Ernest Günther, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ernest Günther, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg

Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg

Date of Birth: 14-Oct-1609

Place of Birth: Haus Beck, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Date of Death: 18-Jan-1689

Profession: aristocrat

Nationality: Denmark

Zodiac Sign: Libra

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 to have his ducal seat in Augustenborg Palace, which he built and named in honor of his wife.
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.