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

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Christian August, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg
Spouse(s) Frederikke Louise of Danneskiold-Samsøe
Noble family House of Oldenburg
Father Frederick William of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg
Mother Sophia Amalia of Ahlefeld
Born (1696-08-04)4 August 1696
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Christian August, 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 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:

Ancestry

Family of Christian August, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
16. John II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg (= 20)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
8. Alexander, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
17. Elisabeth of Brunswick-Grubenhagen (= 21)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4. Ernest Günther, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
18. John Günther I, Count of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
9. Dorothea of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
19. Anna of Oldenburg-Delmenhorst
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2. Frederick William of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
20. John II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg (= 16)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
10. Philip, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
21. Elisabeth of Brunswick-Grubenhagen (= 17)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
5. Auguste of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
22. Francis II, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
11. Sophie Hedwig of Saxe-Lauenburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
23. Maria of Brunswick-Lüneburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1. Christian August, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
24. Frederick of Ahlefeld
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
12. Frederick of Ahlefeld
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
25. Dorothea Blome
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
6. Frederick, Count of Ahlefeldt-Rixingen-Langeland
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
26. Gregor of Ahlefeld
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
13. Brigitte of Ahlefeld
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
27. Metta Blome
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3. Sofie Amalie of Ahlefeld-Langeland
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
28. John Philip II of Leiningen-Dagsburg-Hardenburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
14. Frederick Emich of Leiningen-Dagsburg-Hardenburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
29. Elisabeth of Leiningen-Dagsburg-Falkenburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
7. Marie Elisabeth of Leiningen-Dagsburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
30. Christian, Count of Waldeck-Wildungen
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
15. Sibylla of Waldeck-Wildungen
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
31. Elisabeth of Nassau-Siegen
 
 
 
 
 
 

References

Christian August, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg
Born: 4 August 1696 Died: 20 January 1754
Preceded by Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg
1731-1754
Succeeded by
Frederick Christian I

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