Christine of Hesse

Christine of Hesse was Duchess consort of Holstein-Gottorp as the spouse of Duke Adolf of Holstein-Gottorp. She exerted some political influence as a widow after 1586.

29 June 1543

Born on the same birth day (29 June): Antoine de Saint-Exupéry • Dusty Hughes (baseball) • Ernesto Corripio y Ahumada • Harry Frazee • Henry Hawtrey • Ian Bannen • Jean Kent • Josef Ressel • Juan Blanco • Katherine Jenkins • Paul Jarvis • Petronilla of Aragon • Prince Egon von Fürstenberg • Viola Léger • Éver Banega