Princess Charlotte Amalie Wilhelmine of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plön
| Charlotte Amalie Wilhelmine of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plön | |
|---|---|
| Duchess of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg | |
 The Duchess of Augustenburg by Stefano Torelli | |
| Duchess of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg | |
| Reign | 26 May 1762–11 October 1770 |
| Spouse | Frederick Christian I, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg |
| Issue among others... |
Frederick Christian II Charles August, Crown Prince of Sweden |
| House | House of Oldenburg |
| Father | Frederick Charles, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plön |
| Mother | Christine Armgard von Reventlow |
| Born |
23 April 1744 Plön, Germany |
| Died |
11 October 1770 (aged 26) Augustenborg, Denmark |
| Religion | Lutheranism |
Charlotte Amalie Wilhelmine of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plön (Charlotte Amalie Vilhelmine af Slesvig-Holsten-Sønderborg-Pløn in Danish) (23 April 1744 – 11 October 1770), was a princess of the Duchy of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plön (or Holstein-Plön), a cadet branch of the Danish royal family as daughter of Frederick Charles, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plön and his noble wife Christine Armgard of the comital Reventlow family.
Life
Considerable as a very desirable bride for her dowry, status as princess, and beauty, she was married in 26 May 1762 to Frederick Christian I, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg. They had seven children:
- Louise Christine Caroline (16 February 1763 – 27 January 1764).
- Louise Christine Caroline (17 February 1764 – 2 August 1815).
- Frederick Christian II (28 September 1765 – 14 June 1814), married Princess Louise Auguste of Denmark.
- Frederick Charles Emil (8 March 1767 – 14 June 1841), Danish General, married Sofie Eleonore Fredericka of Scheel (1776–1836), daughter of Baron Jürgen Eric of Scheel.
- Christian August (9 July 1768 – 28 May 1810), Danish general, and later Crown Prince Swedish of Sweden as Karl August, however, he died before he could inherit the throne.
- Sophie Amelie (10 August 1769 – 6 October 1769).
- Charles William (4 October 1770 – 22 February 1771).
The couple spent some of her wealth to build the new Augustenburg Palace.
Charlotte Amalie died in Augustenburg aged 26, seven days after the birth of her last child. Her death was probably for childbirth complications.
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