Peter August, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck

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Peter August
Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck
Reign 7 March 1728–24 February 1775
Spouse Princess Sophie of Hesse-Philippsthal
Natália Nikolaievna, Countess Golovine
Issue
Karl Anton August
Peter
Catherine
Full name
Peter Augustus Frederick
German: Peter August Friedrich
Father Frederick Louis, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck
Mother Luise Charlotte of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg
Born 7 December 1697(1697-12-07)
Königsberg, Prussia
Died 24 February 1775 (aged 77)
Reval

Peter Augustus of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck[1] (7 December 1697 in Königsberg, Prussia[1] – 24 February 1775 in Reval[1]) was the eighth Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck. Peter August was the son of Frederick Louis, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck and his wife Duchess Luise Charlotte of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg[1].

Peter August was a governor of Estonia and general-governor of Tallinn (Reval) 1743 - 1753 and 1758 - 1775. Field Marshal General.

He was only the titular duke, because he did not inherit the domain of Beck. It had been inherited by his father's older brother, Duke August (1652-1689), and nephew Frederick William I (1682-1719), and was then sold by the latter's widow to Peter August's older brother, Duke Frederick William II (1687-1749), in 1732.[2] But he re-sold it in 1745 to Baroness Magdalena von Ledebur-Königsbrück. Thus, by the time that Peter August became the head of this cadet branch of the Danish royal dynasty, he was "Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck" in name only.[2]

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[edit] Marriage and issue

Peter August married Princess Sophie of Hesse-Philippsthal, the daughter of Philip, Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal and his wife Countess Catherine Amalia of Solms-Laubach[1], on 5 September 1723.[1] Sophie died on 9 May 1728 at age thirty-three.[1] Peter August and Sophie had two sons and one daughter[1]:

He married for a second time to Countess Natália Nikolaievna Golovine, daughter of Count Nicholas Fedorovich Golovin[1] and his wife Sophie Nikitovna Pushkin, on 15 March 1742.[1] The couple had two sons and one daughter[1]:

  • Prince Peter of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck (1 February 1743 - 3 January 1751)
  • Prince Alexander of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck (born and died 1744)
  • Princess Catherine of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck (23 February 1750 - 10 December 1811); grandmother of Russian Field Marshall Prince Aleksandr Baryatinskiy

[edit] Titles, styles, honours and arms

[edit] Titles and styles

  • 7 December 1697 - 21 February 1772: His Serene Highness The Prince of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck
  • 21 February 1772 - 22 Semtember 1774: His Serene Highness The Hereditary Prince of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck
  • 22 Semtember 1774 - 24 February 1775: His Serene Highness The Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck

[edit] Ancestry

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Darryl Lundy (25 March 2006). "Peter August Herzog von Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck". thePeerage.com. http://thepeerage.com/p10932.htm#i109319. Retrieved on 2008-09-04. 
  2. ^ a b Huberty, Michel; Alain Giraud, F. and B. Magdelaine (1994) (in French). L'Allemagne Dynastique Tome VII Oldenbourg. France. pp. 79, 97, 118, 141. ISBN 2-901138-07-1. 

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Peter August, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck
Cadet branch of the House of Oldenburg
Born: 7 December 1697 Died: 24 February 1775
Regnal titles
Preceded by
Friedrich Ludwig		 Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck
7 March 1728–24 February 1775		 Succeeded by
Friedrich Karl Ludwig
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