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Schleswig at AllExperts (382 words) |
 | Schleswig prior to its partition (also encompassing Ribe as well as the Baltic islands of Fehmarn and Ærø, identified as 9a and 4b, respectively). |
| Schleswig was a Danish duchy that evolved in the 11-12th century. |
| The title Duke of Schleswig was adopted by the kings of Denmark in 1460, and the area was a fief under the Danish Crown until 1864. |
| Schleswig: Definition and Much More from Answers.com (1214 words) |
| Schleswig or South Jutland (Danish: Sønderjylland or Slesvig; German: Schleswig; Low German: Sleswig; North Frisian: Slaswik or Sleesweg) is a region covering the area about 60 km north and 70 km south of the border between Germany and Denmark. |
| Schleswig formed part of the historical Lands of Denmark as this country unified out of a number of petty chiefdoms in the 8th to 10th centuries. |
| The title Duke of Schleswig was inherited in 1460 by the hereditary kings of Norway who also regularly were elected kings of Denmark simultaneously, and their sons (contrary to Denmark which was not hereditary). |
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