Alexander, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg

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Alexander
Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg
Born	20 January 1573 Sønderborg
Died	13 May 1627(1627-05-13) (aged 54)
Spouse
Issue	Ernest Günther, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg August Philipp, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck Philip Louis, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Wiesenburg
House	Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg
Father	John II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg
Mother	Elisabeth of Brunswick-Grubenhagen

Alexander, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg, (20 January 1573 – 13 May 1627) was a Danish nobleman.

Alexander was born in Sønderborg (German: Sonderburg) in Schleswig, the third son of John II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg and Elisabeth of Brunswick-Grubenhagen. Because his elder surviving brother chose Ærø as his seat, Alexander received Sønderborg upon their father's death and was in practice its second duke. Alexander died in Sønderborg.

Alexander married , daughter of John Günther I, Count of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen, on 26 November 1604 in Oldenburg. They had eleven children:

• (26 April 1607 – 28 June 1653). His grandson is Louis Charles, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Franzhagen.
• (12 September 1608 – 5 September 1657)
• Ernest Günther, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg (14 October 1609 – 18 January 1689)
• (18 December 1611 – 23 August 1676)
• August Philipp, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck (11 November 1612 – 6 May 1675)
• (2 November 1613 – 1 February 1616)
• (5 February 1615 – 19 February 1616)
• (2 April 1616 – 2 April 1616)
• (28 June 1617 – 22 November 1696), wife of Anthony Günther, Count of Oldenburg
• (27 February 1619 – 27 February 1619)
• Philip Louis, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Wiesenburg (27 October 1620 – 10 March 1689)

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