Countess Katharina Dorothea Finck von Finckenstein

Countess Katharina Dorothea Elisabeth Finck von Finckenstein (German: Katharina Dorothea Elisabeth Gräfin Finck von Finckenstein; 6/7 June 1700 – 26 June 1728) was a member of the German noble family Finck von Finckenstein.

Countess Katharina Finck von Finckenstein
Born6 or 7 June 1700
Schönberg, East Prussia, Kingdom of Prussia
Died26 June 1728(1728-06-26) (aged 28)
Halberstadt, Kingdom of Prussia
SpouseCount Georg Adam III von Schlieben
IssueCountess Marie Charlotte Luise von Schlieben
Count Karl Leopold von Schlieben
Count Georg Adam IV von Schlieben
Full name
German: Katharina Dorothea Elisabeth Gräfin Finck von Finckenstein
FatherCount Albrecht Christoph Finck von Finckenstein
MotherArnolda Charlotte von Creytzen

Early life

She was born in Schönberg, East Prussia, and was the daughter of Albrecht Christoph Count Finck von Finckenstein (1661–1730) and Arnolda Charlotte von Creytzen (1673–1749).[1]

Marriage and issue

She married Count Georg Adam III von Schlieben (1688–1737) in Schönberg on 27 November 1720.[1] They had three children:

  1. Countess Marie Charlotte Luise von Schlieben (1721–1803). She married Count Friedrich Konrad Finck von Finckenstein and had issue.
  2. Count Karl Leopold von Schlieben (1723–1788). One of his daughters, Countess Friederike of Schlieben, was married to Friedrich Karl Ludwig, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck, a member of the Danish Royal Family.
  3. Count Georg Adam IV von Schlieben (1728–1795). He married Katharina Elisabeth von der Marwitz and had issue.

Descendants

Through her great-grandson, Friedrich Wilhelm, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, Katharina is ancestor of Queen Elizabeth II, Margrethe II of Denmark, Constantine II of Greece, Philip VI of Spain, Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden, Harald V of Norway, Philippe of Belgium and Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg.

References
  1. (in German) Schwennicke, Detlev (2002) Europäische Stammtafeln (Neue Folge) Vol. XX: Brandenburg und Preußen 1, Tafel 140. Frankfurt am Main: Vittorio Klostermann. ISBN 3-465-03166-0.
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