Frederick William III, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck

Frederick William III, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck
Frederick William III, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck
	Frederick William III, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck
Born	4 November 1723
Died	6 May 1757 (aged 33); Prague, Bohemia
Noble family	House of Oldenburg
Father	Frederick William II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck
Mother	Ursula Anna of Dohna-Schlodien

Frederick William III, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck (4 November 1723 – 6 May 1757) was the Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck from 1749.

Early life

He was born as the first child and only son of Frederick William II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck and his second wife, Burgravine Ursula Anna of Dohna-Schlodien (1700-1761).

Biography

Frederick William was a recipient of the Order of the Red Eagle. He served as a colonel in the Prussian Army and was commander of the Füsilier Regiments No. 46 (Old-Württemberg). During the Seven Years' War, he fell in the Battle of Prague in 1757. He was unmarried and childless; he was succeed as Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck by his uncle Charles Louis.

Ancestry

Ancestors of Frederick William III, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck

16. Alexander, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg

8. August Philipp, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck

17. Dorothea of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen

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

18. William Louis, Count of Nassau-Saarbrücken

9. Marie Sibylle of Nassau-Saarbrücken

19. Anna Amalia of Baden-Durlach

2. Frederick William II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck

20. Alexander, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg (= 16)

10. Ernest Günther, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg

21. Dorothea of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen (= 17)

5. Louise Charlotte of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg

22. Philip, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg

11. Auguste of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg

23. Sophie Hedwig of Saxe-Lauenburg

1. Frederick William III, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck

24. Christopher von Dohna

12. Frederick, Burgrave of Dohna

25. Ursula of Solms-Braunfels

6. Christopher I, Burgrave and Count of Dohna-Schlodien

26. John III du Puy, Marquess of Montbrun-Ferrassieres

13. Sperentia du Puy de Montbrun-Ferrassieres

27. Antoinette of Poissant

3. Ursula Anna of Dohna-Schlodien

28. Christopher von Dohna (= 24)

14. Christian Albert, Burgrave and Count of Dohna

29. Ursula of Solms-Braunfels (= 25)

7. Frederice-Marie of Dohna-Vianen

30. John Wolfart of Brederode

15. Sophie Theodore of Brederode

31. Anna of Nassau-Siegen

References

Gottlob Friedrich Krebel, M. Gottlieb Schumanns genealogisches Hand-Buch, S.272, [1]

Frederick William III, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck House of Oldenburg Born: 4 November 1723 Died: 6 May 1757
Preceded by Frederick William II	Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck 1749-1757	Succeeded by Charles Louis

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