John II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Haderslev

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Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Haderslev

John the Elder
Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Haderslev
Reign	1544–1580
Born	(1521-06-21)21 June 1521 Haderslevhus Castle, Haderslev, Denmark
Died	1 October 1580(1580-10-01) (aged 59) Hansborg Castle, Haderslev, Denmark
Burial	February 1581 Schleswig Cathedral
House	Oldenburg
Father	King Frederick I of Denmark
Mother	Sophie of Pomerania
Religion	Lutheranism

Danish Royalty
House of Oldenburg Main Line
Frederick I
Children Christian III Dorothea, Duchess of Prussia John the Elder, Duke of Holstein-Haderslev Elizabeth, Duchess of Mecklenburg Adolf, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp Princess Anna Dorothea, Duchess of Mecklenburg Frederick, Bishop of Hildesheim and Schleswig
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John of Denmark or John the Elder (aka Hans the Elder) (German: Johann der Ältere or Hans der Ältere; Danish: Hans den Ældre;) (29 June 1521 - 1 October 1580; born and died in Haderslev) was the only Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Haderslev. The predicate the Elder is sometimes used to distinguish him from his nephew, John the Younger, who held Sønderborg from 1564 as a partitioned-off duke. As a co-ruler in the duchies of Holstein and of Schleswig, John the Elder is numbered as John II, continuing counting King John of Denmark as John I, Duke of Holstein and Schleswig.^{[citation needed]}