Friedrich Christian I (Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg)

Friedrich Christian I (1721–1794)

Friedrich Christian I of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg (born April 6, 1721 , † November 13, 1794 in Augustenburg Castle ) was Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg . He was the eldest son of Christian August (Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg) (1696–1754) and his wife Frederikke Louise Danneskiold-Samsøe (1699–1744).

Life

When he inherited Augustenburg and Gravenstein in 1754 , the goods were heavily in debt. By renouncing his inheritance rights in Schleswig and Holstein , he was able to obtain a high severance payment from the Danish king and expand his estate to Alsen and in Sundewitt . This made him the largest landowner in Schleswig. This also enabled the new building of the Augustenburg family seat to be initiated.

Friedrich Christian was a Danish general and knight of the Elephant Order .

progeny

On May 26, 1762, he married Princess Charlotte Amalie Wilhelmine (1744–1770), daughter of Duke Friedrich Karl von Holstein-Plön, in Reinfeld . The couple had the following children:

• Luise (1763–1764)
• Louise Christine Caroline (1764-1815)
• Friedrich Christian II. (1765–1814) ∞ Princess Louise Auguste of Denmark
• Friedrich Karl Emil (1767–1841), Danish General ∞ Sophie von Scheel (1776–1836), daughter of Jürgen Erich Scheel
• Christian August (1768–1810), Danish general and Swedish heir to the throne, but died before he could take the throne
• Sophie Amelie (1769)
• Karl Wilhelm (1770–1771)

literature

• Friedrich Christian I. In: Carl Frederik Bricka (Ed.): Dansk biografisk Lexikon. Tillige omfattende Norge for Tidsrummet 1537-1814. 1st edition. tape 5 : Faaborg – Gersdorff . Gyldendalske Boghandels Forlag, Copenhagen 1891, p. 345-346 (Danish, runeberg.org ).

Web links

• Master list of the House of Oldenburg
• Augustenburger . geschichte-sh.de
• genealogy.euweb.cz