- Born on December 13, 1603 in Schleswig, at Schloss Gottorf
- Deceased on March 22, 1657, at the age of 53 years
Parents
- Johann Adolf von Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp (1575 - 1616), Herzog von Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp
- Augusta von Oldenburg (1580 - 1639)
Family
- Married on July 2, 1620, with August von Pfalz-Sulzbach (1582 - 1632), issuing
- Anna Sophia (1621 - 1675)
Christian August (1622 - 1708)- Augusta Sophia (1624 - 1682)