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
Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Duchess | Ceased to be Duchess | Death | Spouse |
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Elisabeth of Brunswick-Grubenhagen | Ernest III, Duke of Brunswick-Grubenhagen (Brunswick-Grubenhagen) |
20 March 1550 | 19 August 1568 | 11 February 1586 | John II | ||
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Agnes Hedwig of Anhalt | Joachim Ernest, Prince of Anhalt (Ascania) |
12 March 1573 | 14 February 1588 | 3 November 1616 | |||
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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 | ||
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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 |
Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Duchess | Ceased to be Duchess | Death | Spouse |
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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 | ||
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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 |
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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 |
Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Duchess | Ceased to be Duchess | Death | Spouse |
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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 | |
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Marie Therese of Velbrück | Konrad Gumprecht, Baron of Velbrück (Velbrück) |
– | 1695 | 1712 | Ernest August | ||
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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 | |
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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 | ||
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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 |
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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 | ||
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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 |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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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 |
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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 |
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Elisabeth of Lippe-Weissenfeld [3][4] |
Alfred, Prince of Lippe-Weissenfeld (Lippe-Weissenfeld) |
28 July 1957 | 23 September 1981 | Incumbent | – | Christoph |
Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Duchess | Ceased to be Duchess | Death | Spouse |
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Clara of Oldenburg | Anton II, Count of Delmenhorst (Oldenburg) |
19 April 1606 | 15 January 1645 | 1627 Beck's creation |
19 January 1647 | August Philip | |
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Sidonie of Oldenburg | 10 June 1611 | June 1649 | 1650 | ||||
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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 | ||
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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 | |
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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 | |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 | |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 | |
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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 |
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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 | |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 | |
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Anna Margaret of Hesse-Homburg | Frederick I, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg (Hesse-Homburg) |
31 August 1629 | 5 May 1650 | 3 August 1686 | |||
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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 | ||
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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 |
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Juliane of Saxe-Lauenburg | Francis II of Saxe-Lauenburg (Ascania) |
26 December 1589 | 1 August 1627 | 1 December 1630 | Frederick | ||
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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 |
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Sophie Hedwig of Saxe-Lauenburg | Francis II of Saxe-Lauenburg (Ascania) |
24 May 1601 | 23 May 1624 | 1 February 1660 | Philipp | ||
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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 | |
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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 | ||
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Christine of Saxe-Eisenberg | Christian, Duke of Saxe-Eisenberg (Wettin) |
4 March 1679 | 15 February 1699 | 24 May 1722 | Philipp Ernst | ||
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Katharine Christine of Ahlefeldt | Detlev Siegfried von Ahlefeldt (Ahlefelft) |
1687 | 1722 | 8 May 1726 | |||
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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 | ||
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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 | |
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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 |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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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 | ||
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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 | ||
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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 |
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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 |
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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. |
Second Creation | ||||||||
Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Duchess | Ceased to be Duchess | Death | Spouse |
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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 | |
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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 | ||
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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 |