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Duke 'Christian Albrecht of Holstein-Gottorp' (3 February 1641, Gottorp – 6 January 1695, Gottorp) was a Duke of Holstein-Gottorp and bishop of Lübeck.
He was a son of Duke Friedrich III of Holstein-Gottorp and his wife Princess Marie Elisabeth of Saxony. Christian Albrecht became a Duke when his father died in the Castle Tönning, besieged by the Danish king. Christian Albrecht was forced to fled and his further life was characterised by the fight with Denmark. Even the marriage with the daughter of Danish king Frederick III, concluded in the hope for peace, nothing could change. During Christian Albrecht's reign close connection with Sweden were strengthened, which allowed protection, beginned by his father. However, this also led to the fact that dukedom was pulled into all conflicts of Sweden including the Great Northern War and wars with Denmark.
From 1675 to 1689 Christian Albrecht lived in the emigration in Hamburg. However, with the aid of the Holy Roman Emperor and the European allies, he could achieve that the Danish king had to sign the so-called ''Altonaer Vergleich'', which allowed to him again to ascend the throne.
On 5 October 1665 he founded the University of Kiel. In 1678 he took part in the founding of the Hamburg Opera.

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Ancestors

Family and children

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Ancestors

'Christian Albert's ancestors in three generations'

'Christian Albert, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp'	'Father:' Frederick III, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp	'Paternal Grandfather:' John Adolf, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp	'Paternal Great-grandfather:' Adolf, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp
			'Paternal Great-grandmother:' Christine of Hesse
		'Paternal Grandmother:' Augusta of Denmark	'Paternal Great-grandfather:' Frederick II of Denmark
			'Paternal Great-grandmother:' Sofie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
	'Mother:' Marie Elisabeth of Saxony	'Maternal Grandfather:' John George I, Elector of Saxony	'Maternal Great-grandfather:' Christian I, Elector of Saxony
			'Maternal Great-grandmother:' Sophie of Brandenburg
		'Maternal Grandmother:' Magdalene Sibylle of Prussia	'Maternal Great-grandfather:'
			'Maternal Great-grandmother:'

Family and children

He was married on 24 October 1667 with Princess Frederika Amalia of Denmark, daughter of King Frederick III of Denmark and Sophie Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg. They had the following children:
# Sophie Amalie (19 January 1670 – 27 February 1710), married on 7 July 1695 to Prince August Wilhelm of Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel.
# Duke Frederick IV of Holstein-Gottorp (18 October 1671 – 19 July 1702).
# Duke Christian August of Holstein-Gottorp (11 January 1673 – 24 April 1726).
# Marie Elisabeth (21 March 1678 – 17 July 1755), Abbess of Quedlinburg.

See also

★ History of Schleswig-Holstein