Alexander, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg

Alexander
Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg
Born20 January 1573
Sønderborg
Died13 May 1627(1627-05-13) (aged 54)
Sønderborg- Beck
SpouseDorothea of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen
Issue
HouseSchleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg
FatherJohn II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg
MotherElisabeth of Brunswick-Grubenhagen

Alexander, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg, (20 January 1573 – 13 May 1627) was a Danish nobleman.[1]

Alexander was born in Sønderborg (German: Sonderburg) in Schleswig, the third son of John II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg and Elisabeth of Brunswick-Grubenhagen. Because his elder surviving brother chose Ærø as his seat, Alexander received Sønderborg upon their father's death and was in practice its second duke. Alexander died in Sønderborg.

  1. ^ Stokvis, Anthony Marinus Hendrik Johan (1890-93). Manuel d'histoire, de généalogie et de chronologie de tous les États du globe, depuis les temps les plus reculés jusqu'à nos jours (E.J. Brill Leide edición).

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