Friedrich Wilhelm (Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg)

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Duke Friedrich Wilhelm

Duke Friedrich Wilhelm of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (born January 4, 1785 in Lindenau near Königsberg , † February 17, 1831 in Gottorp ) was a member of the House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck , a branch line of the House of Schleswig-Holstein -Sonderburg . In 1825 he received from King Friedrich VI. the title of Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg , with which he founded the younger line of this house.

origin

Friedrich Wilhelm was the only son of Duke Friedrich Karl of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck (1757-1816) and his wife Countess Friederike Amalie von Schlieben (1757-1827). His two sisters were:

  1. Elisabeth Friederike Sophie Amalie Charlotte (1780–1862) ⚭ 1800 Baron Samuel von Richthofen
  2. Maria Dorothea Henriette Luise (1783–1803) ⚭ 1803 Duke Ferdinand of Anhalt-Köthen

Marriage and offspring

On January 26, 1810, he married Princess Luise Karoline (1789–1867), daughter of Landgrave Karl von Hessen-Kassel and his wife Louise of Denmark from the House of Oldenburg , daughter of the Danish King Friedrich V. Their marriage resulted in ten children :

  • Luise Marie Friederike (1810–1869)
  1. ⚭ 1837 Count Friedrich von Lasperg
  2. ⚭ 1846 Count Alfred von Hohenthal

See also

predecessor Office successor
Friedrich Karl Ludwig Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck
1816–1825
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- Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
1825–1831
Karl