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When Duke Christian August II of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg was born on 19 July 1798, in Copenhagen, København, Denmark, his father, Friedrich Christian II Herzog von Schleswig-Holstein-Sønderborg-Augustenborg, was 32 and his mother, Prinzessin Louise Auguste von Dänemark, was 27.

He was the second son of Christian August II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg and his wife, Countess Louise Sophie of Danneskiold-Samsøe .

Christian August II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg (19 July 1798 – 11 March 1869, Christian Carl Frederik August ), commonly known as Christian, Duke of Augustenborg, was a Danish/German prince and statesman.

Christian August II (born 19 July 1798 in Copenhagen; died 11 March 1869), the Duke of Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg who was to become a pivotal figure in the Question of Schleswig-Holstein in the 1850s and 1860s; so as not to offend Danish national feelings, he was married in 1820 to a Danish relative, Countess of Danneskjold-Samsoe (Lovisa-...

Life at the Danish court The Duchess in Turkish garment portrayed by Juel The couple lived at the Danish court in Copenhagen for many years until the Christiansborg Palace fire of 1794 and the death of the elder Duke of Augustenborg (Frederik Christian I, 1721–1794), when her husband inherited the estate and the Duchy.

English: Photograph of Christian, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg, standing, facing halfway to the left. It was acquired by H.R.H. Prince Albert, the Prince Consort. Date circa 1860 date QS:P,+1860-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902 Source Royal Collection RCIN 2907821 Author Unknown authorUnknown author Licensing[edit]

Frederick VIII, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein and of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg (Danish: Frederik Christian August af Slesvig-Holsten-Sønderborg-Augustenborg; German: Friedrich Christian August Herzog von Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg; 6 July 1829 – 14 January 1880) was the German pretender to the throne of second duke of Schleswig-Holstein from 1863, although in ...