August Friedrich Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp ( German: August Friedrich von Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorf ; May 6, 1646 , Schleswig - October 2, 1705 , Eitin ) - Prince of Holstein-Gottorp , Prince-Bishop of Lubeck .
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August Friedrich is the seventh son of Duke Frederick III of Holstein-Gottorp and Maria Elizabeth of Saxony . In 1656 he was appointed coadjutor of brother Christian Albrecht with the right to inherit. In the years 1662-1664 he traveled to Europe and traveled to England, France, Switzerland and the Netherlands. From 1666 until his death in 1705 he was prince-bishop of Lübeck . He moved his residence to Eitin Castle . Member of the Fruitful Society . In 1676, August Friedrich married in Halle Christine , daughter of the Duke Augustus of Saxe-Weissenfelsky . He was buried with his wife in Lubeck Cathedral .
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 German National Library , Berlin State Library , Bavarian State Library , etc. Record # 120439344 // General regulatory control (GND) - 2012—2016.
- ↑ The Peerage
Literature
- Hermann Kellenbenz: August Friedrich. In: Neue Deutsche Biographie (NDB). Band 1, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1953, ISBN 3-428-00182-6 , S. 446 [1]