Earlier in Augusta's life, another match for her had been considered. Between 1589 and 1590 there had been plans for a marriage between Princess Augusta and William IV, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel's eldest son Maurice. It was Duke Adolf of Gottorp's widow, Duchess Christine, Landgrave William's sister, who was particularly interested in this party. The Gottorp councillor Casper Hoyer, stable master in Eiderstedt, was sent to Danish Chancellor Niels Kaas repeatedly to negotiate with him on the matter. Both Niels Kaas and Dowager Queen Sophie also stood up rather favourably for the match, but the negotiations still do not seem to have gone beyond the first initial steps.[2]
Duchess consort of Holstein-Gottorpedit
She was married on 30 August 1596 in Copenhagen to her parents' cousin Duke John Adolf of Holstein-Gottorp (1575–1616) and had eight children. The marriage was tense as the spouses disagreed on religious matters. When in 1610 John Adolf fired the Lutheran vicar Jacob Fabricius the Elder, general provost for Holstein and Schleswig ducal share, and replaced him with a Calvinist, Philipp Caesar, as the official vicar of the ducal court in 1614, Augusta refused to attend service and went by foot to the Lutheran church in Schleswig.
As widow, she fired the Calvinist court vicar and reinstated Jacob Fabricius in 1616. She was politically influential during the reign of her son. She governed Husum castle as her dowry and there promoted arts and culture, music and gardening and schools. She supported and recommended the persecuted writer Anna Ovena Hoyer, when she fled from Holstein-Gottorp to the Swedish queen, Maria Eleonora of Brandenburg in 1632. In 1631 she came in conflict with her ruling brother Christian IV of Denmark over the inheritance of their wealthy mother.
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Her marriage to John Adolf produced eight children, four boys and four girls. Her last child, a son, did not survive infancy.
^Calendar State Papers Scotland, vol. 11 (Edinburgh, 1936), p. 404.
^Laursen, Laurs (1916). Danmark-Norges traktater, 1523-1750, med dertil hørende aktstykker [Treaties of Denmark-Norway, 1523-1750, with related records]. Vol. III [1589-1625]. Copenhagen: G.E.C. Gad. p. 71.
^Edmund Lodge, Illustrations of British History, vol. 3 (London, 1838), p. 27: Sarah Jayne Steen, Letters of Arbella Stuart (Oxford, 1994), pp. 183–4.
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augusta, denmark, princess, april, 1580, february, 1639, duchess, holstein, gottorp, wife, duke, john, adolf, third, daughter, king, frederick, denmark, sophia, mecklenburg, güstrow, politically, influential, during, reign, duke, frederick, 1601duchess, consor. Princess Augusta of Denmark 8 April 1580 5 February 1639 was the Duchess of Holstein Gottorp as the wife of Duke John Adolf She was the third daughter of King Frederick II of Denmark and Sophia of Mecklenburg Gustrow She was politically influential during the reign of her son Duke Frederick III Augusta of Denmarkc 1601Duchess consort of Holstein GottorpTenure30 August 1596 31 March 1616Born8 April 1580KoldinghusDied5 February 1639 1639 02 05 aged 58 Husum CastleSpouseJohn Adolf Duke of Holstein GottorpIssueFrederick III Duke of Holstein GottorpElisabeth SofieAdolf Dorothea Augusta of Schleswig Holstein GottorpHedwig AnnaJohn X of Schleswig Holstein GottorpChristianHouseOldenburgFatherFrederick II of DenmarkMotherSophia of Mecklenburg Gustrow Contents 1 Life 1 1 Duchess consort of Holstein Gottorp 1 2 Widowhood 2 Issue 3 Ancestry 4 ReferencesLife editIn August 1594 there were negotiations for Augusta to marry Maurice Prince of Orange involving her sister the Queen of Scotland but the plan was abandoned 1 Earlier in Augusta s life another match for her had been considered Between 1589 and 1590 there had been plans for a marriage between Princess Augusta and William IV Landgrave of Hesse Kassel s eldest son Maurice It was Duke Adolf of Gottorp s widow Duchess Christine Landgrave William s sister who was particularly interested in this party The Gottorp councillor Casper Hoyer stable master in Eiderstedt was sent to Danish