Who married Countess Louise Sophie of Danneskiold-Samsøe?
Christian August II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg married Countess Louise Sophie of Danneskiold-Samsøe on . Countess Louise Sophie Danneskiold-Samsøe was 23 years old on the wedding day (23 years, 11 months and 27 days). Christian August II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg was 22 years old on the wedding day (22 years, 1 months and 30 days). The age gap was 1 years, 9 months and 27 days.
Countess Louise Sophie of Danneskiold-Samsøe
Countess Louise Sophie of Danneskiold-Samsøe (22 September 1796 – 11 March 1867) was a member of a Danish noble family descended illegitimately from Christian V of Denmark, and the wife of Christian August II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg. She was the grandmother of German Empress Auguste Victoria, wife of the last German Emperor Wilhelm II.
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Christian August II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg
Christian August II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg (19 July 1798 – 11 March 1869, Christian Carl Frederik August), commonly known as Christian, Duke of Augustenborg, was a Danish/German prince and statesman. During the 1850s and 1860s, he was a claimant to first duke of the whole provinces of Schleswig and Holstein, and a candidate to become king of Denmark following the death of King Frederick VII. He was the father-in-law of Princess Helena (daughter of Queen Victoria) and the paternal grandfather of Augusta Victoria, German Empress and wife of Kaiser Wilhelm II.
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