| Friedrich Wilhelm | |
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| Duke Of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg | |
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| Reign | 25 March 1816–17 February 1831 |
| Predecessor | Friedrich Karl Ludwig |
| Successor | Karl |
| Spouse | Princess Louise Caroline of Hesse-Kassel |
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| Princess Luise Marie Princess Friederike Karl, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg Friedrich, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg Prince Wilhelm Christian IX of Denmark Princess Luise Prince Julius Prince Johann Prince Nikolaus |
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| Frederick William Paul Leopold German: Friedrich Wilhelm Paul Leopold |
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| House | House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg |
| Father | Friedrich Karl Ludwig, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck |
| Mother | Countess Friederike of Schlieben |
| Born | 4 January 1785 Lindenau near Königsberg, Prussia |
| Died | 17 February 1831 (aged 46) Gottorp, Schleswig, Duchy of Schleswig |
Friedrich Wilhelm Paul Leopold[1][2] (4 January 1785 – 17 February 1831)[1][2] was the first Duke of the Second Line of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg and founder of a line that includes the Royal Houses of Denmark, Greece, Norway, and the United Kingdom. Friedrich Wilhelm is a grandfather to Alexandra of Denmark, and subsequently is an ancestor to the present-day British Royal Family, including Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom. He is also an ancestor of her husband, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, through his grandson George I of Greece.
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Friedrich Wilhelm was born in Lindenau, East Prussia to Friedrich Karl Ludwig, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck (20 August 1757 – 24 April 1816)[1][2] and Countess Friederike of Schlieben (28 February 1757 – 17 December 1827).[1][2] He was the third and last child of the couple.[1][2]
The prince became heir to his father due to the principle of agnatic primogeniture.
On 26 January 1810, Friedrich Wilhelm married Princess Louise Caroline of Hesse-Kassel (28 September 1789 – 13 March 1867),[1][2] a granddaughter of Frederik V of Denmark through her mother Princess Louise of Denmark. Friedrich Wilhelm and Louise Caroline had ten children[1][2]:
On 25 March 1816, Friedrich Wilhelm succeeded his father as Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck. On 6 July 1825, he became Duke of Glücksburg and changed his title to Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, after the elder Glücksburg line went extinct in 1779. Friedrich Wilhelm died on 17 February 1831 at Gottorp.[1][2]
His grandchildren include among others Frederick VIII of Denmark, Alexandra of Denmark, George I of Greece, and Dagmar of Denmark, and Princess Thyra of Denmark.
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Friedrich Wilhelm, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
Cadet branch of the House of Oldenburg
Born: 4 January 1785 Died: 17 February 1831 |
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| Preceded by Friedrich Karl Ludwig |
Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck 25 March 1816–6 July 1825 |
Succeeded by Title changed |
| Preceded by None last held by Friedrich Heinrich Wilhelm of the Senior Glücksburg line |
Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg 6 July 1825–17 February 1831 |
Succeeded by Karl |