Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck

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Ducal coat of arms Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck

The ducal house of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck was a branch line of the Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg branch from the House of Oldenburg . It was founded by Duke August Philipp . The family branch was named after the Gut Haus Beck in Löhne , which belonged to the estate of the first duke. Although the family members received the ducal title and rank, they only had inheritance rights in Schleswig and Holstein and had no sovereign lands. In July 1825 the Beck house was sold to the von Wulfen family .

From the family went in 1825 with the award of the title by King Friedrich VI. the younger line of the House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg emerged. The first duke in this branch was Friedrich Wilhelm . Today this line is mostly known as Haus Glücksburg after its ancestral castle Schloss Glücksburg , its members include the Norwegian King Harald V , the Spanish Queen Sophia and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh .

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