Frederick Christian I, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg

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Frederick Christian I
Christian August, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg
MotherCountess Louise Frederikke af Danneskiold-Samsøe
ReligionLutheranism

Frederick Christian I (

Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg from 1754 to 1794
.

He was the eldest son of

Augustenborg Castle
, the family residence.

Frederick Christian served as a

general in the Danish army. He was a Knight of the Order of the Elephant
.

Marriage and issue

On 26 May 1762, Frederick Christian married Princess Charlotte Amalie Wilhelmine (1744–1770), a daughter of Frederick Charles, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plön. The couple had seven children:

  • Louise Christine Caroline (16 February 1763 – 27 January 1764);
  • Louise Christine Caroline (17 February 1764 – 2 August 1815);
  • Princess Louise Auguste of Denmark
    ;
  • Frederick Charles Emil (8 March 1767 – 14 June 1841), Danish General, married Sofie Eleonore Fredericka of Scheel (1776–1836; daughter of Baron Jürgen Eric of Scheel);
  • Christian August (9 July 1768 – 28 May 1810), Danish general and, later, Crown Prince of Sweden as Karl August (died before he could ascend the throne);
  • Sophie Amelie (10 August 1769 – 6 October 1769);
  • Charles William (4 October 1770 – 22 February 1771).

Ancestors

References

  1. ^ Genealogie ascendante jusqu'au quatrieme degre inclusivement de tous les Rois et Princes de maisons souveraines de l'Europe actuellement vivans [Genealogy up to the fourth degree inclusive of all the Kings and Princes of sovereign houses of Europe currently living] (in French). Bourdeaux: Frederic Guillaume Birnstiel. 1768. p. 73.
  2. ^ Merete Harding: Margrethe Pape i Den Store Danske, Gyldendal. Hentet 6. oktober 2017 fra http://denstoredanske.dk/index.php?sideId=209625
  • Dansk biografisk Lexikon / V. Bind. Faaborg – Gersdorff / S.345f Digitalisat

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Frederick Christian I, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg
Born: 6 April 1721 Died: 13 November 1794
Preceded by
Christian August
Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg

1754–1794
Succeeded by