Chancellor Niels Kaas repeatedly to negotiate with him on the matter Both Niels Kaas and Dowager Queen Sophie also stood up rather favourably for the match but the negotiations still do not seem to have gone beyond the first initial steps 2 Duchess consort of Holstein Gottorp edit She was married on 30 August 1596 in Copenhagen to her parents cousin Duke John Adolf of Holstein Gottorp 1575 1616 and had eight children The marriage was tense as the spouses disagreed on religious matters When in 1610 John Adolf fired the Lutheran vicar Jacob Fabricius the Elder general provost for Holstein and Schleswig ducal share and replaced him with a Calvinist Philipp Caesar as the official vicar of the ducal court in 1614 Augusta refused to attend service and went by foot to the Lutheran church in Schleswig In September 1603 she sent one of her ladies in waiting to the court of her sister Anne of Denmark to learn English manners and customs The lady met Arbella Stuart and Henry Wotton and visited Basing House Woodstock Palace and Oxford 3 Widowhood edit As widow she fired the Calvinist court vicar and reinstated Jacob Fabricius in 1616 She was politically influential during the reign of her son She governed Husum castle as her dowry and there promoted arts and culture music and gardening and schools She supported and recommended the persecuted writer Anna Ovena Hoyer when she fled from Holstein Gottorp to the Swedish queen Maria Eleonora of Brandenburg in 1632 In 1631 she came in conflict with her ruling brother Christian IV of Denmark over the inheritance of their wealthy mother Issue editHer marriage to John Adolf produced eight children four boys and four girls Her last child a son did not survive infancy Frederick III of Holstein Gottorp 22 December 1597 10 August 1659 Elisabeth Sofie 12 October 1599 25 November 1627 married on 5 March 1621 to Duke Augustus of Saxe Lauenburg Adolf 15 September 1600 19 September 1631 Dorothea Augusta of Schleswig Holstein Gottorp 12 May 1602 13 March 1682 married in 1633 to Joachim Ernest Duke of Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Plon son of John II Duke of Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Hedwig 23 December 1603 22 March 1657 married on 15 July 1620 to Augustus Count Palatine of Sulzbach Anna 19 December 1605 20 March 1623 John 18 March 1606 21 February 1655 Christian born and died 1 December 1609 Ancestry editAncestors of Augusta of Denmark16 Christian I of Denmark 28 8 Frederick I of Denmark 14 17 Dorothea of Brandenburg 29 4 Christian III of Denmark18 John Cicero Elector of Brandenburg9 Anna of Brandenburg19 Margaret of Thuringia2 Frederick II of Denmark20 John V Duke of Saxe Lauenburg10 Magnus I Duke of Saxe Lauenburg21 Dorothea of Brandenburg5 Dorothea of Saxe Lauenburg22 Henry IV Duke of Brunswick Luneburg11 Catherine of Brunswick23 Catherine of Pomerania Wolgast1 Augusta of Denmark24 Magnus II Duke of Mecklenburg12 Albrecht VII Duke of Mecklenburg25 Sophie of Pomerania Wolgast6 Ulrich Duke of Mecklenburg26 Joachim I Nestor Elector of Brandenburg13 Anna of Brandenburg27 Elizabeth of Denmark3 Sophie of Mecklenburg Gustrow28 Christian I of Denmark 16 14 Frederick I of Denmark 8 29 Dorothea of Brandenburg 17 7 Elizabeth of Denmark30 Bogislaw X Duke of Pomerania15 Sophie of Pomerania31 Anna of PolandReferences edit Calendar State Papers Scotland vol 11 Edinburgh 1936 p 404 Laursen Laurs 1916 Danmark Norges traktater 1523 1750 med dertil horende aktstykker Treaties of Denmark Norway 1523 1750 with related records Vol III 1589 1625 Copenhagen G E C Gad p 71 Edmund Lodge Illustrations of British History vol 3 London 1838 p 27 Sarah Jayne Steen Letters of Arbella Stuart Oxford 1994 pp 183 4 nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Augusta of Denmark in Danish Article in the Dansk biografisk Lexicon Augusta of DenmarkHouse of OldenburgBorn 8 April 1580 Died 5 February 1639 Royal titles Preceded byChristine of Hesse Duchess consort of Holstein Gottorp1596 1616 Succeeded byMarie Elisabeth of Saxony Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Augusta of Denmark amp oldid 1220877713, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
