Friedrich, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg

Friedrich
Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
Reign 14 October 1878–27 November 1885
Predecessor Karl
Successor Friedrich Ferdinand
Spouse Princess Adelheid of Schaumburg-Lippe
Issue
Princess Auguste
Friedrich Ferdinand, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein
Louise, Princess of Waldeck and Pyrmont
Princess Marie
Prince Albrecht
House House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
Father Friedrich Wilhelm, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
Mother Princess Louise Caroline of Hesse-Kassel
Born 23 October 1814(1814-10-23)
Schleswig, Duchy of Schleswig
Died 27 November 1885(1885-11-27) (aged 71)
Luisenlund, Schleswig-Holstein, Prussia

Friedrich of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg[1][2] (23 October 1814, Schleswig, Duchy of Schleswig;[1][2] – 27 November 1885, Luisenlund, Schleswig-Holstein, Prussia[1][2]) was the third Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg.[1][2] Friedrich was the second-eldest son[1][2] 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.[1][2] Friedrich inherited the title of Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg upon his childless[1][2] brother Karl's death on 14 October 1878.[1][2]

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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,[1][2] on 16 October 1841 in Bückeburg, Schaumburg-Lippe.[1][2] Friedrich and Adelheid had five children[1][2]:

Titles, styles, honours and arms

Titles and styles

Ancestry

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Darryl Lundy (17 June 2003). "Friedrich Herzog zu Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg". thePeerage.com. http://thepeerage.com/p10100.htm#i100992. Retrieved 2008-09-02. 
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Paul Theroff. "SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN". Paul Theroff's Royal Genealogy Site. Archived from the original on 2008-03-23. http://web.archive.org/web/20080323164931/http://pages.prodigy.net/ptheroff/gotha/holstein.html. Retrieved 2008-09-02. 
Friedrich, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
Cadet branch of the House of Oldenburg
Born: 23 October 1814 Died: 27 November 1885
Regnal titles
Preceded by
Karl
Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
14 October 1878–27 November 1885
Succeeded by
Friedrich Ferdinand