Auguste of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg

Princess Auguste
Duchess consort of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg

Born	(1633-06-27)27 June 1633 Glücksburg
Died	26 May 1701(1701-05-26) (aged 67) Augustenborg Palace, Augustenborg, Denmark
Spouse	Ernest Günther
Issue	Frederick Princess Sophie Amalie Prince Philipp Ernst Princess Sophiie Auguste Louise Charlotte, Duchess of Beck Princess Ernestine Justine Ernest Augustus Dorothea Louise, Princess-Abbess of Itzehoe Prince Frederick William
House	House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (by birth) House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg (by marriage)
Father	Philip, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
Mother	Sophie Hedwig of Saxe-Lauenburg
Religion	Lutheranism

Princess Auguste of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (27 June 1633 – 26 May 1701) was a Danish-German princess of the senior Glücksburg line of the Duke of Schleswig-Holstein. She was the first Duchess of Augustenborg by marriage. The royal line, the palace, and the town of Augustenborg, were named in honor of her.

The great-granddaughter of king Christian III of Denmark, she was the third daughter, eighth by birth, of Philip, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg and Princess Sophia Hedwig of Saxe-Lauenburg. She was sister of Sophia Dorothea of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg

Family and children

On 15 June 1651, at Copenhagen, she married her first cousin Ernest Günther (14 October 1609 – 18 January 1689), son of Duke Alexander of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg and his wife Countess Dorothea of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen. They had ten children:

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

Titles, styles, honours and arms

Titles and styles

27 June 1633 – 15 June 1651: Her Serene Highness Princess Auguste of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
15 June 1651 – 18 January 1689: Her Serene Highness The Duchess of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg
18 January 1689 – 26 May 1701: Her Serene Highness The Dowager Duchess of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg

Ancestry

Ancestors of Auguste of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg

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. Philip, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg

20. Philip I, Duke of Brunswick-Grubenhagen

10. Ernest III, Duke of Brunswick-Grubenhagen

21. Katharina of Mansfeld-Vorderort

5. Elisabeth of Brunswick-Grubenhagen

22. George I, Duke of Pomerania-Wolgast

11. Margarethe of Pomerania-Wolgast

23. Amalie of the Palatinate

1. Auguste of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg

24. Magnus I, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg

12. Francis I, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg

25. Catherine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel

6. Francis II, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg

26. Henry IV, Duke of Saxony

13. Sibylle of Saxony

27. Catherine of Mecklenburg

3. Sophia Hedwig of Saxe-Lauenburg

28. Henry V, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg

14. Julius, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg

29. Maria of Württemberg

7. Maria of Brunswick-Lüneburg

30. Joachim II, Elector of Brandenburg

15. Hedwig of Brandenburg, Duchess of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel

31. Hedwig Jagiellon

Regnal titles
Auguste of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg Cadet branch of the House of Oldenburg Born: 27 June 1633 Died: 26 May 1701
Preceded by New Title	Duchess consort of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg 1651 – 1689	Succeeded by Marie Therese of Velbrück

Princesses of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg

The generations indicate descent from Duke Philip of the Elder Glücksburg Line; generations beyond 6 starts anew with Duke Friedrich Wilhelm of the Junior Glücksburg Line, a 6th generation descendant of Princess Auguste.

1st generation	Marie Elisabeth, Margravine of Brandenburg-Bayreuth-Kulmbach Sophie Hedwig, Duchess of Saxe-Zeitz Auguste, Duchess of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg Christiane, Duchess of Saxe-Merseburg Dorothea, Electress of Brandenburg Princess Magdalene Sibylle Princess Hedwig Princess Anna Sabine Princess Anna

2nd generation	Princess Sophie Amalie Princess Sophie Auguste Princess Charlotte Johanna

3rd generation	Princess Christiane Ernestine Princess Louise Sophie Friederike, Abbess of Vallø Princess Charlotte Amalie Princess Sophie Dorothea

4th generation	Princess Sophie Magdalene, Abbess of Vallø Louise Charlotte, Princess of Anhalt-Köthen Juliane Wilhelmine, Princess of Bentheim-Steinfurt Princess Henriette Auguste

5th generation	none

6th generation	Luise Marie, Countess von Hohenthal^ Friederike, Duchess of Anhalt-Bernburg^ Louise, Princess-Abbess of Itzehoe^

7th generation	Auguste, Princess Wilhelm of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld Louise, Princess of Waldeck and Pyrmont Marie, Princess-Abbess of Itzehoe Alexandra, Queen of the United Kingdom Dagmar, Empress of Russia Thyra, Duchess of Cumberland and Teviotdale**

8th generation	Victoria Adelaide, Duchess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha* Alexandra Victoria, Princess August Wilhelm of Prussia* Helena Adelaide, Princess Harald of Denmark and Iceland* Adelaide, Princess of Solms-Baruth* Karoline Mathilde, Countess Hans of Solms-Baruth* Marie Louise, Princess Friedrich Christian of Schaumburg-Lippe Ortrud, Princess of Hanover

9th generation	Princess Marie Alexandra, Mrs. Douglas Barton-Miller* Elisabeth, Princess Ferdinand Heinrich of Ysenburg-Büdingen-Wachtersbach Princess Irene Princess Margaretha Princess Sibylla, Mrs. Dieter Franz

10th generation	Princess Marita, Baroness von Plotho* Princess Ingeborg, Mrs. Nikolaus Broschek*

11th generation	Princess Sophie* Princess Helena*

^ also a princess of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck until 1825 * also a princess of Schleswig-Holstein ** also a princess of Denmark

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