The Duchesses of Holstein-Sønderborg were the consorts of the rulers of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderborg and it many branches. Only one branch, the House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderborg-Glücksburg, survive today but the current Glücksburg duchess hold the higher title of Duchess consort of Schleswig and Holstein
Duchess consort of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg, 1544–1668 Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Duchess Ceased to be Duchess Death Spouse Elisabeth of Brunswick-Grubenhagen Ernest III, Duke of Brunswick-Grubenhagen(Brunswick-Grubenhagen) 20 March 1550 19 August 1568 11 February 1586 John II Agnes Hedwig of Anhalt Joachim Ernest, Prince of Anhalt(Ascania) 12 March 1573 14 February 1588 3 November 1616 Dorothea of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen John Günther I, Count of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen(Schwarzburg-Sondershausen) 23 August 1579 26 November 1604 9 October 1622husband's accession 13 May 1627husband's death 25 July 1639 Alexander Anna of Oldenburg-DelmenhorstAlso Duchess consort Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Franzhagen. Anton II, Count of Delmenhorst(Oldenburg-Delmenhorst) 28 March 1605 4 November 1634 28 June 1653husband's death 12 December 1688 John Christian Eleonore Charlotte of Saxe-Lauenburg Prince Franz Heinrich of Saxe-Lauenburg(Ascania) 8 August 1646 1 November 1676 1688Sonderburg's confiscation 9 February 1709 Christian Adolf
Duchess consort Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Franzhagen, 1688–1708 Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Duchess Ceased to be Duchess Death Spouse Anna of Oldenburg-DelmenhorstAlso Duchess consort Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg. Anton II, Count of Delmenhorst(Oldenburg-Delmenhorst) 28 March 1605 4 November 1634 28 June 1653husband's death 12 December 1688 John Christian Eleonore Charlotte of Saxe-Lauenburg Prince Franz Heinrich of Saxe-Lauenburg(Ascania) 8 August 1646 1 November 1676 1688Franzhagen's creation 11 January 1702husband's death 9 February 1709 Christian Adolf Anna Barbara Dorothea of Winterfeld Barthold Dietrich von Winterfeld(Winterfeld) 4 September 1670 1705 13 July 1707husband's accession 11 October 1708husband's death 27 April 1739 Louis Charles
Duchess consort Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg, 1647–1931 Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Duchess Ceased to be Duchess Death Spouse Auguste of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg Philipp, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg(Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg) 27 June 1633 15 June 1651 18 January 1689husband's death 26 May 1701 Ernest Günther Marie Therese of Velbrück Konrad Gumprecht, Baron of Velbrück(Velbrück) – 1695 1712 Ernest August Friederike Louise of Danneskiold-Samsøe Christian Gyldenløve, Count of Samsø(Danneskiold-Samsøe) 2 October 1699 21 July 1720 11 May 1731husband's accession 2 December 1744 Christian Augustus I Charlotte of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plön Frederick Charles, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plön(Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plön) 23 April 1744 26 May 1762 11 October 1770 Frederick Christian I Louise Auguste of Denmark Christian VII of Denmark(Oldenburg) 7 July 1771 27 May 1786 13 November 1794husband's accession 14 June 1814husband's death 13 January 1843 Frederick Christian II Countess Louise Sophie of Danneskiold-Samsøe Also Nominal Duchess consort of Schleswig and Holstein. Christian Conrad, Count of Danneskiold-Samsøe(Danneskiold-Samsøe) 22 September 1796 18 September 1820 11 March 1867 Christian Augustus II Adelheid of Hohenlohe-Langenburg Ernst, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg(Hohenlohe-Langenburg) 20 July 1835 11 September 1856 11 March 1869husband's ascession 14 January 1880husband's death 25 January 1900 Frederick VIII Dorothea of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Prince Philipp of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha(Saxe-Coburg and Gotha) 30 April 1881 2 August 1898 22 February 1921husband's death 21 January 1967 Ernst Gunther Karoline Mathilde of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-AugustenburgAlso Duchess consort of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg. Frederick VIII, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein(Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg) 25 January 1860 19 March 1885 27 April 1931husband's accession 20 February 1932 Frederick Ferdinand Marie Melita of Hohenlohe-Langenburg Ernst II, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg(Hohenlohe-Langenburg) 18 January 1899 5 February 1916 21 January 1934husband's accession 10 February 1965husband's death 8 November 1967 William Frederick Marie Alix of Schaumburg-Lippe Prince Stephan Alexander Viktor of Schaumburg-Lippe(Schaumburg-Lippe) 2 April 1923 9 October 1947 10 February 1965husband's accession 30 September 1980husband's death – Peter Elisabeth of Lippe-Weissenfeld Alfred, Prince of Lippe-Weissenfeld(Lippe-Weissenfeld) 28 July 1957 23 September 1981 Incumbent – Christoph
