Alexander, Duke of Sonderburg
| Alexander | |||||
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| Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg | |||||
| Born |
20 January 1573 Sønderborg |
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| Died | 13 May 1627 (aged 54) Sønderborg- Beck |
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| Spouse | Dorothea von Schwarzburg-Sondershausen | ||||
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| House | House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck | ||||
| Father | Johann II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plon | ||||
| Mother | Elisabeth of Brunswick-Grubenhagen | ||||
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| Alexander |
Alexander, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg (20 January 1573 – 13 May 1627), was a Danish nobleman.
Alexander was born in Sønderborg (German: Sonderburg) in Schleswig, the third son of Johann II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plon and Elisabeth of Brunswick-Grubenhagen. Because his elder surviving brother chose Ærø as his seat, Alexander received Sønderborg upon their father's death and was in practice its second duke. Alexander died in Sønderborg.
Alexander married Dorothea von Schwarzburg-Sondershausen, daughter of John Günther I, Count of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen, on 26 November 1604 in Oldenburg. They had eleven children:
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