John II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Haderslev

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.

Not to be confused with John II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg.

John the Elder
Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Haderslev
Reign1544–1580
Born(1521-06-21)21 June 1521
Haderslevhus Castle, Haderslev, Denmark
Died1 October 1580(1580-10-01) (aged 59)
Hansborg Castle, Haderslev, Denmark
BurialFebruary 1581
Schleswig Cathedral
HouseOldenburg
FatherKing Frederick I of Denmark
MotherSophie of Pomerania
ReligionLutheranism
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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