Charles Frederick, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp

Karl Friedrich, then always written Carl Friedrich (.. Born April 19 Schwed / April 29 1700greg in Stockholm, † June 18, 1739 in Rolf Hagen) was 1702-1739 Duke of Schleswig -Holstein - Gottorp (Danish: Slesvig - Holsten -Gottorp ).

Life

He was the son of Frederick IV of Schleswig -Holstein - Gottorp and Princess Hedwig Sophia of Sweden, a daughter of Charles XI. of Sweden and Hedwig Eleonora his wife of Schleswig-Holstein - Gottorp.

Because Karl Friedrich on the Swedish side in the battle of Klissow on July 20, 1702 was still a minor when his father died, his mother and his uncle Christian August, later the Prince-Bishop of Lübeck, the regency took over. However, the actual power were those of the privy councilors of Magnus Wedderkop and Georg Heinrich von Goertz (actually Georg Heinrich von Goertz slot called ). 1713 Danish troops occupied the Gottorp share of the Duchy of Schleswig. Denmark in 1720 was awarded the Peace of Frederiksborg the ducal areas in Schleswig. After the relocation of the residence followed in Kiel Castle.

Duke Charles Frederick of Holstein - Gottorp and Anna Petrovna, daughter of Peter I were married on June 1, 1725 in Saint Petersburg. 1735, he donated in her honor the single Schleswig-Holstein order of knighthood, the Order of St. Anna. The marriage comes from Karl Peter Ulrich, who as Peter III. Tsar of Russia Romanov -Holstein - Gottorp line founded, from 1917 emerged the Tsar to the October Revolution.

Karl Friedrich had also recognized an illegitimate daughter. This daughter Friedericke (1731-1804) was given the name of Carol and married in 1757 the Baltic German officer David Sievers.

The grave Karl Frederick is located in the monastery church Bordesholm.

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