Frederick Christian I (german: Friedrich Christian I., da, Frederik Christian 1.; 6 April 1721 – 13 November 1794) was
Duke
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of
Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg
The House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg () was a branch of the dukes of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg of the House of Oldenburg. The line descended from Alexander, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg. Like all of the secondary ...
from
1754 to
1794
Events
January–March
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.
He was the eldest son of
(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
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and
Holstein
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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
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, making him the largest landowner in Schleswig. He was also able to expand
Augustenborg Castle, the family residence.
Frederick Christian served as a
general
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in the Danish army. He was a Knight of the
Order of the Elephant.
Marriage and issue
On 26 May 1762, Frederick Christian married
Princess Charlotte Amalie Wilhelmine (1744–1770), a daughter of
. The couple 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
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;
* 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 of Sweden as ''Karl August'' (died before he could ascend the throne);
* Sophie Amelie (10 August 1769 – 6 October 1769);
* Charles William (4 October 1770 – 22 February 1771).
Ancestors
References
*
Dansk biografisk Lexikon / V. Bind. Faaborg – Gersdorff / S.345
Digitalisat
External links
* https://web.archive.org/web/20100405222104/http://www.geschichte-s-h.de/vonabisz/augustenburger.htm
*
Den Store Danske
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Dukes of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg
Danish military personnel
House of Augustenburg
1721 births
1794 deaths
18th-century German people