List of consorts of Holstein-Sonderburg

The Duchesses of Holstein-Sønderborg were the consorts of the rulers of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderborg and it many branches. Only one branch, the House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderborg-Glücksburg, survive today but the current Glücksburg duchess hold the higher title of Duchess consort of Schleswig and Holstein

Duchess of consort Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg, 1544–1668

Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Duchess Ceased to be Duchess Death Spouse
Elisabeth of Brunswick-Grubenhagen Ernest III, Duke of Brunswick-Grubenhagen
(Brunswick-Grubenhagen) 		20 March 1550 19 August 1568 11 February 1586 John II
Agnes Hedwig of Anhalt Joachim Ernest, Prince of Anhalt
(Ascania) 		12 March 1573 14 February 1588 3 November 1616
Dorothea of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen John Günther I, Count of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen
(Schwarzburg-Sondershausen) 		23 August 1579 26 November 1604 9 October 1622
husband's accession 		13 May 1627
husband's death 		25 July 1639 Alexander
Anna of Oldenburg-Delmenhorst
[1] 		Anton II, Count of Delmenhorst
(Oldenburg-Delmenhorst) 		28 March 1605 4 November 1634 28 June 1653
husband's death 		12 December 1688 John Christian
Eleonore Charlotte of Saxe-Lauenburg
[1] 		Prince Franz Heinrich of Saxe-Lauenburg
(Ascania) 		8 August 1646 1 November 1676 1688
Sonderburg's confiscation 		9 February 1709 Christian Adolf

Duchess consort Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Franzhagen, 1688–1708

Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Duchess Ceased to be Duchess Death Spouse
Anna of Oldenburg-Delmenhorst
[2] 		Anton II, Count of Delmenhorst
(Oldenburg-Delmenhorst) 		28 March 1605 4 November 1634 28 June 1653
husband's death 		12 December 1688 John Christian
Eleonore Charlotte of Saxe-Lauenburg
[2] 		Prince Franz Heinrich of Saxe-Lauenburg
(Ascania) 		8 August 1646 1 November 1676 1688
Franzhagen's creation 		11 January 1702
husband's death 		9 February 1709 Christian Adolf
Anna Barbara Dorothea of Winterfeld Barthold Dietrich von Winterfeld
(Winterfeld) 		4 September 1670 1705 13 July 1707
husband's accession 		11 October 1708
husband's death 		27 April 1739 Louis Charles

Duchess consort Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg, 1647–1931

Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Duchess Ceased to be Duchess Death Spouse
Auguste of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg Philipp, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
(Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg) 		27 June 1633 15 June 1651 18 January 1689
husband's death 		26 May 1701 Ernest Günther
Marie Therese of Velbrück Konrad Gumprecht, Baron of Velbrück
(Velbrück) 		– 1695 1712 Ernest August
Friederike Louise of Danneskiold-Samsøe Christian Gyldenløve, Count of Samsø
(Danneskiold-Samsøe) 		2 October 1699 21 July 1720 11 May 1731
husband's accession 		2 December 1744 Christian Augustus I
Charlotte of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plön Frederick Charles, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plön
(Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plön) 		23 April 1744 26 May 1762 11 October 1770 Frederick Christian I
Louise Auguste of Denmark Christian VII of Denmark
(Oldenburg) 		7 July 1771 27 May 1786 13 November 1794
husband's accession 		14 June 1814
husband's death 		13 January 1843 Frederick Christian II
Countess Louise Sophie of Danneskiold-Samsøe
[3] 		Christian Conrad, Count of Danneskiold-Samsøe
(Danneskiold-Samsøe) 		22 September 1796 18 September 1820 11 March 1867 Christian Augustus II
Adelheid of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
[3] 		Ernst, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
(Hohenlohe-Langenburg) 		20 July 1835 11 September 1856 11 March 1869
husband's ascession 		14 January 1880
husband's death 		25 January 1900 Frederick VIII
Dorothea of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
[3] 		Prince Philipp of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
(Saxe-Coburg and Gotha) 		30 April 1881 2 August 1898 22 February 1921
husband's death 		21 January 1967 Ernst Gunther
Karoline Mathilde of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg
[3][4] 		Frederick VIII, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein
(Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg) 		25 January 1860 19 March 1885 27 April 1931
husband's accession 		20 February 1932 Frederick Ferdinand
Marie Melita of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
[3][4] 		Ernst II, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
(Hohenlohe-Langenburg) 		18 January 1899 5 February 1916 21 January 1934
husband's accession 		10 February 1965
husband's death 		8 November 1967 William Frederick
Marie Alix of Schaumburg-Lippe
[4] 		Prince Stephan Alexander Viktor of Schaumburg-Lippe
(Schaumburg-Lippe) 		2 April 1923 9 October 1947 10 February 1965
husband's accession 		30 September 1980
husband's death 		– Peter
Elisabeth of Lippe-Weissenfeld
[3][4] 		Alfred, Prince of Lippe-Weissenfeld
(Lippe-Weissenfeld) 		28 July 1957 23 September 1981 Incumbent – Christoph

