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Wikipedia Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg: Reign 14 June 1814 - 11 March 1869 Predecessor: Frederick Christian II Successor: Frederick VIII view all 17 Christian August Karl Friedrich (August) von Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg, Herzog's Timeline

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

When Fürst Christian August von Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg II. 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.

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-...

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.

In 1810, a younger scion of the family, Prince Christian August, was chosen as the Crown Prince of Sweden, and adopted by king Charles XIII of Sweden. An Augustenburg dynasty on a royal throne was however not to be, as Prince Christian August died a couple of months after his arrival in Sweden.

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.

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 German prince and statesman. During the 1850s and 1860s, he was a claimant to first duke of the whole provinces of Schleswig and Holstein, and a candidate to become king of Denmark following the death ...