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Frederick William I, Duke of Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Beck

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Noble family
  
House of Oldenburg

Name
  
Frederick I,

Spouse(s)
  
Marie Antoinette of Sanfre

Father
  
August, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck

Mother
  
Philippa Louisa of Lippe-Buckburg

Born
  
2 May 1682 (
1682-05-02
)

Died
  
16 June 1719(1719-06-16) (aged 37) Francavilla, Sicily

Frederick William I, Duke of Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck (2 May 1682 – 16 June 1719) was a son of Duke August and his wife, Philippa Louisa of Lippe-Buckburg. He succeeded his father as Duke of Beck in 1689.

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He converted to Roman Catholicism and joined the Army of the Holy Roman Empire. He died of his wounds in the Battle of Francavilla in Sicily in 1719.

Since he had no male heir, he was succeeded as Duke of Beck by his uncle Frederick Louis.

Marriage and issue

In 1708, he married Marie Antoinette (15.10.1692-1762), the daughter of Count Anthony Emmanuel of Sanfre, in Piedmont. They had two daughters:

  • Maria Ana Leopoldina (b. Vienna 2.8.1717-7.2.1789 Torino). She was married in Vienna in 4.8.1735 to D. Manoel de Souza (21.7.1703-1759 in a fire, in prison, in Lisboa); senhor do Calhariz, in Portugal. Their son, D. Alexandre de Sousa Holstein (Lisbon 4.12.1751-13.12.1803) was senhor do Calhariz, count of Sanfre, Portuguese ambassador do the courts of Kopenhagen, Berlin and Rome.
  • Johanna Amalia (b. 1719)

    • Ancestors

    References

    Frederick William I, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck Wikipedia
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