Frederick von Blücher

Frederick William von Blücher (Danish: Frederik Vilhelm von Blücher; German: Friedrich Wilhelm von Blücher; 14 January 1760 — 16 May 1806) was a Danish Chamberlain, Lieutenant Colonel, Commander of the Royal Hourse Guards, the Adjutant-General to Crown Prince Frederick and Hofmarschall. He was the brother of Gottfried von Blücher (1762–1814) and Conrad von Blücher-Altona (1764–1845), who became chief president of Altona,[1] and father of Fritz von Blücher.

Frederick William von Blücher
Frederick von Blücher c. 1790
Born(1760-01-14)14 January 1760
Penzlin, Duchy of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
Died16 May 1806(1806-05-16) (aged 46)
Copenhagen, Kingdom of Denmark-Norway
IssueFritz von Blücher
Marie Charlotte Sophie
(officially)
Christian VIII
Juliane Sophie of Denmark
Louise Charlotte of Denmark
Ferdinand, Hereditary Prince of Denmark
(rumored)
FatherCarl Leopold von Blücher
OccupationCourtier

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 Hofmarschall for Hereditary Prince Frederick.[2][3][4][5] 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 Hereditary Prince's goodwill towards his hofmarschall and continues:

... my uncle appreciates the creator of the four, very adorable princes and princesses too much to want to send him away.[6]

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:

  • Juliane Sophie of Denmark (1788-1858), married 1812 to Prince Frederik Vilhelm Carl Ludvig of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld (1786-1834)

Children with Helene de Thygeson:

  • Marie Charlotte Sophie (1804-1894)
  • Frederick "Fritz" (1806-1871)

See also

References
  1. "Stamtavle for Frederik Vilhelm von Blücher". Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2009.
  2. "Christian 8". Den Store Danske. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
  3. Bramsen 1985, p. 29-31 & 36-37.
  4. Bo Bramsen (2002). Huset Glücksborg. Europas Svigerfader og hans efterslægt (in Danish). Vol. 1. Copenhagen: Forum. p. 200. ISBN 87-553-3230-7.
  5. Rie Krarup (1985). Kvindelist og kongelast. Blide duer og stride fruer i danmarkshistorien (in Danish). Copenhagen. ISBN 978-87-15-05057-2.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  6. Dehn-Nielsen 1999, p. 12.

Works cited
  • Bramsen, Bo (1985). "Arveprins Frederik og hans ægteskab". Ferdinand og Caroline : en beretning om prinsen der nødig ville være konge af Danmark [Ferdinand and Caroline : an account of the prince who was reluctant to be king of Denmark] (in Danish) (4th ed.). Copenhagen: Nordiske Landes Bogforlag. ISBN 87-87439-22-0.
  • Dehn-Nielsen, Henning (1999). Christian 8. : konge af Danmark, konge af Norge [Christian VIII : King of Denmark, King of Norway] (in Danish). Copenhagen: Sesam. ISBN 87-11-13191-8.
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