Friedrich, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg

Friedrich
Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
Reign 14 October 187827 November 1885
Predecessor Karl
Successor Friedrich Ferdinand
Spouse Princess Adelheid of Schaumburg-Lippe
Issue Auguste, Princess William of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld
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
Schleswig, Duchy of Schleswig
Died 27 November 1885 (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]

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. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 1.10 Darryl Lundy (17 June 2003). "Friedrich Herzog zu Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg". thePeerage.com. Retrieved 2008-09-02.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 2.10 Paul Theroff. "SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN". Paul Theroff's Royal Genealogy Site. Retrieved 2008-09-02.
Friedrich, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
House 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 187827 November 1885
Succeeded by
Friedrich Ferdinand