Frederick Louis, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck (german: Friedrich Ludwig Herzog von Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck; 6 April 1653 – 7 March 1728) was a
Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck and
field marshal
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of the
Prussian Army
The Royal Prussian Army (1701–1919, german: Königlich Preußische Armee) served as the army of the Kingdom of Prussia. It became vital to the development of Brandenburg-Prussia as a European power.
The Prussian Army had its roots in the co ...
. He was the son of
August Philipp, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck
August Philipp, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck (11 November 1612 – 6 May 1675) was a Danish-German prince and member of the House of Oldenburg. After acquiring the estate of Beck in Westfalen in 1646, he took the title of Duke ...
and Countess Marie Sibylle of
Nassau-Saarbrücken.
Life
Frederick Louis was born in Haus Beck (now part of
Löhne
Löhne () is a town in the district of Herford, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Geography
Löhne is situated on the river Werre, approx. 8 km north of Herford and 20 km south-west of Minden.
Neighbouring places
* Hüllhorst
* Bad ...
), near Ulenburg,
Westphalia
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The territory of the regio ...
,
Margraviate of Brandenburg
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Brandenburg developed out o ...
. He was only the ''titular'' duke, because he did not inherit the
domain
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of Beck. It had been inherited by Duke
Frederick William I, the son of his elder brother, Duke
August
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, in 1689.
[Huberty] Duke Frederick William I was killed in the
Battle of Francavilla
The Battle of Francavilla was fought on 20 June 1719 near the city of Francavilla di Sicilia in Sicily, Italy between Spain and Austria as part of the War of the Quadruple Alliance.
Prelude
After the destruction of the Spanish fleet in the Batt ...
in
Sicily
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in 1719, leaving a widow, ''née'' Marie Antoine called Antoinette Josepha Isnardi di Castello, Contessa di Sanfré (1692–1762), and two
minor daughters.
[ Maria Antonia shared administration of Beck with her mother-in-law, Duchess Hedwig Louisa of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck (''née'' Countess of Lippe-Buckeburg-Schaumburg).][
In 1671 Frederick Louis became a cornet in the cavalry regiment von Eller in the army of Brandenburg-Prussia.][Albinus, p. 131] In 1675 he participated in the Battle of Fehrbellin as a Rittmeister
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. The following year he was a colonel in the Holstein dragoons. Frederick Louis was named lieutenant general and Governor of Wesel
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Geography
Wesel is situated at the confluence of the Lippe River and the Rhine.
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in 1690. Three years later he was appointed commanding general of the Duchy of Prussia
The Duchy of Prussia (german: Herzogtum Preußen, pl, Księstwo Pruskie, lt, Prūsijos kunigaikštystė) or Ducal Prussia (german: Herzogliches Preußen, link=no; pl, Prusy Książęce, link=no) was a duchy in the Prussia (region), region of P ...
.
On 17 January 1701 Frederick Louis received the Order of the Black Eagle
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from the new King Frederick I of Prussia
Frederick I (german: Friedrich I.; 11 July 1657 – 25 February 1713), of the Hohenzollern dynasty, was (as Frederick III) Elector of Brandenburg (1688–1713) and Duke of Prussia in personal union ( Brandenburg-Prussia). The latter function h ...
and shortly afterward was named Statthalter
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of the Kingdom of Prussia
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and Governor of Königsberg
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.[ADB] During the War of the Spanish Succession
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, he participated in the Battle of Oudenarde in 1708, the Battle of Malplaquet
The Battle of Malplaquet took place on 11 September 1709 during the War of the Spanish Succession and was fought between a French army commanded by the Duke of Villars and a Grand Alliance force under the Duke of Marlborough. In one of the blo ...
in 1709, and the sieges of Lille
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, Mons
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, and Tournai
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. Frederick Louis was promoted to field marshal in 1713. The duke also secured neutrality for Prussia during much of the Great Northern War
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. He died in Königsberg and was buried alongside his wife in Königsberg Cathedral
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Marriage and issue
On 1 January 1685 in Augustenburg, Frederick Louis married , daughter of and Augusta of Glücksburg. They had several children:
* Princess Dorothea of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck
Dorothea of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck, known also as ''Dorothea von Holstein-Beck'' and ''Dorothea von Ziedewitz'', (24 November 1685 – 25 December 1761), was a German princess of the House of Oldenburg and by marriage Margravine o ...
(24 November 1685 - 25 December 1761)
* (18 June 1687 - 11 November 1749)
* Prince Frederick Louis of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck (25 August 1688 - 5 November 1688)
* Princess Sophie Charlotte of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck (15 August 1689 - 8 October 1693)
* Charles Louis, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck (18 September 1690 - 22 September 1774)
* Princess Amelie Auguste of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck (22 September 1691 - 11 August 1693)
* Prince Philip William of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck
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(10 June 1693 - c. November 1729
* (27 August 1694 - 10 January 1773)
* Peter August, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck
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(7 December 1697 - 22 May 1775)
* Princess Sophie Henriette of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck (18 December 1698 - 9 January 1768). Married to Albrecht Christoph, Count of Dohna-Schlodien in Leistenau
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; their daughter Charlotte
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married to .
* Princess Charlotte of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck
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(15 March 1700 - 19 July 1785)
Frederick Louis was succeeded as duke by his eldest son, Frederick William II (1687–1749) (whose only son, Duke Frederick William III
Frederick William III (german: Friedrich Wilhelm III.; 3 August 1770 – 7 June 1840) was King of Prussia from 16 November 1797 until his death in 1840. He was concurrently Elector of Brandenburg in the Holy Roman Empire until 6 August 1806, wh ...
, died in the Battle of Prague in 1757), and eventually by his younger sons, Charles Louis (1690–1774), and Peter August
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(1697–1775).[
In 1732, Frederick William II would purchase ]Beck
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from Maria Antonia, re-uniting the ducal title and ducal lands. But the latter only remained in the family until sold again in 1745.[
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Ancestry
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1728 deaths
Dukes of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck
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Field marshals of Prussia
German military personnel of the War of the Spanish Succession
People from Herford (district)