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 The House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck (Schleswig-Holstein-Beck or Beck for short) was a line of the Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg branch of the House of Oldenburg. It consisted of August Philipp, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-B ...

and

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of the

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. 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

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), near Ulenburg,

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. He was only the ''titular'' duke, because he did not inherit the

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of Beck. It had been inherited by Duke Frederick William I, the son of his elder brother, Duke

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, in 1689.Huberty Duke Frederick William I was killed in the

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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

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as a

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. The following year he was a colonel in the Holstein dragoons. Frederick Louis was named lieutenant general and Governor of

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in 1690. Three years later he was appointed commanding general of the

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. On 17 January 1701 Frederick Louis received the

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from the new King

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and shortly afterward was named

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of the

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and Governor of

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.ADB During the

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, he participated in the

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in 1708, the

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in 1709, and the sieges of

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, and

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. Frederick Louis was promoted to field marshal in 1713. The duke also secured neutrality for Prussia during much of the

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. He died in Königsberg and was buried alongside his wife in

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Marriage and issue

On 1 January 1685 in Augustenburg, Frederick Louis married

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, daughter of

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and Augusta of Glücksburg. They had several children: *

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(24 November 1685 - 25 December 1761) *

Frederick William II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck Frederick William II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck (18 June 1687 – 11 November 1749) was a Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck. He served as Prussian field marshal and was appointed Governor of Berlin, but never filled the ...

(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 Charles Louis, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck ( German: ''Karl Ludwig Herzog von Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck''; 18 September 1690 – 22 September 1774) was a Lieutenant General in the Prussian Army and Governor of Reval (Ta ...

(18 September 1690 - 22 September 1774) * Princess Amelie Auguste of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck (22 September 1691 - 11 August 1693) *

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(10 June 1693 - c. November 1729 * Princess Louise Albertine of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck (27 August 1694 - 10 January 1773) *

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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

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; their daughter

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married to

Prince Karl Anton August of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck Prince Karl Anton August of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck (10 August 1727, in Marburg12 September 1759, in Stettin) was the son of Peter August, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck and Princess Sophie of Hesse-Philippsthal. Marriage ...

. *

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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

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, died in the Battle of Prague in 1757), and eventually by his younger sons, Charles Louis (1690–1774), and

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(1697–1775). In 1732, Frederick William II would purchase

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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.

Ancestry

Notes and references

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