Friedrich Karl Ludwig, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck
| Friedrich Karl Ludwig | |
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| Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck | |
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| Friedrich Karl Ludwig by Johann Friedrich August Tischbein, ca. 1800 | |
| Reign | 24 February 1775–25 March 1816 |
| Predecessor | Peter August |
| Successor | Friedrich Wilhelm |
| Spouse | Countess Friederike of Schlieben |
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| Princess Friederike Princess Luise Friedrich Wilhelm |
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| Frederick Charles Louis German: Friedrich Karl Ludwig |
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| House | House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck |
| Father | Prince Karl Anton August of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck |
| Mother | Countess Charlotte of Dohna-Schlodien |
| Born | 20 August 1757 Königsberg |
| Died | 24 April 1816 (aged 58) Wellingsbüttel Manor |
Friedrich Karl Ludwig of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck[1][2] (20 August 1757[1][2] – 24 April 1816[1][2]) was the fifth and penultimate Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck.[1][2] Friedrich Karl Ludwig was the son of Prince Karl Anton August of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck and his wife Countess Charlotte of Dohna-Schlodien.[1][2]
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Life [edit]
Friedrich Karl Ludwig was born in Königsberg, East Prussia. He joined the Prussian Army in 1777 upon the request of King Frederick the Great. By 1781 he was a staff officer in the Regiment von Schlieben and by 1787 he commanded a grenadier battalion based in Königsberg.[3] He assisted in the suppression of the 1794 Kościuszko Uprising and was Governor of Kraków in 1795. He retired from Prussian service as a lieutenant general in 1797[3] and spent the rest of his life improving agriculture in Holstein. He died in Wellingsbüttel Manor, now part of Hamburg.
He was a recipient of the Order of the Elephant, Order of St. Alexander Nevsky, Order of the Red Eagle, and the Order of Saint Hubert.[4]
Marriage and issue [edit]
Friedrich married Countess Friederike of Schlieben (28 February 1757 – 17 December 1827)[1][2] on 9 March 1780 in Königsberg.[1][2] At the time, the marriage was not looked upon favorably because the Schlieben family was not an ancient noble family. Friedrich and Friederike had three children:
- Princess Friederike of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck (13 December 1780 – 19 January 1862)[1][2]
- Princess Luise of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck (28 September 1783 – 24 November 1803)[1][2]
- Friedrich Wilhelm, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (4 January 1785 – 27 February 1831)[1][2]
Friedrich was succeeded as duke by his son, Friedrich Wilhelm, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg.[1][2]
Titles, styles, honours and arms [edit]
Titles and styles [edit]
- 20 August 1757 – 12 September 1759: His Serene Highness Prince Friedrich Karl Ludwig of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck
- 12 September 1759 – 24 February 1775: His Serene Highness The Hereditary Prince of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck
- 24 February 1775 – 24 April 1816: His Serene Highness The Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck
Ancestry [edit]
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Descendants [edit]
He is an ancestor to the modern-day British royal family, a direct male ancestor to The Prince of Wales and The Duke of Cambridge through his great-granddaughter Alexandra of Denmark to Elizabeth II.
References [edit]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Darryl Lundy (1 May 2005). "Friedrich Karl Herzog von Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck". thePeerage.com. Retrieved 2008-09-02.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Paul Theroff. "SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN". Paul Theroff's Royal Genealogy Site. Archived from the original on 2008-03-23. Retrieved 2008-09-02.
- ^ a b Albinus, Robert (1985). Lexikon der Stadt Königsberg Pr. und Umgebung. Leer: Verlag Gerhard Rautenberg. p. 371. ISBN 3-7921-0320-6. (German)
- ^ Der Elephanten-Orden und seine Ritter. Von Johann Heinrich Friedrich Berlien
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Friedrich Karl Ludwig, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck
Cadet branch of the House of Oldenburg
Born: 20 August 1757 Died: 24 April 1816 |
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| Preceded by Peter August |
Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck 24 February 1775–25 March 1816 |
Succeeded by Friedrich Wilhelm |
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- 1757 births
- 1816 deaths
- Dukes of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck
- House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck
- Knights of the Elephant
- Knights of the Order of Saint Hubert
- Order of St. Alexander Nevsky recipients
- People from Königsberg
- People from East Prussia
- Prussian generals
- Prussian people of the Kościuszko Uprising
- Recipients of the Order of the Red Eagle
