ˌoʊvɚ ðə jˈɪɹz, kˈɑːnflɪkt ɚɹˈoʊz bᵻtwˌiːn dˈuːk fɹˈɛdɚɹˌɪk kɹˈɪstʃən ɹˌoʊmən tˈuː ænd luːwˈiːz ˈɔːɡʌsts bɹˈʌðɚ, kˈɪŋ fɹˈɛdɚɹˌɪk vˌiːˈaɪ ʌv dˈɛnmɑːɹk, ɪspˈɛʃəli ˌoʊvɚ ðə ɹᵻlˈeɪʃənʃˌɪp ʌvðə dˈʌbəldˈʌtʃiz ʌv ʃlˈɛswɪɡhˈɑːlstaɪn ænd ðə dˈuːks ˈoʊn smˈɔːl ˈæpænɪdʒ ɚɹˈaʊnd sˈɑːndɚbˌoːɹɡ ɔnðə wˈʌn hˈænd ænd ðə dˈeɪnɪʃ mˈɑːnɚki ɔnðɪ ˈʌðɚ.
Over the years, conflict arose between Duke Frederick Christian II and Louise Auguste's brother, King Frederick VI of Denmark, especially over the relationship of the double-duchies of Schleswig-Holstein and the Duke's own small appanage around Sonderborg on the one hand and the Danish monarchy on the other.