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Friedrich, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg

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Friedrich
Photo of Prince Friedrich in 1841
Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
Reign14 October 1878 – 27 November 1885
PredecessorKarl
SuccessorFriedrich Ferdinand
Born(1814-10-23)23 October 1814
Schleswig, Schleswig
Died27 November 1885(1885-11-27) (aged 71)
Luisenlund, Schleswig-Holstein, Prussia, Germany
Spouse
Issue
HouseGlücksburg
FatherFriedrich Wilhelm, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
MotherPrincess Louise Caroline of Hesse-Kassel

Friedrich, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (23 October 1814 – 27 November 1885) was the third Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg from 1878 to 1885.[1]

Early life and ancestry

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Friedrich was the second-eldest son of Friedrich Wilhelm, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg and Princess Louise Caroline of Hesse-Kassel and the elder brother of King Christian IX of Denmark.[1]

He inherited the title of Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg upon his childless brother Karl's death on 14 October 1878.[1]

Marriage and issue

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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, on 16 October 1841 in Bückeburg, Schaumburg-Lippe.[2] Together, they had five children, two sons and three daughters:[3]

Death

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Duke Friedrich died on 27 November 1885 at Luisenlund, aged 71. His body was buried, alongside his wife, in the Schleswig Cathedral, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.[4]

Honours

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Ancestry

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References

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Citations

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  1. ^ a b c Thorsøe 1891, p. 328.
  2. ^ Larsen 1935, p. 284.
  3. ^ http://www.royaltyguide.nl/families/fam-O/oldenburg/slhsondglucksburg3.htm
  4. ^ http://www.royaltyguide.nl/families/fam-O/oldenburg/slhsondglucksburg3.htm
  5. ^ a b c Bille-Hansen, A. C.; Holck, Harald, eds. (1883) [1st pub.:1801]. Statshaandbog for Kongeriget Danmark for Aaret 1883 [State Manual of the Kingdom of Denmark for the Year 1883] (PDF). Kongelig Dansk Hof- og Statskalender (in Danish). Copenhagen: J.H. Schultz A.-S. Universitetsbogtrykkeri. pp. 3, 6. Retrieved 1 September 2020 – via da:DIS Danmark.
  6. ^ Hof- und Staats-Handbuch des Herzogtum Anhalt (1867) "Herzoglicher Haus-orden Albrecht des Bären" p. 17

Bibliography

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Friedrich, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
Cadet branch of the House of Oldenburg
Born: 23 October 1814 Died: 27 November 1885
Regnal titles
Preceded by Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
14 October 1878–27 November 1885
Succeeded by