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Friedrich Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-GlucksburgDuke of Schleswig-Holstein
Date of Birth: 23.08.1891
Country:  Germany |
Content:
- A Royal Lineage: The Duke of Schleswig-Holstein
- Duke of Schleswig-Holstein
- Marriage and Children
- Hans Albrecht, Hereditary Prince of Schleswig-Holstein
- Duke Friedrich Ernst Peter of Schleswig-Holstein
A Royal Lineage: The Duke of Schleswig-Holstein
Birth and FamilyDuke Friedrich of Schleswig-Holstein was born on 19 August 1891, at Grünholz Manor in Schleswig-Holstein. He was the fifth child and only son of Duke Frederick Ferdinand of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg and Princess Karoline Mathilde of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg. His father was the eldest son of Duke Friedrich of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg and a nephew of King Christian IX of Denmark.
Duke of Schleswig-Holstein
Upon his father's death in 1885, Friedrich inherited the title of Duke of Schleswig-Holstein and the headship of the Duchy of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg. He succeeded his cousin, Duke Albert of Schleswig-Holstein, as head of the House of Oldenburg on 27 April 1931, and as Duke of Schleswig-Holstein on 21 January 1934.
Marriage and Children
On 5 February 1916, Friedrich married his cousin, Princess Marie Melita of Hohenlohe-Langenburg. They had four children:
Hans Albrecht, Hereditary Prince of Schleswig-Holstein
Prince Wilhelm Alfred Ferdinand of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
Duke Friedrich Ernst Peter of Schleswig-Holstein
Princess Marie Alexandra of Schleswig-HolsteinLegacy and Death
Duke Friedrich passed away on 10 February 1965, in Coburg, Bavaria, West Germany. He was 73 years old at the time of his death. As his two elder sons had predeceased him, the ducal title passed to his third son, Friedrich Ernst Peter.
Duke Friedrich of Schleswig-Holstein was a direct descendant of King Christian III of Denmark, the founder of the House of Oldenburg. His life and legacy are intertwined with the complex history of the Duchy of Schleswig-Holstein and the European royal houses.
