Duchess Marie Elisabeth of Saxony
Duchess Marie Elisabeth of Saxony (22 November 1610 – 24 October 1684) was duchess consort of Holstein-Gottorp as the spouse of Duke Friedrich III of Holstein-Gottorp.
Charles Frederick, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp
Duke Charles Frederick of Schleswig-Holstein- Gottorp( 30 April 1700 – 18 June 1739) was a Prince of Sweden and Duke of Schleswig- Holstein- Gottorp and an important member of European royalty.
His dynasty, the Dukes of Schleswig- Holstein- Gottorp, were a cadet branch of the ancient House of Oldenburg, which at that time was ruling Denmark.
His mother was a sister of Charles XII of Sweden.
Charles Frederick married a daughter of Peter the Great and became the father of the future Peter III of Russia.
As such, he is the progenitor of the Russian imperial house of Holstein- Gottorp- Romanov and the patrilineal ancestor of all Russian emperors starting with Peter III, except for Catherine II.
John Adolf, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp
Johann Adolf of Holstein- Gottorp( 27 February 1575 – 31 March 1616) was a Duke of Holstein- Gottorp.
Frederick III, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp
Frederick III of Holstein-Gottorp (22 December 1597 – 10 August 1659) was a Duke of Holstein-Gottorp.
He was the elder son of Duke Johann Adolf of Holstein-Gottorp and Princess Augusta of Denmark.
His mother was a daughter of King Frederick II of Denmark.
He had ambitious plans concerning the development of sea trade.
With this purpose he established Friedrichstadt in 1621, in sympathy with city of Glückstadt established in 1617 by Christian IV of Denmark.
Furthermore, he attempted to find a commercial way to Russia and Persia that would not pass around Africa.
For this reason he sent on 6 November 1633 the expedition from Hamburg to Moscow under the management of a commercial agent of Otto Brüggemann and a ducal adviser, Philipp Crusius, and with Adam Olearius as secretary.
On 14 August 1634 the delegation arrived at Moscow.
Although it was not successful in concluding a commercial agreement with Tsar Michael I of Russia, nevertheless, immediately after the return of the delegation to Gottorp on 6 April 1635, Frederick began the preparation of the following expedition.
In 1636, he sent his delegation to Persia, and in 1639 Safi of Persia sent a return delegation with presents for the Duke.
The difficult task of leading the country through the Thirty Years' War confronted Frederick.
He tried a policy of neutrality, which meant in practice the refusal of the union with Denmark and inclinations toward Sweden.
In 1654 he hosted the recently abdicated Christina, Queen of Sweden.
She wrote to her successor to recommend two of his daughters as potential brides.
Thus, he married his daughter Hedvig Eleonora to King Charles X of Sweden.
Since the Swedish attempt at being the "Great Power" ultimately failed, Frederick's pro-Swedish policy led to the weakening of the house of Holstein-Gottorp.
Frederick as the patron of art and culture was more successful.
Thus he founded on 3 September 1642 together with Prince Louis I of Anhalt-Köthen the Fruitbearing Society.
Furthermore, he contributed to the creation of the Globe of Gottorf.
The painter Jürgen Ovens worked more than 30 years for him and his successor Christian Albrecht of Holstein-Gottorp.
Christian August of Holstein-Gottorp, Prince of Eutin
Christian August of Holstein-Gottorp-Eutin (11 January 1673 – 24 April 1726) was a cadet of the reigning ducal House of Holstein-Gottorp who became prince of Eutin, prince-bishop of Lübeck and regent of the Duchy of Holstein-Gottorp.
He was the father of Adolf Frederick, King of Sweden, and the maternal grandfather of Catherine the Great, Empress of Russia.
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.
In 1544, Adolf, his brother Johann, and their half-brother King Christian III of Denmark, divided the duchies of Schleswig and Holstein.
The areas were divided according to approximately equal tax proceeds.
Adolf, as the youngest, was entitled the first choice.
Since he selected the part with the castle Gottorp, the line of the house Oldenburg created by him was called "Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp".
Theodred II (Bishop of Elmham)
Theodred II was a medieval Bishop of Elmham.
The date of Theodred's consecration unknown, but the date of his death was sometime between 995 and 997.
Augusta Marie of Holstein-Gottorp
Augusta Marie of Holstein-Gottorp (1649–1728) was a German noblewoman.
She was the daughter of Frederick III, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp and Duchess Marie Elisabeth of Saxony.
Through her daughter Albertine Frederica, she is the great-grandmother of Catherine II and great-great-grandmother of Paul I of Russia.
She married Frederick VII, Margrave of Baden-Durlach on 15 May 1670 in Husum.
They had the following children:
Christine of Hesse
Christine of Hesse (29 June 1543 – 13 May 1604) was Duchess consort of Holstein-Gottorp as the spouse of Duke Adolf of Holstein-Gottorp.
She exerted some political influence as a widow after 1586.
Etan Boritzer
Etan Boritzer( born 1950) is an American writer of children ’s literature who is best known for his book" What is God?" first published in 1989.
His best selling" What is?" illustrated children's book series on character education and difficult subjects for children is a popular teaching guide for parents, teachers and child- life professionals.
Boritzer gained national critical acclaim after" What is God?" was published in 1989 although the book has caused controversy from religious fundamentalists for its universalist views.
The other current books in the" What is?" series include
What is Love?,
What is Death?,
What is Beautiful?,
What is Funny?,
What is Right?,
What is Peace?,
What is Money?,
What is Dreaming?,
What is a Friend?,
What is True?,
What is a Family?,
What is a Feeling?"
The series is now also translated into 15 languages.
Boritzer was first published in 1963 at the age of 13 when he wrote an essay in his English class at Wade Junior High School in the Bronx, New York on the assassination of John F. Kennedy.
His essay was included in a special anthology by New York City public school children compiled and published by the New York City Department of Education.
Boritzer now lives in Venice, California and maintains his publishing office there also.
He has helped numerous other authors to get published through" How to Get Your Book Published!" programs.
Boritzer is also a yoga teacher who teaches regular classes locally and guest- teaches nationally.
He is also recognized nationally as an erudite speaker on" The Teachings of the Buddha."

Question: When did Augusta Marie Of Holstein-Gottorp's father die?
Answer: 10 August 1659