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Frederick III, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp

1597–1659 · 17th century

Frederick III, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp, ruled from 1616 to 1659 and kept a cultured Lutheran court at Gottorp. He founded Friedrichstadt in 1621 for Dutch Remonstrant refugees and sent the embassy to Russia and Persia described by Adam Olearius. Allying with Sweden against Denmark, he won full sovereignty for his Schleswig lands in 1658.

Frederick III, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp
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Duchy of Holstein-Gottorp

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