Frederick Christian I, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg
Frederick Christian I | |
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Christian August, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg | |
Mother | Countess Louise Frederikke af Danneskiold-Samsøe |
Religion | Lutheranism |
Frederick Christian I (
.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
Ancestors of Frederick Christian I, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg Ulrik Frederik Gyldenløve, Count of Laurvig | | |||||||||||||||
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29. Margarethe Pape, Baroness af Løvendal[2] | ||||||||||||||||
7. Countess Charlotte Amalie af Danneskjold-Laurvig | ||||||||||||||||
30. Anton I, Count von Aldenburg und Knyphausen | ||||||||||||||||
15. Countess Antoinette Augusta von Aldenburg | ||||||||||||||||
31. Countess Auguste Johanna zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Hohenstein | ||||||||||||||||
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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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