Frederick Louis, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck

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Frederick Louis
Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck
Born(1653-04-06)6 April 1653
Beck, Principality of Minden
Died7 March 1728(1728-03-07) (aged 74)
Königsberg, East Prussia
SpouseLouise Charlotte of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg
IssuePeter August, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck
Names
Frederick Louis
HouseHouse of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck
FatherAugust Philipp, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Beck
MotherCountess Marie Sibylle of Nassau-Saarbrücken

Frederick Louis of Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck (German: Friedrich Ludwig von Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck; 6 April 1653 – 7 March 1728) was a Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck and field marshal of the Prussian Army. He was the son of August Philipp, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck and Countess Marie Sibylle of Nassau-Saarbrücken.

Life

Frederick Louis was born in Beck (now part of Löhne), Principality of Minden, Brandenburg-Prussia. He was only the titular duke, because he did not inherit the domain of Beck. It had been inherited by Duke Frederick William I, the son of his elder brother, Duke August, in 1689.[1] Duke Frederick William I was killed in the Battle of Francavilla in Sicily in 1719, leaving a widow, née Doña Maria Antonia Isnardi di Castello, Contessa di Sanfré (1692–1762), and two minor daughters.[1] Maria Antonia shared administration of Beck with her mother-in-law, Duchess Hedwig Louisa of Schleswig-Holstein-Beck (née Countess of Lippe-Buckeburg-Schaumburg).[1]

In 1671 Frederick Louis became a cornet in the cavalry regiment von Eller in the army of Brandenburg-Prussia.[2] In 1675 he participated in the Battle of Fehrbellin as a Rittmeister. The following year he was a colonel in the Holstein dragoons. Frederick Louis was named lieutenant general and Governor of Wesel in 1690. Three years later he was appointed commanding general of the Duchy of Prussia.

On 17 January 1701 Frederick Louis received the Order of the Black Eagle from the new King Frederick I of Prussia and shortly afterward was named Statthalter of East Prussia and Governor of Königsberg.[3] During the War of the Spanish Succession, he participated in the Battle of Oudenarde in 1708, the Battle of Malplaquet in 1709, and the sieges of Lille, Mons, and Tournai.[3] Frederick Louis was promoted to field marshal in 1713.[2] The duke also secured neutrality for East Prussia during much of the Great Northern War.[2] He died in Königsberg and was buried alongside his wife in Königsberg Cathedral.[3]

Marriage and issue

On 1 January 1685 in Augustenburg, Frederick Louis married Louise Charlotte of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg, daughter of Ernest Günther, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg and Augusta of Glücksburg. They had several children:

Frederick Louis was succeeded as duke by his eldest son, Frederick William II (1687–1749) (whose only son, Duke Frederick William III, died in the Battle of Prague in 1757), and eventually by his younger sons, Charles Louis (1690–1774), and Peter August (1697–1775).[1]

In 1732, Frederick William II would purchase Beck from Maria Antonia, re-uniting the ducal title and ducal lands. But the latter only remained in the family until sold again in 1745.[1]

Ancestors

Family of Frederick Louis, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck
16. Christian III of Denmark
8. John II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg
17. Dorothea of Saxe-Lauenburg
4. Alexander, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg
18. Ernest III, Duke of Brunswick-Grubenhagen
9. Elisabeth of Brunswick-Grubenhagen
19. Margaret of Pomerania-Wolgast
2. August Philipp, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Beck
20. Günther XL, Count of Schwarzburg
10. John Günther I, Count of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen
21. Elisabeth of Isenburg-Büdingen-Ronneburg
5. Dorothea of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen
22. Anthony I, Count of Oldenburg
11. Anna of Oldenburg-Delmenhorst
23. Sophie of Saxe-Lauenburg
1. Frederick Louis, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck
24. Albert, Count of Nassau-Weilburg
12. Louis II, Count of Nassau-Weilburg
25. Anna of Nassau-Dillenburg
6. William Louis, Count of Nassau-Saarbrücken
26. William IV, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel
13. Anna Maria of Hesse-Kassel
27. Sabine of Württemberg
3. Marie Sibylle of Nassau-Saarbrücken
28. Charles II of Baden-Durlach
14. George Frederick, Margrave of Baden-Durlach
29. Anna of Veldenz
7. Anna Amalia of Baden-Durlach
30. Frederick, Wild- and Rhinegrave of Salm-Neufville
15. Juliane Ursula zu Salm-Neufville
31. Francisca of Salm

Notes and references

  1. ^ a b c d e Huberty
  2. ^ a b c Albinus, p. 131
  3. ^ a b c ADB
  • Albinus, Robert (1985). Lexikon der Stadt Königsberg Pr. und Umgebung (in German). Leer: Verlag Gerhard Rautenberg. p. 371. ISBN 3-7921-0320-6.
  • Th. Hirsch (1878), "Friedrich Ludwig, Herzog von Schleswig-Holstein-Beck", Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (in German), vol. 8, Leipzig: Duncker & Humblot, p. 284
  • Huberty, Michel; Alain Giraud; F. and B. Magdelaine (1994). L'Allemagne Dynastique Tome VII Oldenbourg (in French). France. pp. 79, 97, 118, 141. ISBN 2-901138-07-1.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
Frederick Louis, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck
Born: 7 April 1653 Died: 7 March 1728
Preceded by Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck
1719-1728 		Succeeded by
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