Frederick William von Blücher (; ; 14 January 1760 — 16 May 1806) was a Danish Chamberlain, Lieutenant Colonel, Commander of the Royal Hourse Guards, the Adjutant-General to former Hereditary Prince Frederick and

Hofmarschall The ''Hofmarschall'' (plural: Hofmarschälle) was the administrative official in charge of a princely German court, supervising all its economic affairs. Historically, every civil service was regarded as court service (e.g. the Russian nobility i ...

. He was the brother of Gottfried von Blücher (1762–1814) and Conrad von Blücher-Altona (1764–1845), who became chief president of Altona, and father of Fritz von Blücher.

Biography

Frederick William von Blücher was the son of Carl Leopold von Blücher (1719-1775) and Sophie Henriette Margrethe von Plessen (1738-86). Frederick William became Hereditary Princess Sophia Frederica's lover and in the royal family it was generally recognized that the most likely biological father of the Hereditary Princess' four youngest children was Frederikck von Blücher, who was also the aide-de-camp and

for former Hereditary Prince Frederick. In a letter written by Crown Prince Frederick to his brother-in-law Duke Frederick Christian II of Augustenburg in 1805, he thus mentions the former Hereditary Prince's goodwill towards his hofmarschall and continues:

Issue

In 1802, Frederick William married Helene de Thygeson (1776-1839). The couple had two children, the youngest of whom, Fritz von Blücher, was born half a year after Frederick William's death. Descendants (official and rumored) Postulated children with

Sophia Frederica of Mecklenburg-Schwerin Sophia Frederica of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (24 August 1758 – 29 November 1794) was born a Princess and Duchess of Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Mecklenburg-Schwerin, and by marriage Hereditary Princess of Denmark and Norway. Life Born in Schw ...

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(1789-1844), married

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(1792-1863), married

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Children with Helene de Thygeson: * Marie Charlotte Sophie von Blücher (1804-1894), married Frederik von Lowzow (1788-1869) * Frederik Emanuel ''Fritz'' von Blücher (1806-1871)

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* * {{cite book , last=Dehn-Nielsen , first=Henning , title=Christian 8. : konge af Danmark, konge af Norge , trans-title=Christian VIII : King of Denmark, King of Norway , year=1999 , publisher=Sesam , location=Copenhagen , isbn=87-11-13191-8 , lang=da 1760 births 1806 deaths Male lovers of royalty Danish royal favourites

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