Ernest Günther, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg
| Ernest Günther | |
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| Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg | |
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| Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg | |
| Reign | 13 May 1627 - 18 January 1689 |
| Successor | Frederick |
| Born |
14 October 1609 Sønderborg, Denmark |
| Died | 18 January 1689 (aged 79) Augustenborg Palace, Augustenborg, Denmark |
| Spouse | Auguste of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg |
| Issue |
Frederick Princess Sophie Amalie Prince Philipp Ernst Princess Sophie Auguste Louise Charlotte, Duchess of Beck Princess Ernestine Justine Ernest August Dorothea Louise, Princess-Abbess of Itzehoe Prince Frederick William |
| House | House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg |
| Father | Alexander, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg |
| Mother | Countess Dorothea of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen. |
Ernest Günther of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg (14 October 1609 – 18 January 1689) was a Duke of Schleswig-Holstein of its Sonderborg line. He was the first who had his ducal seat in the new palace of Augustenborg, and he ruled from 1647 until his death in 1689.
He was third son of Alexander, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg and his wife Countess Dorothea of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen.
On 15 June 1651 he married Auguste of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (27 June 1633 – 26 May 1701), daughter of Duke Philipp of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg and Princess Sophie Hedwig of Saxe-Lauenburg. They had ten children:
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