John the Elder, Duke of Holstein-Haderslev

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John the Elder, Duke of Holstein-Haderslev, was a 16th-century Danish-German nobleman of the House of Oldenburg who ruled parts of the duchy of Holstein without leaving legitimate heirs.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Danish noble
German noble
duke
member of the House of Oldenburg
nobleman
burialPlace Haderslev Cathedral
co-rulerWith Adolf, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp
Christian III of Denmark
Frederick II of Denmark
countryOfCitizenship Denmark
dateOfBirth 1521-02-25
dateOfDeath 1580-10-01
era Early modern period
ethnicGroup Danish
German
father Frederick I of Denmark
floruit 16th century
givenName John
hasChild no legitimate children
house Oldenburg
languageSpoken Danish
German
maritalStatus unmarried
mother Sophie of Pomerania
nobleFamily House of Oldenburg
nobleRank duke
nobleTitle Duke of Holstein-Haderslev
linked to: Duke of Holstein
notableFor ruling parts of Holstein without leaving legitimate heirs
partitionOf Duchies of Schleswig and Holstein
linked to: Duchy of Schleswig
placeOfBirth Haderslev
placeOfDeath Haderslev
positionHeld ruler of parts of the duchy of Holstein
religion Lutheranism
residence Haderslev
Holstein
ruledTerritory Duchy of Holstein
Holstein-Haderslev
sexOrGender male
sibling Christian III of Denmark
titleHeldFrom 1544
titleHeldUntil 1580

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Duke of Holstein hasTitleHolder John the Elder, Duke of Holstein-Haderslev
Francis, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein sibling John the Elder, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Haderslev
linked to: John the Elder, Duke of Holstein-Haderslev