Friedrich, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg

Friedrich, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (23 October 1814 in Schleswig, Schleswig – 27 November 1885 in Luisenlund, Schleswig-Holstein, Prussia, Germany) was the third Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg. Friedrich was the second-eldest son of Friedrich Wilhelm, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg and Princess Louise Caroline of Hesse-Kassel and an elder brother of Christian IX of Denmark. Friedrich inherited the title of Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg upon his childless brother Karl's death on 14 October 1878.

Friedrich
Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
Reign14 October 1878 – 27 November 1885
PredecessorKarl
SuccessorFriedrich Ferdinand
Born(1814-10-23)23 October 1814
Schleswig, Schleswig
Died27 November 1885(1885-11-27) (aged 71)
Luisenlund, Schleswig-Holstein, Prussia, Germany
SpousePrincess Adelheid of Schaumburg-Lippe
IssueAuguste, Princess William of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld
Friedrich Ferdinand, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein
Louise, Princess of Waldeck and Pyrmont
Princess Marie
Prince Albrecht
HouseGlücksburg
FatherFriedrich Wilhelm, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
MotherPrincess Louise Caroline of Hesse-Kassel

Marriage and issue

Friedrich married Princess Adelheid of Schaumburg-Lippe, second-eldest daughter of George William, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe and his wife Princess Ida of Waldeck and Pyrmont, on 16 October 1841 in Bückeburg, Schaumburg-Lippe. Friedrich and Adelheid had five children:

Honours

Ancestry

References

  1. Bille-Hansen, A. C.; Holck, Harald, eds. (1883) [1st pub.:1801]. Statshaandbog for Kongeriget Danmark for Aaret 1883 [State Manual of the Kingdom of Denmark for the Year 1883] (PDF). Kongelig Dansk Hof- og Statskalender (in Danish). Copenhagen: J.H. Schultz A.-S. Universitetsbogtrykkeri. pp. 3, 6. Retrieved 1 September 2020 via da:DIS Danmark.
  2. Hof- und Staats-Handbuch des Herzogtum Anhalt (1867) "Herzoglicher Haus-orden Albrecht des Bären" p. 17

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, ISBN 978-3-406-48229-8.

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