Holstein-Gottorp

Holstein-Gottorp

Holstein-Gottorp was a duchy consisting of areas within Schleswig and Holstein, in present-day Denmark and Germany. It was extant from 1544, when it was ceded to Adolf, the brother of King Christian III of Denmark, to 1773, when it was reincorporated into the Danish kingdom.

The dukes of Holstein-Gottorp conducted a successful dynastic policy, two effects of which were the Swedish House of Holstein-Gottorp (reigning from 1751 until 1818) and the Russian Imperial Family of Holstein-Gottorp-Romanov (reigning briefly in 1762 and then from 1796 until 1918).

Dukes of Holstein-Gottorp

1544-1586 : Adolf
1586-1587 : Frederick II
1587-1590 : Philip
1590-1616 : John Adolf
1616-1659 : Frederick III
1659-1694 : Christian Albert
1694-1702 : Frederick IV
1702-1739 : Charles Frederick
1739-1762 : Charles Peter Ulrich (later Peter III of Russia)
1762-1763 : Paul (later Paul of Russia)