Charles Frederick, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp

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Charles Frederick
Duke of Holstein-Gottorp
Reign	19 July 1702 – 18 June 1739
Predecessor	Frederick IV
Successor	Charles Peter Ulrich
Born	(1700-04-30)30 April 1700
Died	18 June 1739(1739-06-18) (aged 39)
Burial	Cloister Church, Bordesholm
Spouse	Grand Duchess Anna Petrovna of Russia ​ ​ (m. 1725; died 1728)​
Issue	Peter III of Russia
House	Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp
Father	Frederick IV, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp
Mother	Hedvig Sophia of Sweden

Charles Frederick, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp (German: Karl Friedrich, Herzog von 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-Norway. 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.