Count Karl Leopold von Schlieben | |
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Spouse | Countess Marie Eleanore von Lehndorff |
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Marie Karoline Friederike Amalie |
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Father | Count George Adam von Schlieben |
Mother | Countess Katharina Dorothea Finck von Finckenstein |
Born | 3 February 1723 Magdeburg, Kingdom of Prussia |
Died | 18 April 1788 Königsberg, East Prussia |
(aged 65)
Count Karl Leopold von Schlieben (German: Karl Leopold Graf von Schlieben, 3 February 1723 – 18 April 1788) was Prussian minister of war between 1769 and 1772.
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He was born in Magdeburg. His father was Count George Adam von Schlieben (German: Georg Adam Graf von Schlieben, 5 February 1688 – 15 June 1737) and his mother was Countess Katharina Dorothea Finck von Finckenstein.
He married Countess Marie Eleanore von Lehndorff on 18 January 1747 in Königsberg. They had two daughters, Marie Karoline (28 January 1752 – 2 August 1832) and Friederike Amalie (28 February 1757 – 17 December 1827). He died in Königsberg, East Prussia.
Through his daughter, Friederike, Karl Leopold is a 5x great grandfather of Queen Elizabeth II, and 6x great grandfather of Charles, Prince of Wales, Margrethe II of Denmark, Constantine II of Greece, Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden, Harald V of Norway, Prince Philippe, Duke of Brabant and Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg.