Hans the Elder, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Haderslev

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Hans the Elder
Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Haderslev
Reign1544–1580
Born(1521-06-21)21 June 1521
Haderslevhus Castle, Haderslev, Denmark
Died1 October 1580(1580-10-01) (aged 59)
Hansborg Castle, Haderslev, Denmark
BurialFebruary 1581
Schleswig Cathedral
HouseOldenburg
FatherKing Frederick I of Denmark
MotherSophie of Pomerania
ReligionLutheranism

Hans the Elder (also John the Elder; Danish: Hans den Ældre, German: Johann der Ältere; 29 June 1521 – 1 October 1580) was the only Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Haderslev. The predicate the Elder is used to distinguish him from his nephew, Hans the Younger, who held Sønderborg from 1564 as a partitioned-off duke. He ruled the duchies of Schleswig and Holstein jointly with his brother Duke Adolf, and his half-brother, King Christian III of Denmark and his successor, King Frederick II.

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