Holstein

(hol's tin,) a prov. of Pru ia, formerly belonging to Denmark, and forming part of SchleswigHolstein.-HOUSE OF H. (Hist.) A dynastic line, formerly rulers of an indep. duchy of same name, and now represented in the elder branch by the Dukes of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonder burg-Aug us ten burg and SchleswigHolstein-Sonder burg-Glücksburg; and in the younger branch (Holstein-Gottorp) by the Czar of Ru ia, and the Prince of Wasa, son of the ex-king Gustavus IV. of Sweden. [s. 459]