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Alexander | |
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Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg | |
Born | 20 January 1573 Sønderborg |
Died | 13 May 1627 Sønderborg- Beck | (aged 54)
Spouse | Dorothea of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen |
Issue | |
House | Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg |
Father | John II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg |
Mother | Elisabeth of Brunswick-Grubenhagen |
Alexander, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg, (20 January 1573 – 13 May 1627) was a Danish nobleman.[1]
Alexander was born in Sønderborg (German: Sonderburg) in Schleswig, the third son of John II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg 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.