Alexander, Duke of Sonderburg
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Alexander, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg, was born on January 20, 1573 in Sønderborg (German: Sonderburg) in Schleswig. He was the third child of Johann II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plon and Elisabeth von Braunschweig-Grubenhagen. Because his elder surviving brother chose Ærø as his seat, Alexander received Sønderborg upon their father's death and was in practice its second duke. Alexander died on May 13, 1627 in Sønderborg.
Alexander married Dorothea von Schwarzburg-Sondershausen on November 26, 1604 in Oldenburg. They had eleven children:
- Johann Christian, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Franzhagen (April 26, 1607 - June 28, 1653)
- Alexander Heinrich, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg (September 12, 1608 - September 5, 1657)
- Ernst Gunther, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg (October 14, 1609 - January 18, 1689)
- Georg Friedrich, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg (December 18, 1611 - August 23, 1676)
- August Philipp, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Beck (November 11, 1612 - May 6, 1675)
- Adolph, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg (November 2, 1613 - February 1, 1616)
- Anna Elisabeth, Duchess of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg (February 5, 1615 - February 19, 1616)
- Wilhelm Anton, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg (April 2, 1616 - April 2, 1616)
- Sophie Katharina, Duchess of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg (June 28, 1617 - November 22, 1696)
- Eleonore Sabine, Duchess of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg (February 27, 1619 - February 27, 1619)
- Philipp Ludwig, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Wiesenburg (October 27, 1620 - March 10, 1689)
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