Frederick III, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Frederick III, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp

Duke of Holstein-Gottorp

Date of Birth: 22-Dec-1597

Place of Birth: Gottorf Castle, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Date of Death: 10-Aug-1659

Profession: aristocrat

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn


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About Frederick III, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp

  • Frederick III of Holstein-Gottorp (22 December 1597 – 10 August 1659) was a Duke of Holstein-Gottorp. He was the elder son of Duke Johann Adolf of Holstein-Gottorp and Princess Augusta of Denmark.
  • His mother was a daughter of King Frederick II of Denmark. He had ambitious plans concerning the development of sea trade.
  • With this purpose he established Friedrichstadt in 1621, in sympathy with city of Glückstadt established in 1617 by Christian IV of Denmark.
  • Furthermore, he attempted to find a commercial way to Russia and Persia that would not pass around Africa.
  • For this reason he sent on 6 November 1633 the expedition from Hamburg to Moscow under the management of a commercial agent of Otto Brüggemann and a ducal adviser, Philipp Crusius, and with Adam Olearius as secretary.
  • On 14 August 1634 the delegation arrived at Moscow.
  • Although it was not successful in concluding a commercial agreement with Tsar Michael I of Russia, nevertheless, immediately after the return of the delegation to Gottorp on 6 April 1635, Frederick began the preparation of the following expedition.
  • In 1636, he sent his delegation to Persia, and in 1639 Safi of Persia sent a return delegation with presents for the Duke.The difficult task of leading the country through the Thirty Years' War confronted Frederick.
  • He tried a policy of neutrality, which meant in practice the refusal of the union with Denmark and inclinations toward Sweden.
  • In 1654 he hosted the recently abdicated Christina, Queen of Sweden.
  • She wrote to her successor to recommend two of his daughters as potential brides.
  • Thus, he married his daughter Hedvig Eleonora to King Charles X of Sweden.
  • Since the Swedish attempt at being the Great Power ultimately failed, Frederick's pro-Swedish policy led to the weakening of the house of Holstein-Gottorp. Frederick as the patron of art and culture was more successful.
  • Thus he founded on 3 September 1642 together with Prince Louis I of Anhalt-Köthen the Fruitbearing Society.
  • Furthermore, he contributed to the creation of the Globe of Gottorf.
  • The painter Jürgen Ovens worked more than 30 years for him and his successor Christian Albrecht of Holstein-Gottorp.

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