The Treaty of Tsarskoye Selo also called Mageskiftetraktaten in Danish, was a territorial and dynastic treaty between the Russian Empire and Denmark–Norway. Signed on 1 June 1773, it transferred contr
Christian VII Uniting the Ducal with the Royal Part of Holstein in 1773
Holstein-Gottorp is the historiographical name, as well as contemporary shorthand name, for the parts of the duchies of Schleswig and Holstein, also known as Ducal Holstein, that were ruled by the duk
Gottorf Castle, after which the house of Holstein-Gottorp is named