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Frederick Christian I, Duke of Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Augustenburg

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Predecessor
  
Christian August

Successor
  
Frederick Christian II

Name
  
Frederick I,


Frederick Christian I, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg

Reign
  
20 January 1754–13 November 1794

Born
  
6 April 1721 Augustenborg (
1721-04-06
)

Died
  
13 November 1794(1794-11-13) (aged 73) Augustenborg

Spouse
  
Princess Charlotte Amalie Wilhelmine of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plon

Issue among others...
  
Frederick Christian II Charles August, Crown Prince of Sweden

Frederick Christian I (German: Friedrich Christian I., Danish: Frederik Christian 1.; 6 April 1721 – 13 November 1794) was Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg from 1754 to 1794.

He was the eldest son of Christian August, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg (1696–1754) and his wife Duchess Louise Frederikke née Countess af Danneskiold-Samsøe (1699–1744). In 1754, his father died and Frederick Christian inherited Augustenborg Castle and Gråsten. However, these estates were deeply in debt. He waived his claims on the duchies of Schleswig and Holstein and in return the King of Denmark (who was also Duke of Schleswig and Holstein) granted him a favourable settlement. This allowed him to purchase Als and Sundeved, making him the largest landowner in Schleswig. He was also able to expand Augustenborg Castle, the family residence.

Frederick Christian served as a general in the Danish army. He was a Knight of the Order of the Elephant.

Marriage and issue

On 26 May 1762, he married Charlotte Amalie Wilhelmine (1744–1770), the daughter of Frederick Charles, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plön. They had the following children: They had seven children:

  • Louise Christine Caroline (16 February 1763 – 27 January 1764).
  • Louise Christine Caroline (17 February 1764 – 2 August 1815).
  • Frederick Christian II (28 September 1765 – 14 June 1814), married Princess Louise Auguste of Denmark.
  • Frederick Charles Emil (8 March 1767 – 14 June 1841), Danish General, married Sofie Eleonore Fredericka of Scheel (1776–1836), daughter of Baron Jürgen Eric of Scheel.
  • Christian August (9 July 1768 – 28 May 1810), Danish general, and later Crown Prince Swedish of Sweden as Karl August, however, he died before he could inherit the throne.
  • Sophie Amelie (10 August 1769 – 6 October 1769).
  • Charles William (4 October 1770 – 22 February 1771).

    • References

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