Biography of John "Younger" Oldenburg Duke Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg 1545-1622

On 29 Oct 1525 [his father] Christian III King Denmark 1503-1559 (age 22) and [his mother] Dorothea of Saxe Lauenburg Queen Consort Denmark and Norway (age 14) were married. He the son of King Frederick I of Denmark (age 54) and Anna of Brandenburg.

On 10 Apr 1533 [his grandfather] King Frederick I of Denmark (age 61) died. His son [his father] Christian III King Denmark 1503-1559 (age 29) succeeded III King Denmark.

On 25 Mar 1545 John "Younger" Oldenburg Duke Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg was born to Christian III King Denmark 1503-1559 (age 41) and Dorothea of Saxe Lauenburg Queen Consort Denmark and Norway (age 33)..

Christian III King Denmark Dies Frederick II Succeeds

On 01 Jan 1559 [his father] Christian III King Denmark 1503-1559 (age 55) died. His son [his brother] Frederick II King Denmark 1534-1588 (age 24) succeeded II King Denmark.

On 19 Aug 1568 John "Younger" Oldenburg Duke Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg (age 23) and Elisabeth of Brunswick-Grubenhagen (age 18) were married. He the son of Christian III King Denmark 1503-1559 and Dorothea of Saxe Lauenburg Queen Consort Denmark and Norway (age 57).

On 09 Oct 1569 [his daughter] Dorothea Oldenburg was born to John "Younger" Oldenburg Duke Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg (age 24) and [his wife] Elisabeth of Brunswick-Grubenhagen (age 19).

On 24 Oct 1570 [his son] Christian Oldenburg was born to John "Younger" Oldenburg Duke Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg (age 25) and [his wife] Elisabeth of Brunswick-Grubenhagen (age 20).

On 07 Oct 1571 [his mother] Dorothea of Saxe Lauenburg Queen Consort Denmark and Norway (age 60) died.

On 17 Jan 1572 [his son] Ernest Oldenburg was born to John "Younger" Oldenburg Duke Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg (age 26) and [his wife] Elisabeth of Brunswick-Grubenhagen (age 21).

On 20 Jan 1573 [his son] Alexander Oldenburg I Duke Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg 1573-1627 was born to John "Younger" Oldenburg Duke Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg (age 27) and [his wife] Elisabeth of Brunswick-Grubenhagen (age 22) at Sønderborg.

On 26 Jul 1574 [his son] August Oldenburg was born to John "Younger" Oldenburg Duke Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg (age 29) and [his wife] Elisabeth of Brunswick-Grubenhagen (age 24).

On 22 Aug 1575 [his daughter] Marie Oldenburg was born to John "Younger" Oldenburg Duke Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg (age 30) and [his wife] Elisabeth of Brunswick-Grubenhagen (age 25).

On 17 Sep 1576 [his son] John Adolph Oldenburg was born to John "Younger" Oldenburg Duke Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg (age 31) and [his wife] Elisabeth of Brunswick-Grubenhagen (age 26).

On 07 Oct 1577 [his daughter] Anna Oldenburg was born to John "Younger" Oldenburg Duke Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg (age 32) and [his wife] Elisabeth of Brunswick-Grubenhagen (age 27).

On 30 May 1579 [his daughter] Sophia Oldenburg was born to John "Younger" Oldenburg Duke Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg (age 34) and [his wife] Elisabeth of Brunswick-Grubenhagen (age 29).

On 24 Sep 1580 [his daughter] Elisabeth Oldenburg was born to John "Younger" Oldenburg Duke Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg (age 35) and [his wife] Elisabeth of Brunswick-Grubenhagen (age 30).

On 26 Oct 1581 [his son] Frederick Oldenburg was born to John "Younger" Oldenburg Duke Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg (age 36) and [his wife] Elisabeth of Brunswick-Grubenhagen (age 31).

On 24 Feb 1583 [his daughter] Margarete Oldenburg was born to John "Younger" Oldenburg Duke Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg (age 37) and [his wife] Elisabeth of Brunswick-Grubenhagen (age 32).

On 15 Mar 1584 [his son] Philip Oldenburg was born to John "Younger" Oldenburg Duke Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg (age 38) and [his wife] Elisabeth of Brunswick-Grubenhagen (age 33).

On 16 Apr 1585 [his son] Albrecht Oldenburg was born to John "Younger" Oldenburg Duke Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg (age 40) and [his wife] Elisabeth of Brunswick-Grubenhagen (age 35).

On 11 Feb 1586 [his wife] Elisabeth of Brunswick-Grubenhagen (age 35) died.

On 14 Feb 1588 John "Younger" Oldenburg Duke Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg (age 42) and Agnes Hedwig of Anhalt (age 14) were married. The difference in their ages was 27 years. He the son of Christian III King Denmark 1503-1559 and Dorothea of Saxe Lauenburg Queen Consort Denmark and Norway.

On 04 Apr 1590 [his daughter] Eleonore Oldenburg was born to John "Younger" Oldenburg Duke Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg (age 45) and [his wife] Agnes Hedwig of Anhalt (age 17).

On 07 Mar 1593 [his daughter] Anna Sabine Oldenburg was born to John "Younger" Oldenburg Duke Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg (age 47) and [his wife] Agnes Hedwig of Anhalt (age 19).

