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Count Karl Leopold von Schlieben

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Name
  
Count Leopold


Born
  
3 February 1723 Magdeburg, Kingdom of Prussia (
1723-02-03
)

Spouse
  
Countess Marie Eleanore von Lehndorff

Issue
  
Marie Karoline Friederike Amalie

Father
  
Count George Adam von Schlieben

Mother
  
Countess Katharina Dorothea Finck von Finckenstein

Died
  
April 18, 1788, Konigsberg

Parents
  
Countess Katharina Dorothea Finck of Finckenstein

Children
  
Countess Friederike of Schlieben

Grandchildren
  
Friedrich Wilhelm, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glucksburg

Great grandchildren
  
Christian IX of Denmark

People also search for
  
Countess Friederike of Schlieben

Count Karl Leopold von Schlieben (German: Karl Leopold Graf von Schlieben, 3 February 1723 – 18 April 1788) was the Royal Prussian Minister of War between 1769 and 1772.

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Early life

He was born in Magdeburg. His father was Count George Adam von Schlieben (German: Georg Adam Graf von Schlieben, 5 February 1688 – 15 June 1737) and his mother was Countess Katharina Dorothea Finck von Finckenstein.

Marriage and issue

He married Countess Marie Eleanore von Lehndorff on 18 January 1747 in Königsberg. They had two daughters:

  • Countess Marie Karoline of Schlieben (28 January 1752 – 2 August 1832); married Friedrich Wilhelm von Schlieben
  • Countess Friederike Amalie of Schlieben (28 February 1757 – 17 December 1827); married, on 9 March 1780 in Königsberg, Friedrich Karl Ludwig, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck and had issue. Through her son, Friedrich Wilhelm, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, she is an ancestress of the Royal Houses of Denmark, Greece, Norway, and the United Kingdom.
  • Count Karl Leopold died in Königsberg, Kingdom of Prussia.

    Descendants

    Through his daughter, Friederike, Karl Leopold is ancestor of Elizabeth II, Margrethe II of Denmark, Constantine II of Greece, Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden, Harald V of Norway, Prince Philippe, Duke of Brabant and Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg.

    References

    Count Karl Leopold von Schlieben Wikipedia