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Christian August II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg

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Duke of Augustenburg (1798-1869)

PoliticiansLived 1798 to 1869 · aged 70

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Christian August II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg, commonly known as Christian, Duke of Augustenborg, was a Danish and German prince and statesman.

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Augustenborg Palace in 1845

Portrait of Christian August II, c. 1845

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Order of St. Andrew

Knight of the Order of the Elephant

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SpouseCountess Louise Sophie Danneskiold-Samsøe

FatherFrederick Christian II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg

MotherPrincess Louise Auguste of Denmark

ChildFrederick VIII, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein

ChildPrince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein

ChildPrince Alexander of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg

ChildLuise Auguste von Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg

ChildPrincess Amalie of Schleswig-Holstein

ChildPrincess Wilhelmine Friederike of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg

ChildPrincess Henriette of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg

ChildRichard Parkinson

SiblingPrince Frederick of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg

SiblingCaroline Amalie of Augustenburg

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About this person

Christian August II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg, commonly known as Christian, Duke of Augustenborg, was a Danish and German prince and statesman. During the 1850s and 1860s, he was a claimant to first duke of the whole provinces of Schleswig and Holstein, and a candidate to become king of Denmark following the death of King Frederick VII. He was the father-in-law of Princess Helena and the paternal grandfather of Augusta Victoria, German Empress and wife of Kaiser Wilhelm II.