Christian August, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg

Christian August I, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg
Born	(1696-08-04)4 August 1696
Died	20 January 1754(1754-01-20) (aged 57)
Noble family	House of Oldenburg
Spouse(s)	Frederikke Louise Danneskiold-Samsøe
Father	Prince Frederick William of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg
Mother	Sophia Amalia of Ahlefeld

Christian August I, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg (4 August 1696 – 20 January 1754) was a son of Frederick William of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg, who was himself a son of Ernest Günther.

He served as provost of the cathedral chapter in Hamburg. Later, he became governor of the Danish island Als, then General of the Infantry and Colonel of the royal guards in Denmark. In 1731, Christian August I succeeded his childless uncle Ernest August.

Marriage and issue[]

He married Frederikke Louise (1699–1744), the daughter of Count Christian Gyldenløve of Danneskiold-Samsøe. They had the following children:

• Frederick Christian I
• Emilius Augustes (b. 1722): Lieutenant General in the Danish army
• Sophia Charlotte (1725-1752)
• Sophia Magdalena Maria (b. 1731)
• Charlotte Amalia (b. 1736 d. 1815)

Ancestry[]

References[]

• Dansk biografisk Lexikon, Band III., p. 535f Digitalisat
• Eduard Maria Oettinger, Moniteur des dates, p. 176, Digitalisat

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