On 05 Jul 1593 [his daughter] Dorothea Oldenburg (age 23) died.

On 09 Feb 1594 [his son] Johann Georg Oldenburg was born to John "Younger" Oldenburg Duke Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg (age 48) and [his wife] Agnes Hedwig of Anhalt (age 20).

On 29 Aug 1595 [his son] Joachim Ernest Oldenburg was born to John "Younger" Oldenburg Duke Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg (age 50) and [his wife] Agnes Hedwig of Anhalt (age 22).

On 26 Oct 1596 [his son] Ernest Oldenburg (age 24) died.

On 26 Oct 1596 [his son] August Oldenburg (age 22) died.

On 13 Jul 1597 [his daughter] Dorothea Sibylle Oldenburg was born to John "Younger" Oldenburg Duke Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg (age 52) and [his wife] Agnes Hedwig of Anhalt (age 24).

On 21 Aug 1597 [his daughter] Dorothea Sibylle Oldenburg died.

On 23 Jul 1599 [his daughter] Dorothea Marie Oldenburg was born to John "Younger" Oldenburg Duke Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg (age 54) and [his wife] Agnes Hedwig of Anhalt (age 26).

On 27 Mar 1600 [his daughter] Dorothea Marie Oldenburg died.

On 12 Apr 1601 [his son] Bernhard Oldenburg was born to John "Younger" Oldenburg Duke Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg (age 56) and [his wife] Agnes Hedwig of Anhalt (age 28).

On 26 Apr 1601 [his son] Bernhard Oldenburg died.

On 17 Nov 1602 [his daughter] Agnes Magdalene Oldenburg was born to John "Younger" Oldenburg Duke Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg (age 57) and [his wife] Agnes Hedwig of Anhalt (age 29).

On 24 Feb 1603 [his daughter] Eleonore Sophie Oldenburg was born to John "Younger" Oldenburg Duke Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg (age 57) and [his wife] Agnes Hedwig of Anhalt (age 29).

On 26 Nov 1604 [his son] Alexander Oldenburg I Duke Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg 1573-1627 (age 31) and [his daughter-in-law] Dorothea Schwarzburg Duchess Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg (age 25) were married at Sønderborg. She by marriage Duchess Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Augustenburg. She the daughter of and Anna of Oldenburg. He the son of John "Younger" Oldenburg Duke Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg 1545-1622 (age 59) and Elisabeth of Brunswick-Grubenhagen. They were half fourth cousins.

On 17 May 1607 [his daughter] Agnes Magdalene Oldenburg (age 4) died.

On 25 Jan 1613 [his son] Johann Georg Oldenburg (age 18) died.

On 30 Apr 1613 [his son] Albrecht Oldenburg (age 28) died.

On 30 Jan 1616 [his daughter] Anna Oldenburg (age 38) died.

On 03 Nov 1616 [his wife] Agnes Hedwig of Anhalt (age 43) died.

Before 09 Oct 1622 John "Younger" Oldenburg Duke Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg (age 77) was created 1st Duke Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Augustenburg.

On 09 Oct 1622 John "Younger" Oldenburg Duke Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg (age 77) died. His son [his son] Alexander Oldenburg I Duke Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg 1573-1627 (age 49) succeeded I Duke Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Augustenburg.

Family Trees of John "Younger" Oldenburg Duke Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg 1545-1622

Paternal Family Tree: Oldenburg

Royal Ancestors of John "Younger" Oldenburg Duke Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg 1545-1622

Kings Wessex: Great x 16 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings England: Great x 11 Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 14 Grand Son of Malcolm III King Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 12 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 9 Grand Son of Philip "Bold" III King France

Royal Descendants of John "Younger" Oldenburg Duke Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg 1545-1622

King Christian IX of Denmark 1818-1906 x 3

Gustav V King Sweden 1858-1950 x 1

Constantine I King Greece x 1

Constantine II King Hellenes 1940- x 2

Carl XVI King Sweden 1946- x 5

Ancestors of John "Younger" Oldenburg Duke Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg 1545-1622

Great x 2 Grandfather: Dietrich Count of Oldenburg

Great x 1 Grandfather: Christian I King Denmark 1426-1481

Great x 2 Grandmother: Helvig of Schauenburg

GrandFather: King Frederick I of Denmark

Great x 1 Grandmother: Dorothea of Brandenburg

Great x 3 Grandfather: Rudolf III Duke of Saxe-Wittenberg

Great x 2 Grandmother: Barbara of Saxe-Wittenberg

Father: Christian III King Denmark 1503-1559 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

GrandMother: Anna of Brandenburg 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Frederick I Duke Saxony

Great x 2 Grandfather: William III Duke of Luxemburg 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry "The Mild" Welf 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Catherine of Brunswick-Lüneburg 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Sophie Griffins

Great x 1 Grandmother: Margaret of Thuringia 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Albert Habsburg V Duke Austria 1397-1439 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Joanna Sophia Wittelsbach Duchess Austria 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Habsburg 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Sigismund I King Hungary I King Germany I King Bohemia Holy Roman Emperor Luxemburg 8 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Luxemburg Duchess Austria 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Barbara of Cilli Holy Roman Empress

John "Younger" Oldenburg Duke Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg 1545-1622 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Mother: Dorothea of Saxe Lauenburg Queen Consort Denmark and Norway