NOBLEMAN
Adolf, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp
1526 - 1586
Adolf, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp
Adolf of Denmark or Adolf of Holstein-Gottorp (25 January 1526 –1 October 1586) was the first Duke of Holstein-Gottorp from the line of Holstein-Gottorp of the House of Oldenburg. He was the third son of King Frederick I of Denmark and his second wife, Sophie of Pomerania. King Frederick I had his son educated by Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse. He spent four years at the Landgrave's castle in Kassel. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Adolf, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp is the 323rd most popular nobleman (down from 239th in 2019). (down from 537th in 2019)
Adolf, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp was a German prince and the father of Catherine the Great. He was the grandson of King Frederick I of Denmark and the nephew of King Frederick II of Denmark. Adolf was the son of Christian August, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp, and Princess Elisabeth Albertine of Saxe-Hildburghausen.
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Among NOBLEMEN
Among noblemen, Adolf, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp ranks 323 out of 1,415. Before him are Marie-Caroline of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Duchess of Berry, Richard, Duke of Burgundy, Bernard I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Louis, Count of Vendôme, Duchess Marie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, and Countess Caroline of Nassau-Saarbrücken. After him are John V, Duke of Brittany, Princess Auguste of Bavaria, Henry I, Count of Champagne, Theobald V, Count of Blois, Charles Alexander, Duke of Württemberg, and Arthur I, Duke of Brittany.
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Marie-Caroline of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Duchess of Berry
1798 - 1870
HPI: 66.43
Rank: 317
Richard, Duke of Burgundy
858 - 921
HPI: 66.41
Rank: 318
Bernard I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
1358 - 1434
HPI: 66.41
Rank: 319
Louis, Count of Vendôme
1376 - 1446
HPI: 66.40
Rank: 320
Duchess Marie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
1854 - 1920
HPI: 66.37
Rank: 321
Countess Caroline of Nassau-Saarbrücken
1704 - 1774
HPI: 66.34
Rank: 322
Adolf, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp
1526 - 1586
HPI: 66.34
Rank: 323
John V, Duke of Brittany
1389 - 1442
HPI: 66.33
Rank: 324
Princess Auguste of Bavaria
1877 - 1964
HPI: 66.33
Rank: 325
Henry I, Count of Champagne
1127 - 1181
HPI: 66.30
Rank: 326
Theobald V, Count of Blois
1130 - 1191
HPI: 66.29
Rank: 327
Charles Alexander, Duke of Württemberg
1684 - 1737
HPI: 66.28
Rank: 328
Arthur I, Duke of Brittany
1187 - 1203
HPI: 66.26
Rank: 329
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1526, Adolf, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp ranks 8. Before him are Akechi Mitsuhide, Catherine Jagiellon, Elizabeth of Austria, Rafael Bombelli, Augustus, Elector of Saxony, and Benedict the Moor. After him are Taqi ad-Din Muhammad ibn Ma'ruf, Wolfgang, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken, Álvaro de Bazán, 1st Marquess of Santa Cruz, Bâkî, Louis Bertrand, and Olympia Fulvia Morata. Among people deceased in 1586, Adolf, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp ranks 9. Before him are Lucas Cranach the Younger, Elizabeth of Denmark, Duchess of Mecklenburg, Ottavio Farnese, Duke of Parma, Primož Trubar, Augustus, Elector of Saxony, and Antoine Perrenot de Granvelle. After him are Birbal, Luis de Morales, Philip Sidney, Joachim Ernest, Prince of Anhalt, Ignazio Danti, and Martín de Azpilcueta.
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Akechi Mitsuhide
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1526 - 1582
HPI: 74.27
Rank: 2
Catherine Jagiellon
POLITICIAN
1526 - 1583
HPI: 72.18
Rank: 3
Elizabeth of Austria
NOBLEMAN
1526 - 1545
HPI: 69.73
Rank: 4
Rafael Bombelli
MATHEMATICIAN
1526 - 1573
HPI: 67.89
Rank: 5
Augustus, Elector of Saxony
POLITICIAN
1526 - 1586
HPI: 67.12
Rank: 6
Benedict the Moor
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1526 - 1589
HPI: 67.02
Rank: 7
Adolf, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp
NOBLEMAN
1526 - 1586
HPI: 66.34
Rank: 8
Taqi ad-Din Muhammad ibn Ma'ruf
ASTRONOMER
1526 - 1580
HPI: 65.26
Rank: 9
Wolfgang, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken
NOBLEMAN
1526 - 1569
HPI: 64.90
Rank: 10
Álvaro de Bazán, 1st Marquess of Santa Cruz
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1526 - 1588
HPI: 61.77
Rank: 11
Bâkî
WRITER
1526 - 1600
HPI: 59.89
Rank: 12
Louis Bertrand
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1526 - 1581
HPI: 59.87
Rank: 13
Olympia Fulvia Morata
WRITER
1526 - 1555
HPI: 59.24
Rank: 14
Others Deceased in 1586
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Lucas Cranach the Younger
PAINTER
1515 - 1586
HPI: 71.91
Rank: 3
Elizabeth of Denmark, Duchess of Mecklenburg
NOBLEMAN
1524 - 1586
HPI: 68.73
Rank: 4
Ottavio Farnese, Duke of Parma
POLITICIAN
1524 - 1586
HPI: 68.34
Rank: 5
Primož Trubar
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1508 - 1586
HPI: 67.71
Rank: 6
Augustus, Elector of Saxony
POLITICIAN
1526 - 1586
HPI: 67.12
Rank: 7
Antoine Perrenot de Granvelle
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1517 - 1586
HPI: 66.46
Rank: 8
Adolf, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp
NOBLEMAN
1526 - 1586
HPI: 66.34
Rank: 9
Birbal
POLITICIAN
1528 - 1586
HPI: 65.47
Rank: 10
Luis de Morales
PAINTER
1509 - 1586
HPI: 63.88
Rank: 11
Philip Sidney
WRITER
1554 - 1586
HPI: 63.16
Rank: 12
Joachim Ernest, Prince of Anhalt
POLITICIAN
1536 - 1586
HPI: 62.41
Rank: 13
Ignazio Danti
MATHEMATICIAN
1536 - 1586
HPI: 61.85
Rank: 14
Martín de Azpilcueta
ECONOMIST
1492 - 1586
HPI: 60.21
Rank: 15
