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

Friedrich Karl Ludwig of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck (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:

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

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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