Charles Frederick, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp.
Swedish Prince (1700-1739)
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About Charles Frederick, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp
Charles Frederick, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp was a Prince of Sweden and Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp and an important member of European royalty. His dynasty, the dukes of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp, were a cadet branch of the ancient House of Oldenburg, which at that time was ruling Denmark–Norway. His mother was a sister of Charles XII of Sweden. Charles Frederick married a daughter of Peter the Great and became the father of the future Peter III of Russia. As such, he is the progenitor of the Russian imperial house of Holstein-Gottorp-Romanov and the patrilineal ancestor of all Russian emperors starting with Peter III, except for Catherine II.
Everything about Charles Frederick, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp →- Citizenship
- Sweden
- Born
- April 29, 1700, April 19, 1700
- Died
- June 18, 1739