Christian Albert was a duke of Holstein-Gottorp and bishop of Lübeck.
Portrait by David Klöcker Ehrenstrahl
The duke and his wife Frederica Amalia.
Christian Augustus of Holstein-Gottorp-Eutin was a cadet of the reigning ducal House of Holstein-Gottorp who became prince-bishop of Lübeck and regent of the Duchy of Holstein-Gottorp.
Christian Albert, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp
…Duke Frederick IV of Holstein-Gottorp (18 October 1671 – 19 July 1702), patrilineal ancestor of all Russian emperors after Catherine II. Duke Christian August of Holstein-Gottorp (11 January 1673 – 24 April 1726), whose eldest-surviving son established a new dynasty in Sweden. Marie Elisabeth (21 March 1678 – 17 July 1755…
Portrait of Christian August, c. 1710