Duchess consort Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck, 1647–1825 Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Duchess Ceased to be Duchess Death Spouse Clara of Oldenburg Anton II, Count of Delmenhorst(Oldenburg) 19 April 1606 15 January 1645 1627 Beck's creation 19 January 1647 August Philip Sidonie of Oldenburg 10 June 1611 June 1649 1650 Maria Sibylla of Nassau-Saarbrücken William Louis, Count of Nassau-Saarbrücken(Nassau) 6 October 1628 12 April 1651 6 May 1675husband's death 9 April 1699 Hedwig Louise of Lippe-Alverdissen Philip I, Count of Schaumburg-Lippe(Lippe) 6 May 1650 1676 26 September 1689husband's death 18 March 1731 August Maria Antonia Isnardi di Castello, Contessa di Sanfré Francesco Antonio Isnardi di Castello, Conte di Sanfré(Isnardi) 1692 8 February 1708 16 June 1719 husband's death 17 February 1762 Frederick William I Louise Charlotte of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg Ernest Günther, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg(Augustenburg) 23 April 1658 1 January 1685 16 June 1719 husband's accession 7 March 1728husband's death 2 May 1740 Frederick Louis Ursula Anna of Dohna-Schlobitten Christopher I, Burgrave and Count of Dohna-Schlodien(Dohna) 31 December 1700 5 November 1721 7 March 1728 husband's accession 11 November 1749husband's death 17 March 1761 Frederick William II Countess Friederike of Schlieben Count Karl Leopold von Schlieben(Schlieben) 28 February 1757 9 March 1780 25 March 1816 husband's death 17 December 1827 Frederick Karl Ludwig Princess Louise Caroline of Hesse-Kassel Prince Charles of Hesse-Kassel(Hesse-Kassel) 28 September 1789 26 January 1810 25 March 1816 husband's accession 6 July 1825 husband became Duke of Glücksburg 13 March 1867 Frederick Wilhelm
Duchess consort of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, 1825–present Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Duchess Ceased to be Duchess Death Spouse Princess Louise Caroline of Hesse-Kassel Prince Charles of Hesse-Kassel(Hesse-Kassel) 28 September 1789 26 January 1810 6 July 1825 husband became Duke of Glücksburg 17 February 1831 husband's death 13 March 1867 Frederick Wilhelm Princess Vilhelmine Marie of Denmark Frederick VI of Denmark(Oldenburg) 18 January 1808 19 May 1838 24 October 1878 husband's death 30 May 1891 Karl Princess Adelheid of Schaumburg-Lippe George William, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe(Lippe) 9 March 1821 16 October 1841 24 October 1878 husband's accession 27 November 1885 husband's death 30 July 1899 Friedrich Karoline Mathilde of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg Frederick VIII, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein(Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg) 25 January 1860 19 March 1885 27 November 1885husband's accession 20 February 1932 Frederick Ferdinand Marie Melita of Hohenlohe-Langenburg Ernst II, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg(Hohenlohe-Langenburg) 18 January 1899 5 February 1916 21 January 1934husband's accession 10 February 1965husband's death 8 November 1967 William Frederick Marie Alix of Schaumburg-Lippe Prince Stephan Alexander Viktor of Schaumburg-Lippe(Schaumburg-Lippe) 2 April 1923 9 October 1947 10 February 1965husband's accession 30 September 1980husband's death – Peter Elisabeth of Lippe-Weissenfeld Alfred, Prince of Lippe-Weissenfeld(Lippe-Weissenfeld) 28 July 1957 23 September 1981 27 September 2023husband's death – Christoph
Duchess consort Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Wiesenburg, 1647–1744 Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Duchess Ceased to be Duchess Death Spouse Katharina of Waldeck-Wildungen Christian, Count of Waldeck-Wildungen(Waldeck-Wildungen) 20 October 1612 15 November 1643 1647Wiesenburg's creation 24 November 1649 Philip Louis Anna Margaret of Hesse-Homburg Frederick I, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg(Hesse-Homburg) 31 August 1629 5 May 1650 3 August 1686 Magdalene Christine of Reuss-Obergreiz Heinrich I, Count of Reuss-Obergreiz(Reuss-Obergreiz) 3 August 1652 28 July 1688 10 March 1689husband's death 18 December 1697 Marie Elisabeth of Liechtenstein Hans-Adam I, Prince of Liechtenstein(Liechtenstein) 3 May 1683 6 March 1713 7 October 1724husband's accession 4 March 1744husband's death 8 May 1744 Leopold
Duchess consort Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Norburg, 1622–1669 Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Duchess Ceased to be Duchess Death Spouse Juliane of Saxe-Lauenburg Francis II of Saxe-Lauenburg(Ascania) 26 December 1589 1 August 1627 1 December 1630 Frederick Eleonore of Anhalt-Zerbst Rudolph, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst(Ascania) 10 November 1608 15 February 1632 22 July 1658husband's death 2 November 1680 Staatsbankrott und Übergabe an Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plön
Duchess consort Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, 1622–1779 Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Duchess Ceased to be Duchess Death Spouse Sophie Hedwig of Saxe-Lauenburg Francis II of Saxe-Lauenburg(Ascania) 24 May 1601 23 May 1624 1 February 1660 Philipp Sibylle Ursula of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel Augustus the Younger, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg(Welf) 4 February 1629 13 September 1663 27 September 1663husband accession 12 December 1671 Christian Agnes Hedwig of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plön Joachim Ernest, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plön(Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plön) 29 September 1640 10 May 1672 17 November 1698husband death 20 November 1698 Christine of Saxe-Eisenberg Christian, Duke of Saxe-Eisenberg(Wettin) 4 March 1679 15 February 1699 24 May 1722 Philipp Ernst Katharine Christine of Ahlefeldt Detlev Siegfried von Ahlefeldt(Ahlefelft) 1687 1722 8 May 1726 Charlotte Marie of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg Prince Frederick William of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg(Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg) 5 September 1697 17 October 1726 12 November 1729husband death 30 April 1760 Auguste of Lippe-Detmold Simon Henry Adolph, Count of Lippe-Detmold(Lippe-Detmold) 26 March 1725 19 June 1745 10 November 1766husband death 5 August 1777 Friedrich Anna Karoline of Nassau-Saarbrücken William Henry, Prince of Nassau-Saarbrücken(Nassau-Weilburg) 31 December 1751 9 August 1769 13 March 1779husband death 12 April 1824 Friedrich Heinrich Wilhelm
Duchess consort Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plön, 1622–1766