Friedrich, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (23 October 1814 in
Schleswig
The Duchy of Schleswig ( da, Hertugdømmet Slesvig; german: Herzogtum Schleswig; nds, Hartogdom Sleswig; frr, Härtochduum Slaswik) was a duchy in Southern Jutland () covering the area between about 60 km (35 miles) north and 70 km ...
,
Schleswig
The Duchy of Schleswig ( da, Hertugdømmet Slesvig; german: Herzogtum Schleswig; nds, Hartogdom Sleswig; frr, Härtochduum Slaswik) was a duchy in Southern Jutland () covering the area between about 60 km (35 miles) north and 70 km ...
– 27 November 1885 in
Luisenlund
Stiftung Louisenlund is a privately run boarding school for boys and girls in Güby, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
History
The school's main building is in Louisenlund Castle, which was built by Hermann von Motz between 1772 and 1776 for Prince C ...
,
Schleswig-Holstein
Schleswig-Holstein (; da, Slesvig-Holsten; nds, Sleswig-Holsteen; frr, Slaswik-Holstiinj) is the northernmost of the 16 states of Germany, comprising most of the historical duchy of Holstein and the southern part of the former Duchy of Sch ...
,
Prussia
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,
Germany
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) was the third
Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
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. Friedrich was the second-eldest son of
and
Princess Louise Caroline of Hesse-Kassel
Princess Louise Caroline of Hesse-Kassel (; 28 September 1789 – 13 March 1867) was the consort of Friedrich Wilhelm, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg and the matriarch of the House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksbu ...
and an elder brother of
Christian IX of Denmark
Christian IX (8 April 181829 January 1906) was King of Denmark from 1863 until his death in 1906. From 1863 to 1864, he was concurrently Duke of Schleswig, Holstein and Lauenburg.
A younger son of Frederick William, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein- ...
. Friedrich inherited the title of Duke of
Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg upon his childless brother
Karl Karl may refer to:
People
* Karl (given name), including a list of people and characters with the name
* Karl der Große, commonly known in English as Charlemagne
* Karl Marx, German philosopher and political writer
* Karl of Austria, last Austria ...
's death on 14 October 1878.
Marriage and issue
Friedrich married
Princess Adelheid of Schaumburg-Lippe
Princess Adelheid of Schaumburg-Lippe (9 March 1821 – 30 July 1899) was a member of the House of Schaumburg-Lippe and a Princess of Schaumburg-Lippe by birth. Through her marriage to Friedrich, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücks ...
, second-eldest daughter of
George William, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe
Georg Wilhelm, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe (20 December 1784 – 21 November 1860) was a Count and later Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe.
Biography
He was born in Bückeburg the son of Philipp II, Count of Schaumburg-Lippe, and his second wife Prince ...
and his wife
Princess Ida of Waldeck and Pyrmont
, reign = 23 June 1816 – 21 November 1860
, succession = Princess consort of Schaumburg-Lippe
, house = House of Waldeck-Pyrmont (by birth)House of Lippe (by marriage)
, spouse = George William, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe
, issue = Ad ...
, on 16 October 1841 in
Bückeburg
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,
Schaumburg-Lippe
Schaumburg-Lippe, also Lippe-Schaumburg, was created as a county in 1647, became a principality in 1807, a free state in 1918, and was until 1946 a small state in Germany, located in the present day state of Lower Saxony, with its capital at Bück ...
. Friedrich and Adelheid had five children:
*Princess Marie Karoline ''Auguste'' Ida Luise of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (27 February 1844 – 16 September 1932), married
Prince William of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld
William of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld (3 October 1831 – 17 January 1890), was a German prince of the Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld branch of the House of Hesse, and ''Konteradmiral'' (counter admiral) of the Prussian and Imperial German Navy.
...
.
*
''Friedrich Ferdinand'' Georg Christian Karl Wilhelm, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein (12 October 1855 – 21 January 1934).
*
Princess ''Luise'' Karoline Juliane of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (6 January 1858 – 2 July 1936), married
George Victor, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont
George Victor (14 January 1831 – 12 May 1893) was the 3rd sovereign Prince of the German state of Waldeck and Pyrmont.
He was born in Bad Arolsen the son of George II, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont and his wife Princess Emma of Anhalt-Bernburg- ...
.
*Princess ''Marie'' Wilhelmine Luise Ida Friederike Mathilde Hermine of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (31 August 1859 – 26 June 1941).
*
Prince ''Albert'' Christian Adolf Karl Eugen of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (15 March 1863 – 23 April 1948).
Honours
* :
**
Grand Cross of the Dannebrog, ''22 May 1840''
**
Knight of the Elephant
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, ''18 September 1843''
**
Cross of Honour of the Order of the Dannebrog
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, ''18 September 1843''
*
Ascanian duchies:
Grand Cross of Albert the Bear, ''7 November 1852''
[''Hof- und Staats-Handbuch des Herzogtum Anhalt'' (1867) "Herzoglicher Haus-orden Albrecht des Bären" p]
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* Electorate of Hesse
The Electorate of Hesse (german: Kurfürstentum Hessen), also known as Hesse-Kassel or Kurhessen, was a landgraviate whose prince was given the right to elect the Emperor by Napoleon. When the Holy Roman Empire was abolished in 1806, its prin ...
: Knight of the Golden Lion
Ancestry
References
Bibliography
* Wilhelm Horst: ''Die Entstehung und Entwicklung der Freimaurerlogen in Schleswig-Holstein.'', Ludwig 2004, p. 138.
* John C. G. Röhl: ''Wilhelm II. Der Aufbau der Persönlichen Monarchie 1888–1900.'', C.H.Beck 2012, .
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