- 1816-1825: Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck
- 1825-1831: Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
- Line of Succession - Danish Royal Family
- House of Oldenburg
- House of Glücksburg
Biography
Friedrich Wilhelm Paul Leopold von Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, Herzog von Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck, Herzog von Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, was born 4 January 1785 in Lipowina, Poland to Friedrich Karl Ludwig von Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck (1757-1816) and Friederike Amalie von Schlieben (1757-1827) and died 17 February 1831 Gottorf Castle, Germany of unspecified causes. He married Luise Karoline von Hessen-Kassel (1789-1867) 26 January 1810 in Gottorf Castle, Germany.
Friedrich Wilhelm, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg was a German-Danish prince and officer who was the Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck from 1816 to 1825, and the Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg from 1825 to 1831. Friedrich Wilhelm is the progenitor of the House of Glücksburg.
Friedrich Wilhelm was the only son of Friedrich Karl Ludwig, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck and Countess Friederike of Schlieben,[1] and was a member of the ducal house of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck, a junior male branch of the House of Oldenburg. From 1804, he lived in his family's original home in Denmark-Norway, where he made a career as an officer of the Danish army during the Napoleonic Wars. His 1810 marriage to Princess Louise Caroline of Hesse-Kassel meant that Friedrich Wilhelm became brother-in-law to King Frederick VI of Denmark, as his wife's elder sister was married to the king.[2] At the death of his father in 1816, he inherited the title of Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck as Frederick William IV, and in 1825, upon the extinciton of the elder Glücksburg line in 1824, King Frederick VI transferred Glücksburg Castle to his brother-in-law and changed his title to Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg.[1]
Birth and early life
Prince Friedrich Wilhelm's childhood home, the manor house in Lindenau, photographed in 2008.
Friedrich Wilhelm was born on 4 January 1785 at the manor house in Lindenau, near the town of Braunsberg in East Prussia, the most northeastern province of the Kingdom of Prussia (today Lipowina in Poland).[3] He was the third and youngest child and only son of Friedrich Karl Ludwig, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck (1757–1816) and his wife, Countess Friederike of Schlieben (1757–1827).[3] He was baptized with the names Frederick William Paul Leopold[lower-alpha 1] and had his distant relative, Crown Prince Frederick of Denmark (later King Frederick VI), as his godfather.
Marriage
Friedrich Wilhelm's wife, Princess Louise Caroline of Hesse-Kassel. Portrait by Carl Andreas August Goos, 1829 (Glücksburg Castle).
In 1809, Friedrich Wilhelm was appointed a major at the general staff of the duchies of Schleswig and Holstein, and was quartered with the army's chief of staff, Prince Charles of Hesse-Kassel, at Gottorp Castle. There, he met Prince Carl's youngest daughter and his distant relative, the twenty year old Princess Louise Caroline of Hesse-Kassel (28 September 1789 – 13 March 1867), who was a granddaughter of Frederik V of Denmark through her mother, Princess Louise of Denmark. Friedrich Wilhelm and Louise Caroline were engaged in November 1809, and were married on 26 January 1810 in the chapel of Gottorp Castle.[1] The wedding was a quiet wartime wedding without the participation of Friedrich Wilhelm's parents or his godfather, King Frederick VI.
This marriage meant that Friedrich Wilhelm had now also become brother-in-law to King Frederick VI of Denmark, as his new wife's elder sister, Marie of Hesse-Kassel, was married to the king.[2]
Issue
Friedrich Wilhelm and Louise Caroline had ten children:
- Princess Luise Marie Friederike of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (23 October 1810 – 11 May 1869).
- Princess Friederike Karoline Juliane of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (9 October 1811 – 10 July 1902).
- Karl, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (30 September 1813 – 24 October 1878).
- Friedrich, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (23 October 1814 – 27 November 1885).
- Prince Wilhelm of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (10 April 1816 – 5 September 1893).
- Christian IX, King of Denmark (8 April 1818 – 29 January 1906).
- Princess Luise, Abbess of Itzehoe (18 November 1820 – 30 November 1894).
- Prince Julius of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (14 October 1824 – 1 June 1903).
- Prince Johann of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (5 December 1825 – 27 May 1911).
- Prince Nikolaus of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (22 December 1828 – 18 August 1849 in an accident).
