August Philipp, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck

Full name
	August Philipp

August Philipp
August Philipp
	Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck
Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck
Predecessor	none
Successor	August, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck
Born	11 November 1612; Sonderburg, Duchy of Schleswig
Died	6 May 1675 (aged 62); Beck Castle, Löhne, Westfalen
Spouse	Maria Sibylla of Nassau-Saarbrücken
Issue	Sophie Luise, Countess of Lippe-Brake; August, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck; Frederick Louis, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck; Dorothea Amalia, Countess of Lippe-Alverdissen; Sophia Elisabeth; Wilhelmine Augusta; Luise Clara; Sophie Eleonore; Maximilian William; Anton Günther; Ernst Kasimir; Karl Gustav
Full name
	August Philipp
House	Oldenburg
Father	Alexander, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg
Mother	Dorothea of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen

August Philipp, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck (11 November 1612 – 6 May 1675) was a Danish-German prince and member of the House of Oldenburg. After acquiring the estate of Beck in Westfalen in 1646, he took the title of Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck.

Biography

August Philipp was born in 1612 in Sonderburg, Duchy of Schleswig (now Sønderborg, Denmark) as the fifth son of Alexander, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg and Dorothea of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen. In 1633, at the age of 21, he emigrated to Germany.

He married Marie Sibylle of Nassau-Saarbrücken, daughter of William Louis, Count of Nassau-Saarbrücken on 12 April 1651 in Beck.

August died in Beck and was succeeded as duke first by his oldest son, August, and later by his second son, Frederick Louis. His daughter Sophie Louise married Frederick (1638-1684), son of Otto, Count of Lippe-Brake. His other daughter Dorothea Amalia married Count Philipp Ernest (1659–1753), son of Philip I, Count of Schaumburg-Lippe.

Ancestors

Ancestors of August Philipp, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck

16. Frederick I of Denmark

8. Christian III of Denmark

17. Anna of Brandenburg

4. John II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg

18. Magnus I, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg

9. Dorothea of Saxe-Lauenburg

19. Catherine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel

2. Alexander, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg

20. Philip I, Duke of Brunswick-Grubenhagen

10. Ernest III, Duke of Brunswick-Grubenhagen

21. Catherine of Mansfeld-Vorderort

5. Elisabeth of Brunswick-Grubenhagen

22. George I, Duke of Pomerania

11. Margaret of Pomerania-Wolgast

23. Amalie of the Palatinate

1. August Philipp, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Beck

24. Henry XXXI of Schwarzburg-Blankenburg

12. Günther XL, Count of Schwarzburg

25. Magdalena of Hohnstein

6. John Günther I, Count of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen

26. Philipp, Count of Isenburg-Büdingen-Ronneburg

13. Elisabeth of Isenburg-Büdingen-Ronneburg

27. Amalie of Rieneck

3. Dorothea of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen

28. John V, Count of Oldenburg

14. Anthony I, Count of Oldenburg

29. Anna of Anhalt-Zerbst

7. Anna of Oldenburg-Delmenhorst

30. Magnus I, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg (=18.)

15. Sophie of Saxe-Lauenburg

31. Catherine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (=19.)

August Philipp, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck House of Oldenburg Born: 11 November 1612 Died: 6 May 1675
Preceded by title created	Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck 1646-1675	Succeeded by August

References

Article in Dansk biografisk leksikon (Danish)

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.