Frederick William, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg

Full name
	Frederick William Paul Leopold; Friedrich Wilhelm Paul Leopold (German)

Friedrich Wilhelm
Friedrich Wilhelm
Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck
Reign	25 March 1816 – 6 July 1825
Predecessor	Friedrich Karl Ludwig
Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
Reign	6 July 1825 – 17 February 1831
Successor	Karl
Born	4 January 1785; Lindenau near Königsberg, East Prussia, Prussia
Died	17 February 1831 (aged 46); Gottorf Castle, Schleswig, Duchy of Schleswig
Spouse	Princess Louise Caroline of Hesse-Kassel
Issue	Princess Luise Marie; Princess Friederike; Karl, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg; Friedrich, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg; Prince Wilhelm; Christian IX of Denmark; Princess Luise; Prince Julius; Prince Johann; Prince Nikolaus;
Full name
	Frederick William Paul Leopold; Friedrich Wilhelm Paul Leopold (German)
House	Glücksburg
Father	Friedrich Karl Ludwig, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck
Mother	Countess Friederike of Schlieben

Friedrich Wilhelm, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (German: Friedrich Wilhelm Paul Leopold; 4 January 1785 – 17 February 1831) inherited the title of Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck in 1816. He subsequently changed his title to Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg in 1825 and founded a line that includes the Royal Houses of Denmark, Greece, Norway, and the Commonwealth realms.

Early life

Friedrich Wilhelm was born in Lindenau, East Prussia, to Friedrich Karl Ludwig, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck (20 August 1757 – 24 April 1816) and Countess Friederike of Schlieben (28 February 1757 – 17 December 1827). He was the third and youngest child of the couple, and the only son. In 1804, he was sent to Denmark, where he was an officer of the Danish army during the Napoleonic Wars.

Marriage and issue

On 26 January 1810, Friedrich Wilhelm married Princess Louise Caroline of Hesse-Kassel (28 September 1789 – 13 March 1867), a granddaughter of Frederik V of Denmark through her mother, Princess Louise of Denmark. 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).

Later life

On 25 March 1816, Friedrich Wilhelm succeeded his father as Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck. On 6 July 1825, he became Duke of Glücksburg and changed his title to Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, after the elder Glücksburg line became extinct in 1779. Friedrich Wilhelm died on 17 February 1831 at Gottorp.

His grandchildren include among others Frederick VIII of Denmark, Queen Alexandra of the United Kingdom, George I of Greece, Empress Maria Feodorovna of Russia, Crown Princess Thyra of Hanover, Duchess of Cumberland and Teviotdale, and Friedrich Ferdinand, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein.

Honours

Grand Cross of the Dannebrog, 15 January 1811[1]
Knight of the Elephant, 19 December 1811[1]
Cross of Honour of the Order of the Dannebrog, 19 December 1811[1]

Ancestry

Ancestors of Frederick William, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg

8. Peter August, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck

4. Prince Karl Anton August of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck

9. Landgravine Sophie of Hesse-Philippsthal

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

10. Albrecht Christoph, Burgrave of Dohna-Schlodien in Leistenau

5. Countess Charlotte of Dohna-Schlodien

11. Sophie Henriette of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck

1. Friedrich Wilhelm, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg

12. Georg Adam III, Count of Schlieben

6. Karl Leopold, Count of Schlieben

13. Katharina Dorothea, Countess Finck of Finckenstein-Schönberg

3. Countess Friederike of Schlieben

14. Ahasverus Ernst, Count of Lehndorff

7. Countess Maria Eleonore of Lehndorff

15. Baroness Maria Luise of Wallenrodt

References

Bille-Hansen, A. C.; Holck, Harald, eds. (1829) [1st pub.:1801]. Kongelig Dansk Hof- og Stats-Calender for Aaret 1829 [Court and State Calendar of the Kingdom of Denmark for the Year 1829] (PDF). Kongelig Dansk Hof- og Statskalender (in Danish). Copenhagen: J.H. Schultz A.-S. Universitetsbogtrykkeri. p. 5, 8, 51. Retrieved 16 September 2019 – via da:DIS Danmark.

External links

Marek, Miroslav. "A pedigree of the Oldenburg dynasty". Genealogy.EU.

Regnal titles
Frederick William, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg Cadet branch of the House of Oldenburg Born: 4 January 1785 Died: 17 February 1831
Preceded by Friedrich Karl Ludwig	Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck 25 March 1816–6 July 1825	Succeeded by Title changed
Preceded by None last held by Friedrich Heinrich Wilhelm of the Senior Glücksburg line	Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg 6 July 1825–17 February 1831	Succeeded by Karl

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[Statskalender-1] Bille-Hansen, A. C.; Holck, Harald, eds. (1829) [1st pub.:1801]. Kongelig Dansk Hof- og Stats-Calender for Aaret 1829 [Court and State Calendar of the Kingdom of Denmark for the Year 1829] (PDF). Kongelig Dansk Hof- og Statskalender (in Danish). Copenhagen: J.H. Schultz A.-S. Universitetsbogtrykkeri. p. 5, 8, 51. Retrieved 16 September 2019 – via da:DIS Danmark.