Friedrich Karl Ludwig, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck

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Infobox Glücksburg Royalty|highness
reign = 24 February 1775–25 March 1816
predecessor = Peter August
successor =Friedrich Wilhelm
name = Friedrich Karl Ludwig
full name = Frederick Charles Louis
" _de. Friedrich Karl Ludwig"
title = Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck
styles = "HSH" The Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck
"HSH" The Hereditary Prince of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck
"HSH" Prince Friedrich Karl Ludwig of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck
royal house = House of Oldenburg
spouse = Countess Friederike of Schlieben
issue = Princess Friederike
Princess Luise
Friedrich Wilhelm


date of birth = birth date|1757|8|20|df=y
place of birth =
date of death = death date and age|1816|4|24|1757|8|20|df=y
place of death = Wellingsbuttel
father = Duke Karl Anton August of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck
mother = Countess Frederica of Dohna-Schlobitten

Friedrich Karl Ludwig of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beckcite web | url=http://thepeerage.com/p10933.htm#i109321| title=Friedrich Karl Herzog von Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck | date=1 May 2005 | accessdate=2008-09-02 | publisher= [http://thePeerage.com thePeerage.com] | author=Darryl Lundy] cite web | url=http://pages.prodigy.net/ptheroff/gotha/holstein.html| title=SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN | date= | accessdate=2008-09-02 | publisher=Paul Theroff's Royal Genealogy Site | author=Paul Theroff] (born August 20, 1757; died April 24, 1816 at Wellingsbuttel) was the fifth and penultimate Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck. Friedrich Karl Ludwig was the son of Duke Karl Anton August of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck and his wife Countess Frederica of Dohna-Schlobitten.

Marriage and issue

Friedrich married Countess Friederike of Schlieben (February 28, 1757 - December 17, 1827) on March 9, 1780 in Königsberg. At the time, the marriage was not looked upon favorably because the Schlieben family was not an ancient noble family. Friedrich and Friederike had three children:

*"HSH" Princess Friederike of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck (13 December 1780 - 19 January 1862)
*"HSH" Princess Luise of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck (28 September 1783 - 24 November 1803)
*"HSH" Friedrich Wilhelm, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (4 January 1785 - 27 February 1831)

Friedrich was succeeded as duke by his son, Friedrich Wilhelm, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg.

Titles, styles, honours and arms

Titles and styles

*20 August 1757 - 12 September 1759: "His Serene Highness" Prince Friedrich Karl Ludwig of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck
*12 September 1759 - 24 February 1775: "His Serene Highness" The Hereditary Prince of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck
*24 February 1775 - 24 April 1816: "His Serene Highness" The Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck

Descendants

Through his great-granddaughter Alexandra of Denmark, he is an ancestor to the modern-day British royal family, namely Elizabeth II, Prince Charles, and Prince William of Wales.

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