Predecessor Friedrich Ferdinand Successor Peter | Name Wilhelm Duke House House of Glucksburg | |
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Born 23 August 1891
Schleswig-Holstein, Prussia, German Empire ( 1891-08-23 ) Issue Hans Albrecht, Hereditary Prince of Schleswig-Holstein
Prince Wilhelm Alfred
Peter, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein
Princess Marie Alexandra Father Friedrich Ferdinand, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein Mother Princess Karoline Mathilde of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg Died February 10, 1965, Coburg, Germany Spouse Princess Marie Melita of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (m. 1916) Children Peter, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein Parents Friedrich Ferdinand, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein Grandchildren Christoph, Prince of Schleswig-Holstein | ||
Friedrich, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, from 1931 Duke of Schleswig-Holstein (23 August 1891 – 10 February 1965), was the Duke of Schleswig-Holstein and Head of the House of Oldenburg from 21 January 1934 until his death on 10 February 1965.
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Early life
Prince Friedrich was born on 23 August 1891 at Grünholz Manor in Schleswig-Holstein, Prussia. He was the fifth child and only son of Frederick Ferdinand, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderbug-Glücksburg and his wife, Princess Karoline Mathilde of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg.
Prince Friedrich's father was the eldest son of Friedrich, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg and a nephew of Christian IX of Denmark. Upon the death of his father in 1885, he had succeeded to the headship of the House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg and the title of duke.
Marriage
Friedrich married his second cousin, Princess Marie Melita of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, daughter of Ernst II, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg and his wife Princess Alexandra of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, on 5 February 1916 at Coburg. Friedrich and Marie Melita had four children.
Later life
When the Head of the House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg, Albert, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein, died on 27 April 1931, Friedrich's father Friedrich Ferdinand became the Head of the House of Oldenburg and inherited the title of Duke of Schleswig-Holstein.
On 21 January 1934, Duke Friedrich Ferdinand died, and Friedrich became head of the House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg.
Duke Friedrich died on 10 February 1965 in Coburg, Bavaria, West Germany.