Successor Friedrich Wilhelm | Name Friedrich Ludwig, | |
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Reign 24 February 1775–25 March 1816 Born 20 August 1757Konigsberg ( 1757-08-20 ) Issue Princess FriederikePrincess LuiseFriedrich Wilhelm Mother Countess Charlotte of Dohna-Schlodien Spouse Countess Friederike of Schlieben (m. 1780–1816) Children Friedrich Wilhelm, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glucksburg Parents Prince Karl Anton August of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck Similar People Princess Louise Caroline, Princess Louise of Denmark, Christian IX of Denmark, Prince Charles of Hesse‑Kassel | ||
Friedrich Karl Ludwig of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck (20 August 1757 – 24 April 1816) was the fifth and penultimate Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck. Friedrich Karl Ludwig was the son of Prince Karl Anton August of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck and his wife Countess Charlotte of Dohna-Schlodien.
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Life
Friedrich Karl Ludwig was born in Königsberg, East Prussia. He joined the Prussian Army in 1777 upon the request of King Frederick the Great. By 1781 he was a staff officer in the Regiment von Schlieben and by 1787 he commanded a grenadier battalion based in Königsberg. He assisted in the suppression of the 1794 Kościuszko Uprising and was Governor of Kraków in 1795. He retired from Prussian service as a lieutenant general in 1797 and spent the rest of his life improving agriculture in Holstein. He died in Wellingsbüttel Manor, now part of Hamburg.
He was a recipient of the Order of the Elephant, Order of St. Alexander Nevsky, Order of the Red Eagle, and the Order of Saint Hubert.
Marriage and issue
Friedrich married Countess Friederike of Schlieben (28 February 1757 – 17 December 1827) on 9 March 1780 in Königsberg. At the time, the marriage was not looked upon favorably because the Schlieben family was not an ancient noble family. Friedrich and Friederike had three children:
Friedrich was succeeded as duke by his son, Friedrich Wilhelm, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg.
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Descendants
He is the agnatic ancestor to the current monarchs/pretenders to the thrones of Denmark, Norway and Greece. This list will eventually include the British royal family as Friedrich is the male-line ancestor of The Prince of Wales and The Duke of Cambridge.