Elisabeth Augusta of Schleswig-Holstein (28 December 1623 – 9 August 1677) was the daughter of king

Christian IV of Denmark Christian IV (12 April 1577 – 28 February 1648) was King of Denmark and Norway and Duke of Holstein and Schleswig from 1588 until his death in 1648. His reign of 59 years, 330 days is the longest of Danish monarchs and Scandinavian monar ...

and Kirsten Munk. She shared the title ''Countess of Schleswig- Holstein'' with her mother and siblings.

Biography

As her siblings, she was raised by her grandmother

Ellen Marsvin Ellen Marsvin (1 February 1572 – 11 November 1649) was a Danish noble, landowner and county administrator. She was the mother-in-law of King Christian IV of Denmark-Norway, the mother of Kirsten Munk (1598–1658) and grandmother of Leonora Chr ...

and the royal governess

Karen Sehested Karen Sehested (1606-1672) was a Danish court official and land owner. She served as principal lady-in-waiting and royal governess for the children of King Christian IV of Denmark and Kirsten Munk from 1631 to 1634. She was portrayed in the famous ...

, but spent 1628-29 at the Swedish court. She was married to Hans Lindenov (d. 1659) in 1639, and became the mother of Sophie Amalie Lindenov. She was described as a vulgar, constantly indebted gambler. She did not side with her sister Leonora Christina Ulfeldt during the conflict between Leonora and the king and was not close to her siblings. She was granted a royal pension in 1664, and was also granted many gifts by king Christian V, but continued to be haunted by debts during her life.

Ancestry

References

Dansk biografisk Lexikon / IV. Bind. Clemens - Eynden
in Danish) {{DEFAULTSORT:Lindenov, Elisabeth Augusta 1623 births 1677 deaths 17th-century Danish nobility 17th-century Danish women Lindenov family Children of Christian IV of Denmark Daughters of kings