| Peter August | |
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| Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck | |
| Reign | 7 March 1728–24 February 1775 |
| Spouse | Princess Sophie of Hesse-Philippsthal Natália Nikolaievna, Countess Golovine |
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| Karl Anton August Peter Catherine |
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| Peter Augustus Frederick German: Peter August Friedrich |
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| Father | Frederick Louis, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck |
| Mother | Luise Charlotte of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg |
| Born | 7 December 1697 Königsberg, Prussia |
| Died | 24 February 1775 (aged 77) Reval |
Peter Augustus of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck[1] (7 December 1697, Königsberg, Prussia[1] – 24 February 1775, Reval[1]) was the eighth Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck. Peter August was the son of Frederick Louis, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck and his wife Duchess Luise Charlotte of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg.[1]
Peter August was a governor of Estonia and general-governor of Tallinn (Reval) 1743–1753 and 1758–1775. Field Marshal General.
He was only the titular duke, because he did not inherit the domain of Beck. It had been inherited by his father's older brother, Duke August (1652–1689), and nephew Frederick William I (1682–1719), and was then sold by the latter's widow to Peter August's older brother, Duke Frederick William II (1687–1749), in 1732.[2] But he re-sold it in 1745 to Baroness Magdalena von Ledebur-Königsbrück. Thus, by the time that Peter August became the head of this cadet branch of the Danish royal dynasty, he was "Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck" in name only.[2]
He is the male line ancestor of Margrethe II of Denmark, Harald V of Norway and Charles, Prince of Wales.
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Peter August married Princess Sophie of Hesse-Philippsthal, the daughter of Philip, Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal and his wife Countess Catherine Amalia of Solms-Laubach,[1] on 5 September 1723.[1] Sophie died on 9 May 1728 at age thirty-three.[1] Peter August and Sophie had two sons and one daughter:[1]
He married for a second time to Countess Natália Nikolaievna Golovine, daughter of Count Nicholas Fedorovich Golovin[1] and his wife Sophie Nikitovna Pushkin, on 15 March 1742.[1] The couple had two sons and one daughter:[1]
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Peter August, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck
Cadet branch of the House of Oldenburg
Born: 7 December 1697 Died: 24 February 1775 |
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| Preceded by Frederick, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck |
Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck 7 March 1728 – 24 February 1775 |
Succeeded by Friedrich Karl Ludwig |