name: Sleswick, Danish: Sønderjylland, Low Saxon: Sleswig, North Frisian: Slaswik or Sleesweg) covers the area about 30 km north and 40 km south of the border between Germany and Denmark. ... For other uses of the word, see Holstein Holstein (Hol-shtayn) (Low Saxon: Holsteen, Danish: Holsten, Latin and historical English: Holsatia) is the southern part of Schleswig-Holstein in Germany, between the rivers Elbe, Eider, and the Schlei firth. ...

The ducal line died out in the 20th century. After its extinction, the senior status went to the line of Dukes of Glucksburg, heads of another line, the line known in German as Schleswig-Holstein-Sönderburg-Glücksburg and in Danish as Slesvig-Holsten-Sønderborg-Lyksborg. Glücksburg (Danish: Lyksborg) is a small town on the south side of the Flensburg Fjord, Germany, Baltic Sea. ... Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (in Danish: Slesvig-Holsten-Sønderborg-Lyksborg (or Glücksborg)), from Glücksburg in northernmost Germany, is a line of the House of Oldenburg (Danish: Oldenborg), to which the royal houses of Denmark, Norway, and the former royal house of Greece belong. ...

Dukes of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augstenburg

• 1647 - 1689 Ernst Günther
• 1689 - 1692 Friedrich
• 1692 - 1731 Ernst August
• 1731 - 1754 Christian August
• 1754 - 1794 Friedrich Christian I
• 1794 - 1814 Friedrich Christian II
• 1814 - 1869 Christian.

His son had proclaimed himself Duke of Schleswig-Holstein in 1863, and later Dukes of the line used this higher title.

Dukes of Schleswig-Holstein, 1863-1931

• 1863 - 1880 Friedrich
• 1880 - 1921 Ernst Günther
• 1921 - 1931 Albert.

On the death of Duke Albert the Augustenburg line became extinct, and the Duke of Glücksburg became Duke of Schleswig-Holstein (see above). Duke Frederick VIII (July 6, 1829 - January 14, 1880) (Friedrich Herzog von Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg in German), was the father-in-law of Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany. ...