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Ernest Günther
Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg
Reign	13 May 1627 - 18 January 1689
Successor	Frederick
Born	(1609-10-14)14 October 1609 Sønderborg, Denmark
Died	18 January 1689(1689-01-18) (aged 79) Augustenborg Palace, Augustenborg, Denmark
Spouse	Augusta of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
Issue	Frederick Princess Sophie Amalie Prince Philipp Ernst Princess Sophie Auguste Louise Charlotte, Duchess of Beck Princess Ernestine Justine Ernest August Dorothea Louise, Princess-Abbess of Itzehoe Prince Frederick William
House	House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg
Father	Alexander, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg
Mother	Dorothea of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen

Ernest Günther I of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg (14 October 1609 – 18 January 1689) was a Duke of Schleswig-Holstein of its Sonderburg line. He was the first to have his ducal seat in Augustenborg Palace, which he built and named in honor of his wife. He ruled from 1647 until his death in 1689.

Early life

He was third son of Alexander, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg and his wife, Countess Dorothea of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen (1579-1639).

Family and children

On 15 June 1651 he married Princess Auguste of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (27 June 1633 – 26 May 1701), daughter of Duke Philipp of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg and his wife, Princess Sophie Hedwig of Saxe-Lauenburg (1601-1660). They had ten children:

1. Frederick (10 December 1652 – 3 August 1692)
2. Sophie Amalie (25 August 1654 – 7 December 1655)
3. Philip Ernest (24 October 1655 – 8 September 1677)
4. Sophie Auguste (2 February 1657 – 20 July 1657)
5. Louise Charlotte (13 April 1658 – 2 May 1740), married on 1 January 1685 to Duke Frederick Louis of Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck
6. Ernestine Justine (30 July 1659 – 18 October 1662)
7. Ernest August (3 October 1660 – 11 May 1731)
8. Dorothea Louise (11 October 1663 – 21 April 1721), Abbess of Itzehoe in 1686-1721
9. a child, born and died 18 December 1665
10. Frederick William (18 November 1668 – 3 June 1714)

References

Citations

1. ^ Allström, Carl Magnus (1904). Dictionary of Royal Lineage of Europe and Other Countries: From the Earliest Period to the Present Date. Press of S. T. Almberg. p. 391.
2. Boeskov, Signe; Finch, Jonathan; Frausing, Mikael (1 July 2017). Estate Landscapes in Northern Europe. Aarhus Universitetsforlag. p. 138. ISBN 978-87-7184-899-1.
3. Eriksen, Anders Bager (23 May 2021). "Slesvig-Holsten-Sønderborg-Augustenborg (Fyrsteslægt)". Historiske Rejser (in Danish). Retrieved 29 September 2023.
4. Krogh, Ferdinand von (1877). Beiträge zur älteren Geschichte des Hauses Holstein-Sonderburg (in German). Pattkammer u. Mühlbrecht. p. 58.

Bibliography

• Venborg Pedersen, Mikkel. "Die Herzöge von Augustenburg". In Porskrog Rasmussen, Carsten (ed.). Die Fürsten des Landes: Herzöge und Grafen von Schleswig, Holstein und Lauenburg (in German). Wachholtz Verlag GmbH. pp. 310–341. ISBN 978-3-529-02606-5.

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