Duchess consort Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck, 1647–1825

Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Duchess Ceased to be Duchess Death Spouse
Clara of Oldenburg Anton II, Count of Delmenhorst
(Oldenburg) 		19 April 1606 15 January 1645 1627
Beck's creation 		19 January 1647 August Philip
Sidonie of Oldenburg 10 June 1611 June 1649 1650
Maria Sibylla of Nassau-Saarbrücken William Louis, Count of Nassau-Saarbrücken
(Nassau) 		6 October 1628 12 April 1651 6 May 1675
husband's death 		9 April 1699
Hedwig Louise of Lippe-Alverdissen Philip I, Count of Schaumburg-Lippe
(Lippe) 		6 May 1650 1676 26 September 1689
husband's death 		18 March 1731 August
Maria Antonia Isnardi di Castello, Contessa di Sanfré Francesco Antonio Isnardi di Castello, Conte di Sanfré
(Isnardi) 		1692 8 February 1708 16 June 1719
husband's death 		17 February 1762 Frederick William I
Louise Charlotte of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg Ernest Günther, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg
(Augustenburg) 		23 April 1658 1 January 1685 16 June 1719
husband's accession 		7 March 1728
husband's death 		2 May 1740 Frederick Louis
Ursula Anna of Dohna-Schlobitten Christopher I, Burgrave and Count of Dohna-Schlodien
(Dohna) 		31 December 1700 5 November 1721 7 March 1728
husband's accession 		11 November 1749
husband's death 		17 March 1761 Frederick William II
Countess Friederike of Schlieben Count Karl Leopold von Schlieben
(Schlieben) 		28 February 1757 9 March 1780 25 March 1816
husband's death 		17 December 1827 Frederick Karl Ludwig
Princess Louise Caroline of Hesse-Kassel Prince Charles of Hesse-Kassel
(Hesse-Kassel) 		28 September 1789 26 January 1810 25 March 1816
husband's accession 		6 July 1825
husband became Duke of Glücksburg 		13 March 1867 Frederick Wilhelm
Duchess consort of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, 1825–present
Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Duchess Ceased to be Duchess Death Spouse
Princess Louise Caroline of Hesse-Kassel Prince Charles of Hesse-Kassel
(Hesse-Kassel) 		28 September 1789 26 January 1810 6 July 1825
husband became Duke of Glücksburg 		17 February 1831
husband's death 		13 March 1867 Frederick Wilhelm
Princess Vilhelmine Marie of Denmark Frederick VI of Denmark
(Oldenburg) 		18 January 1808 19 May 1838 24 October 1878
husband's death 		30 May 1891 Karl
Princess Adelheid of Schaumburg-Lippe George William, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe
(Lippe) 		9 March 1821 16 October 1841 24 October 1878
husband's accession 		27 November 1885
husband's death 		30 July 1899 Friedrich
Karoline Mathilde of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg
[3][4] 		Frederick VIII, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein
(Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg) 		25 January 1860 19 March 1885 27 November 1885
husband's accession 		20 February 1932 Frederick Ferdinand
Marie Melita of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
[3][4] 		Ernst II, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
(Hohenlohe-Langenburg) 		18 January 1899 5 February 1916 21 January 1934
husband's accession 		10 February 1965
husband's death 		8 November 1967 William Frederick
Marie Alix of Schaumburg-Lippe
[4] 		Prince Stephan Alexander Viktor of Schaumburg-Lippe
(Schaumburg-Lippe) 		2 April 1923 9 October 1947 10 February 1965
husband's accession 		30 September 1980
husband's death 		– Peter
Elisabeth of Lippe-Weissenfeld
[3][4] 		Alfred, Prince of Lippe-Weissenfeld
(Lippe-Weissenfeld) 		28 July 1957 23 September 1981 27 September 2023
husband's death 		– Christoph
Duchess consort Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Wiesenburg, 1647–1744
Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Duchess Ceased to be Duchess Death Spouse
Katharina of Waldeck-Wildungen Christian, Count of Waldeck-Wildungen
(Waldeck-Wildungen) 		20 October 1612 15 November 1643 1647
Wiesenburg's creation 		24 November 1649 Philip Louis
Anna Margaret of Hesse-Homburg Frederick I, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg
(Hesse-Homburg) 		31 August 1629 5 May 1650 3 August 1686
Magdalene Christine of Reuss-Obergreiz Heinrich I, Count of Reuss-Obergreiz
(Reuss-Obergreiz) 		3 August 1652 28 July 1688 10 March 1689
husband's death 		18 December 1697
Marie Elisabeth of Liechtenstein Hans-Adam I, Prince of Liechtenstein
(Liechtenstein) 		3 May 1683 6 March 1713 7 October 1724
husband's accession 		4 March 1744
husband's death 		8 May 1744 Leopold

Duchess consort Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Norburg, 1622–1669

Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Duchess Ceased to be Duchess Death Spouse
Juliane of Saxe-Lauenburg Francis II of Saxe-Lauenburg
(Ascania) 		26 December 1589 1 August 1627 1 December 1630 Frederick
Eleonore of Anhalt-Zerbst Rudolph, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst
(Ascania) 		10 November 1608 15 February 1632 22 July 1658
husband's death 		2 November 1680
Staatsbankrott und Übergabe an Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plön

Duchess consort Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, 1622–?

Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Duchess Ceased to be Duchess Death Spouse
Sophie Hedwig of Saxe-Lauenburg Francis II of Saxe-Lauenburg
(Ascania) 		24 May 1601 23 May 1624 1 February 1660 Philipp
Sibylle Ursula of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel Augustus the Younger, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
(Welf) 		4 February 1629 13 September 1663 27 September 1663
husband accession 		12 December 1671 Christian
Agnes Hedwig of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plön Joachim Ernest, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plön
(Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plön) 		29 September 1640 10 May 1672 17 November 1698
husband death 		20 November 1698
Christine of Saxe-Eisenberg Christian, Duke of Saxe-Eisenberg
(Wettin) 		4 March 1679 15 February 1699 24 May 1722 Philipp Ernst
Katharine Christine of Ahlefeldt Detlev Siegfried von Ahlefeldt
(Ahlefelft) 		1687 1722 8 May 1726
Charlotte Marie of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg Prince Frederick William of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg
(Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg) 		5 September 1697 17 October 1726 12 November 1729
husband death 		30 April 1760
Auguste of Lippe-Detmold Simon Henry Adolph, Count of Lippe-Detmold
(Lippe-Detmold) 		26 March 1725 19 June 1745 10 November 1766
husband death 		5 August 1777 Friedrich
Anna Karoline of Nassau-Saarbrücken William Henry, Prince of Nassau-Saarbrücken
(Nassau-Weilburg) 		31 December 1751 9 August 1769 13 March 1779
husband death 		12 April 1824 Friedrich Heinrich Wilhelm

Duchess consort Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plön, 1622–1766

Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Duchess Ceased to be Duchess Death Spouse
Dorothea Augusta of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp John Adolf, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp
(Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp) 		12 May 1602 12 May 1633 5 October 1671
husband's death 		13 March 1682 Joachim Ernest
Dorothea Sophia of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel Rudolph Augustus, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
(Welf) 		17 January 1653 2 April 1673 2 July 1704
husband's death 		21 March 1722 John Adolph
Countess Palatine Magdalene Juliane of Gelnhausen
[5] 		John Charles, Count Palatine of Gelnhausen
(Wittelsbach) 		28 February 1686 26 November 1704 5 November 1720 Joachim Frederick
Juliane Luise of Ostfriesland
[5] 		Christian Everhard, Prince of Ostfriesland
(Cirksena) 		13 June 1698 17 February 1721 28 May 1722
husband's death 		6 February 1740
Countess Christiane Armgardis von Reventlow Count Christian Detlev von Reventlow
(Reventlow) 		2 May 1711 18 July 1730 18 October 1761
husband's death 		6 October 1779 Frederick Charles

Duchess consort Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plön-Rethwisch, ?–1729

Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Duchess Ceased to be Duchess Death Spouse
Isabelle de Merode-Westerloo Ferdinand Philip of Merode
(Merode-Westerloo) 		1649 21 January 1677 ?
Rethwisch's creation 		17 September 1699
husband's death 		7 January 1701 Joachim Ernest II
Marie Cölestine de Merode Claudius Francois of Merode
(Merode) 		3 February 1679 1703 1713
divorce 		24 November 1725 John Ernest Ferdinand
Merged into Plön on May 21, 1729 after extinction.

Duchess consort Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Norburg, 1679–1729

Second Creation
Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Duchess Ceased to be Duchess Death Spouse
Elisabeth Charlotte of Anhalt-Harzgerode Frederick, Prince of Anhalt-Harzgerode
(Ascania) 		11 February 1647 6 October 1666 1679
Wiesenburg's recreation 		17 September 1699
husband's death 		2 January 1723 August
Countess Palatine Magdalene Juliane of Gelnhausen
[6] 		John Charles, Count Palatine of Gelnhausen
(Wittelsbach) 		28 February 1686 26 November 1704 5 November 1720 Joachim Frederick
Juliane Luise of Ostfriesland
[6] 		Christian Everhard, Prince of Ostfriesland
(Cirksena) 		13 June 1698 17 February 1721 28 May 1722
husband's death 		6 February 1740
Merged into Plön on May 21, 1729

Notes

  1. ^ a b Also Duchess consort Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Franzhagen.
  2. ^ a b Also Duchess consort Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i Also Nominal Duchess consort of Schleswig and Holstein.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h Also Duchess consort of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg.
  5. ^ a b Also Duchess consort Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Norburg.
  6. ^ a b Also Duchess consort Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plön.

See also