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John, Prince of Schleswig-Holstein

Youngest son of Frederick II of Denmark and Norway

Born on: July 9, 1583
Died on: October 28, 1602
Aged: 19 years 111 days (231 months)
Gender: Male
Nationality: Kingdom of denmark
Birth Sign: Cancer

 

John, Prince of Schleswig-Holstein

Johan of Schleswig-Holstein was the youngest son of Frederick II of Denmark and Norway and Sophia of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. He went to Russia in 1602 as the bridegroom of Boris Godunov's daughter Ksenia (Xenia), but fell ill and died before the marriage could take place.

It is possible that Boris Godunov's ministers may have poisoned him. The cancelled marriage between John and Ksenia was an attempt to ally Denmark-Norway with the Russian Empire.


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