Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plön

The Duchy of Schleswig -Holstein -Sonderburg- Plön, even Schleswig -Holstein - Plön, Holstein - Plön or just Duchy of Plön, was a small part duchy, which came in the way of the real division of the Duchy of Schleswig -Holstein -Sonderburg and its aftereffects importance mainly today in the establishment of the Plön castle is. The Duchy of Plön was not a territorial duchy, but a part of the Duchy within the State structure of the duchies of Schleswig and Holstein. The scattered territorial dominion was largely in the southeast of the present-day country of Schleswig -Holstein.

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• 3.2 residences

The Duchy of Plön

History

The duchy was due to a testamentary disposition of Duke Johann III. from the House of Schleswig -Holstein -Sonderburg with his death in 1622, this is in violation of the established by the treaty of Ripen prohibition of any arbitrary division of the state of Schleswig- Holstein. The Ploen Dukes were divided into so-called masters. In addition to Schleswig -Holstein - Plön under this Testament in Schleswig -Holstein, four other small duchies arose by way of real division.

The him in 1633 already incurred share of the Duchy of Schleswig -Holstein - Plön Ærø sold the first Duke immediately to his other brothers, so increased their shares in the same Ærø. 1669 given the Duchy of Schleswig -Holstein - Plön the territory of another part of the Duchy of Schleswig -Holstein -Sonderburg- Norburg, consisting of the northern part of the island of Als, added. This remote part of the Duchy of Plön became independent in the course of another asset split as a line - Plön Norburg, which was, however, themselves already in 1706 reunited with Plön. 1671 by more real division after the death of Duke Joachim Ernst under his second-born son of Duke Joachim Ernst the duchy of the same name was founded at the location Rethwisch, which fell back in 1729 to the eldest line.

In 1700 the Peace of Traventhal was concluded on the Duchy of Plön for belonging Residence Castle Traventhal at Segeberg.

1704 died both Duke Johann Adolf and his son and heir to Adolf August, whose son Leopold August, the Duchy formally inherited, but already in 1706, died in childhood. The duchy was so over the coming from the Norburger line Joachim Friedrich. He died childless in 1722. The real legacy was now. Johann Ernst from the line of Schleswig- Holstein - Plön -Rethwisch, his confirmation was rejected by the Danish King Christian V as Johann Ernst was appointed in the service of Spain to the grandees and converted to Catholicism 1723 confirmed the German Emperor, the claims of the line Rethwisch, the descendant of the second son of Duke August, 1706 of the deceased Christian Karl, was not recognized as a duke. The dispute, however, dragged on for several years and on May 24, 1729 died the Duke of Rethwisch without bodily heirs, Plön which now fell to his son Christian Charles. Frederick Charles, who was supported during the dispute by the Danish king renounced gratitude to the possession Norburg, which thus fell to Frederick IV.

Since the last Ploen Duke Frederick Charles had no legitimate heirs, he set in 1756 called Plönische Successionstraktat from, with whom he appointed the heir of the Danish royal possessions. In return him to take over all debts were guaranteed by Frederick V. After the death of the Duke of Plön property was under contract to the Danish royal house, which came closer to the completion of the State. The possessions were confiscated and canceled the Plön Castle in Reinfeld, Ahrensbok and Rethwisch in the sequence. This was done for both economic - the royal house had enough residences in the heartland - as well as for political reasons, because Denmark as signaled an approaching end of the territorial fragmentation of Schleswig-Holstein, with the Treaty of Tsarskoye Selo and the completion of the total State graduate found.

List of Dukes of Schleswig -Holstein -Sonderburg- Plön

Known members

• Bernhard von Schleswig -Holstein -Sonderburg- Plön (1639-1676), German - Danish general

Topography

Structure

Territorial core part of Schleswig -Holstein - Plön were the offices Ahrensbok and Reinfeld, emerged from the Reformation through the collection of the former monasteries Ahrensbok and Reinfeld. By Gebietszu and sales, the size of the Duchy, however, changed several times. In the middle of the 18th century largely comprised of the following administrative units, which are in part identical to today's cities and towns the same name:

• City and department Plön
• Office Ahrensbok
• Office Reinfeld
• Office Traventhal
• Office Rethwisch

Residences

The residence was located from 1623 to 1636 in Ahrensbok on there instead of the earlier buildings of the monastery built castle Hoppe Brook. Then she was transferred to the position of Manufactures Plön Castle by Plon, the so- obtained its character as a small north German city of residence. Other residences of Plön Dukes found themselves in Reinfeld and Rethwisch, as well as in Traventhal.