Children
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Marie Friederike von Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (1810-1869) | |||
| Friederike Karoline Juliane von Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (1811-1902) | |||
| Karl von Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (1813-1878) | |||
| Friedrich von Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (1814-1885) | 23 October 1814 Schleswig, Germany | 27 November 1885 Schleswig, Germany | Adelheid Christine zu Schaumburg-Lippe (1821-1899) |
| Wilhelm von Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (1816-1893) | |||
| Christian IX of Denmark (1818-1906) | 8 April 1818 Schleswig, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany | 29 January 1906 Copenhagen, Denmark | Louise von Hessen-Kassel (1817-1898) |
| Luise von Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (1820-1894) | |||
| Julius von Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (1824-1903) | |||
| Johann von Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (1825-1911) | |||
| Nikolaus von Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (1828-1849) | |||
Siblings
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Friederike von Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck (1780-1862) | |||
| Luise von Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck (1783-1803) | |||
| Friedrich Wilhelm von Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (1785-1831) | 4 January 1785 Lipowina, Poland | 17 February 1831 Gottorf Castle, Germany | Luise Karoline von Hessen-Kassel (1789-1867) |
Honours
Grand Cross of the Dannebrog, 15 January 1811[4]- Knight of the Elephant, 19 December 1811[4]
- Cross of Honour of the Order of the Dannebrog, 19 December 1811[4]
Legacy
See Also
- Friedrich Oldenburg
- Oldenburg Family
- Oldenburg in Lower Saxony
Notable Descendants
- Friedrich is patrilineal great-great-grandfather of King Charles III of the United Kingdom.
He is the male line ancestor of Margrethe II of Denmark, Harald V of Norway, Constantine II of Greece and Charles III of the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth realms, as well as previous Kings of Denmark, Kings of Greece, Kings of Norway and future Kings of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.[5]
Notable Ancestors
- Charlemagne (747-814) - via House of Ravensburg.
- House of Oldenburg - Danish Royal Family - Line of Succession to the Throne.
References
- ^ a b c d Rockstroh 1943, p. 586.
- ^ a b c Tuxen 1904, p. 583.
- ^ a b Lohmeier 1987, p. 385.
- ^ a b c Bille-Hansen, A. C.; Holck, Harald, eds (1829) (in da) (PDF). Kongelig Dansk Hof- og Stats-Calender for Aaret 1829. Kongelig Dansk Hof- og Statskalender. Copenhagen: J.H. Schultz A.-S. Universitetsbogtrykkeri. p. 5, 8, 51. https://dis-danmark.dk/bibliotek/918037.pdf#page=29.
- ^ "Descendancy for Duke Peder Augusti af Slesvig, governor-general of Estonia & Peterburg, Herzog von Holstein, : Genealogics". https://www.genealogics.org/descendtext.php?personID=I00008860&tree=LEO&display=block&generations=8.
- Schultz Hansen, Hans; Henningsen, Lars N; Rasmussen, Carsten Porskrog (2008) (in Danish). Sønderjylland historie. Aabenraa: Historisk samfund for Sønderjylland. ISBN 978-87-7406-109-0. OCLC 435374432. https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/435374432.
External links
- wikipedia:en:Friedrich Wilhelm, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg - English Version
- Friedrich Karl Ludwig (Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck), De.Wikipedia.org, https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friedrich_Karl_Ludwig_(Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck), retrieved 02 Jan 2025 - German Version
- Friedrich Wilhelm, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg at thePeerage
- Friedrich Wilhelm, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, Geni.com, https://www.geni.com/people/Friedrich-Wilhelm-Duke-of-Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Gl%C3%BCcksburg/6000000001658307132, retrieved 02 Jan 2025
- Friedrich Wilhelm, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, FamilySearch.org, https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/LK8W-96D, retrieved 02 Jan 2025
- Friedrich Wilhelm, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, Foundation for Medieval Genealogy, https://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN.htm#PeterAugustFriedrichdied1775B, retrieved 02 Jan 2025
- Friedrich Wilhelm, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, Genealogics.org, https://genealogics.org/getperson.php?personID=I00004720&tree=LEO, retrieved 02 Jan 2025
- Friedrich Wilhelm, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, FindAGrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/225826703/friedrich_wilhelm_von_schleswig-holstein-sonderburg-gl%C3%BCcksburg, retrieved 02 Jan 2025
Succession Charts
- The Royal Lineage Archived 2015-03-14 at the Wayback Machine at the website of the Danish Monarchy
- Marek, Miroslav. "A pedigree of the Oldenburg dynasty". Genealogy.EU. http://genealogy.euweb.cz/oldenburg/oldenburg5.html#C9.
Friedrich Wilhelm House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg Cadet branch of the House of Oldenburg Born: 4 January 1785 Died: 17 February 1831
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| Regnal titles | ||
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| Preceded by Friedrich Karl Ludwig |
Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck 25 March 1816–6 July 1825 |
Succeeded by Title abolished |
| Vacant Title last held by Friedrich Heinrich Wilhelm
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Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg 6 July 1825–17 February 1831 |
Succeeded by Karl |
Footnotes (including sources)
| ‡ General |
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