Partitioned-off duke

When partitioned men a number of dukes in the duchies of Schleswig and Holstein was called, whose rule was not recognized by the stands of the countries.

Background

Background was the hand of festivals ( capitulation ) of King Christian I. in his election to the Duke of Schleswig and Count of Holstein, the so-called treaty of Ripen of 1460 in which it was determined that Schleswig and Holstein should in future be always governed by a common country gentlemen. Duke of the countries was in personal union of the Danish king.

The contract was broken in 1544, when the Danish King Christian III. countries between himself and his half brothers John II and Adolf I. aufteilte. However, when Christian's son Frederick II again divided his dominions in 1564 with his brother John, the Estates refused this homage. Although Johann received rank and title ( and thus founded a branch line of the House of Oldenburg, the line of Schleswig -Holstein -Sonderburg ), and that the income of his own lands, but the de facto rule over Schleswig and Holstein remained with his brother and his uncle. The duchy was partitioned no mint money and could entertain no standing troops.

Under Johanns children partitioned the duchy ( Paragium ) was divided and developed several sectioned side lines of the House of Schleswig -Holstein -Sonderburg.