Prince Karl Anton August of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck

Karl Anton August
Prince of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck
Spouse Countess Charlotte of Dohna-Schlodien
Issue Friedrich Karl Ludwig, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck
Full name
Karl Anton August
House House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck
Father Peter August, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck
Mother Princess Sophie of Hesse-Philippsthal
Born 10 August 1727
Marburg, Germany
Died 12 September 1759 (aged 32)
Szczecin, Poland

Karl Anton August, Prince of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck (10 August 1727, Marburg – 12 September 1759, Stettin) was the son of Peter August, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck and Princess Sophie of Hesse-Philippsthal.

Marriage and issue

On 30 May 1754, Anton (as he was known) married Countess Frederica Charlotte of Dohna-Schlodien in Leistenau (3 July 1738 - 21 April 1785) in Königsberg. The couple had one child:

Anton would have inherited the dukedom of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck had it not been for his early death. His father Peter outlived him, so the dukedom was passed on from Peter to Anton's only son Friedrich.

Ancestry

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