August (Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck)

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August of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck ( February 13, 1652 - September 26, 1689 near Bonn ) was a German duke and since 1675 the second duke from the Oldenburg branch of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck .

Life

August was the first son of Duke August Philipp (1612–1675) and Marie Sibylle Countess of Nassau-Saarbrücken (1628–1699). There were four more sons and four daughters who reached adulthood. August Philipp was the fifth son of Duke Alexander von Sonderburg and the grandson of the founder of the Oldenburg branch line Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg, Johann the Younger . In 1676 August married Hedwig Luise, Countess zur Lippe-Alverdissen (1650–1731), daughter of Philip I of Lippe-Alverdissen , ancestor of the Schaumburg-Lippe family . They had a son, Friedrich Wilhelm (1682-1719), married to Maria di Sanfre and a daughter Dorothea Henriette von Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck (1678-1750).

The headquarters of Beck (Löhne-Ulenburg) was in the Principality of Minden , which had been owned by the Electorate of Brandenburg since 1648 . Due to the expansion of its army, Brandenburg had a great need for soldiers and officers. Noble birth was the most important prerequisite for attaining the rank of officer. That is why it made sense for the sons from noble families to embark on an officer career. August became major general in the Brandenburg Army. He died of dysentery in 1689 . His son Friedrich Wilhelm I succeeded him as Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck.

literature

  • The princes of the country. Dukes and Counts of Schleswig, Holstein and Lauenburg , Carsten Porskrog Rasmussen a. a. (Ed.) on behalf of the Society for Schleswig-Holstein History, Neumünster: Wachholtz, 2008, ISBN 978-3-529-02606-5 .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ The princes of the country. Dukes and Counts of Schleswig, Holstein and Lauenburg , p. 346 ff.
  2. ↑ http://www.freundeskreis-schloss-ulenburg.de/WB-090317.pdf  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / www.freundeskreis-schloss-ulenburg.de  
predecessor Office successor
August Philipp Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck
1675–1689 		Friedrich Wilhelm I.
personal data
SURNAME August
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck, August von (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German duke
DATE OF BIRTH February 13, 1652
DATE OF DEATH September 26, 1689
Place of death near Bonn