Friedrich, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg

Friedrich, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (23 October 1814 – 27 November 1885) was the third Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg.[citation needed] Friedrich was the second-eldest son of Friedrich Wilhelm, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg and Princess Louise Caroline of Hesse-Kassel and the elder brother of Christian IX of Denmark.[citation needed] Friedrich inherited the title of Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg upon his childless brother Karl's death on 14 October 1878.[citation needed]

Friedrich
Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
Reign14 October 1878 – 27 November 1885
PredecessorKarl
SuccessorFriedrich Ferdinand
Born(1814-10-23)23 October 1814
Schleswig, Schleswig
Died27 November 1885(1885-11-27) (aged 71)
Luisenlund, Schleswig-Holstein, Prussia, Germany
Spouse
Issue
HouseGlücksburg
FatherFriedrich Wilhelm, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
MotherPrincess Louise Caroline of Hesse-Kassel

Marriage and issue

Friedrich married Princess Adelheid of Schaumburg-Lippe, second-eldest daughter of George William, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe and Princess Ida of Waldeck and Pyrmont, on 16 October 1841 in Bückeburg, Schaumburg-Lippe.[citation needed] Friedrich and Adelheid had five children:[citation needed]

Honours

Ancestry

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Friedrich, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
Cadet branch of the House of Oldenburg
Born: 23 October 1814 Died: 27 November 1885
Regnal titles
Preceded by Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
14 October 1878–27 November 1885
Succeeded by