Magnus, Duke of Holstein
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Magnus of Denmark or Magnus of Holstein (5 September [O.S. 26 August] 1540 – 28 March [O.S. 18 March] 1583) was a Prince of Denmark,[1] Duke of Holstein, and a member of the House of Oldenburg. As a vassal of Tsar Ivan IV of Russia, he was the titular King of Livonia from 1570 to 1578.[2]
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Magnus of Denmark | |
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Bishop of Ösel-Wiek | |
Reign | 1560–1572 |
Bishop of Courland | |
Reign | 1560–1583 |
King of Livonia (nominal) | |
Reign | 1570–1578 |
Born | 5 September 1540 Copenhagen Castle, Denmark |
Died | 28 March 1583(1583-03-28) (aged 42) Pilten, Latvia |
Burial | |
Spouse | Maria Vladimirovna of Staritsa |
Issue | Marie of Oldenburg Eudoxia of Oldenburg |
House | House of Oldenburg |
Father | King Christian III of Denmark |
Mother | Dorothea of Saxe-Lauenburg |
Religion | Lutheranism |
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