Fiefdom of the Danish Crown (partly between 1544 and 1713/20)
Capital
Schleswig, Flensburg, Copenhagen[citation needed]
Common languages
Danish, German, Low German, North Frisian
Religion
Catholicism, Lutheranism and Mennonitism (from 16th century), Judaism
Government
Feudal Duchy, Monarchy
Duke
• 1058–1095
Olaf I of Denmark
• 1863–66
Christian IX of Denmark
History
• Established
1058
• Disestablished
1866
Currency
Schleswig-Holstein speciethaler, Danish rigsdaler, Pfennig
Preceded by
Succeeded by
North Sea Empire
Province of Schleswig-Holstein
Today part of
Denmark Germany
The Duchy of Schleswig (Danish: Hertugdømmet Slesvig; German: Herzogtum Schleswig; Low German: Hartogdom Sleswig; North Frisian: Härtochduum Slaswik) was a duchy in Southern Jutland (Sønderjylland) covering the area between about 60 km (35 miles) north and 70 km (45 mi) south of the current border between Germany and Denmark. The territory has been divided between the two countries since 1920, with Northern Schleswig in Denmark and Southern Schleswig in Germany. The region is also called Sleswick in English.
Unlike Holstein and Lauenburg, Schleswig was never a part of the German Confederation. Schleswig was instead a fief of Denmark, and its inhabitants spoke Danish, German, and North Frisian. Both Danish and German National Liberals wanted Schleswig to be part of a Danish or German national state in the 19th century. A German uprising in March 1848 caused the First Schleswig War which ended in 1852. The Second Schleswig War (1864) ended with the three duchies being governed jointly by Austria and Prussia. In 1866, they became a part of Prussia.
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