Ernest Gunther I SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN-SONDERBURG-AUGUSTENBURG
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14 OCT 1609 - 18 JAN 1688/89
Personal Information
- BIRTH: 14 OCT 1609, Sønderborg, Sonderjylland, Denmark
- DEATH: 18 JAN 1688/89, Augustenborg, Sonderjylland, Denmark
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Founder of the House of SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN-SONDERBURG-AUGUSTENBURG
Cadet branch of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg
Ernest Günther I of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg (14 October 1609 - 18 January 1689) was a Duke of Schleswig-Holstein of its Sonderburg line. He was the first to have his ducal seat in Augustenborg Palace, which he built and named in honor of his wife. He ruled from 1647 until his death in 1689.
He was third son of Alexander, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg and his wife, Countess Dorothea of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen (1579-1639).
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