Christian Albrecht, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp

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Christian Albrecht, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp, was a 17th-century German prince who ruled the ducal share of Holstein-Gottorp and was involved in the complex dynastic and political conflicts of the Holy Roman Empire and Scandinavia.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf German prince
duke
human
birthDate 1641-12-03
birthPlace Gottorf Castle
burialPlace Gottorf Castle
child Christian August of Holstein-Gottorp, Prince of Eutin
Frederick IV, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp
Marie Elisabeth of Holstein-Gottorp
Sophia Amalia of Holstein-Gottorp
conflictWith Christian V of Denmark
Danish-Norwegian monarchy
countryOfCitizenship Holy Roman Empire
deathDate 1695-01-06
deathPlace Gottorf Castle
dynasty House of Oldenburg (Holstein-Gottorp branch)
era 17th century
father Frederick III, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp
givenName Albrecht
Christian
houseSeat Gottorf Castle
languageUsed Danish
German
mother Marie Elisabeth of Saxony
nativeLanguage German
nobleFamily House of Holstein-Gottorp
nobleTitle Duke of Holstein-Gottorp
notableFor alliances with Sweden against Denmark
conflicts with the Danish crown over Holstein-Gottorp autonomy
participatedIn Scandinavian power politics in the 17th century
dynastic conflicts within the Holy Roman Empire
political conflicts involving Denmark-Norway
politicalAlignment pro-Swedish
positionHeld Duke of Holstein-Gottorp
predecessor Frederick III, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp
regionOfActivity Holy Roman Empire
Scandinavia
Schleswig-Holstein
reignEnd 1695
reignStart 1659
religion Lutheranism
spouse Frederica Amalia of Denmark
successor Frederick IV, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp
territoryRuled Ducal share of Holstein-Gottorp
titleHeldFrom Duke of Holstein-Gottorp, from 1659

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Duke of Holstein-Gottorp titleHolder Christian Albrecht, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp
Frederick IV, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp father Christian Albert, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp
linked to: Christian Albrecht, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp
Frederick IV, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp predecessor Christian Albert, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp
linked to: Christian Albrecht, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp
Charles Frederick, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp paternalGrandfather Christian Albert, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp
linked to: Christian Albrecht, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp
Statholder of Norway officeHolder Christian Albrecht of Holstein-Gottorp
linked to: Christian Albrecht, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp
Christian August of Holstein-Gottorp, Prince of Eutin father Christian Albert, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp
linked to: Christian Albrecht, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp
Frederica Amalia of Denmark spouse Christian Albert, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp
linked to: Christian Albrecht, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp