John, Prince of Schleswig-Holstein
- John, Prince of Schleswig-Holstein
Johan of Schleswig-Holstein (July 9, 1583 – October 28, 1602) was the youngest son of Frederick II of Denmark and Norway and Sophia of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. He went to Russia in 1602 as the bridegroom of Boris Godunov's daughter Ksenia (Xenia), but fell ill and died before the marriage could take place.
Other Notable Facts
* In Alexander Pushkin's chamber drama "Boris Godunov" and the Mussorgsky opera based on it, Johan is referred to in Boris's monologue "I have attained the highest power":
I thought to make my daughter happy
By wedlock. Like a tempest Death took off
Her bridegroom--and at once a stealthy rumour
Pronounced me guilty of my daughter's grief--
Me, me, the hapless father!
References
* "The Muscovite Embassy of 1599 to Emperor Rudolf II of Habsburg," by Isaiah Gruber (1999): page 86 (with footnote 3)
External links
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* [http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk1/tape9/PQDD_0022/MQ50518.pdf The Muscovite Embassy of 1599 to Emperor Rudolf II of Habsburg] (pdf) by Isaiah Gruber
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