Ernest August, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg
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Place of Birth: Sønderborg, Region of Southern Denmark, Denmark
About Ernest August, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg
- Ernest August, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg (30 October 1660 – 12 March 1731) was the second son of Duke Ernest Günther and his wife Auguste. Ernest August converted to Catholicism and became a canon in Strasbourg.
- However, he later reverted to Lutheranism. In 1692, he succeeded his childless brother Frederick as Duke of Augustenburg.
- In 1695 he married Baroness Maria Theresia of Weinberg.
- This marriage remained childless.
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