Countess Friederike von Schlieben
| Countess Friederike von Schlieben | |||||
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| Duchess of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck | |||||
Portrait by Johann Friedrich August Tischbein, 1800 | |||||
| Born | 28 February 1757 Königsberg, Kingdom of Prussia | ||||
| Died | 17 December 1827 (aged 70) Schleswig, Duchy of Schleswig | ||||
| Spouse | |||||
| Issue | Princess Friederike Princess Luise Friedrich Wilhelm | ||||
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| House | Schlieben | ||||
| Father | Count Karl Leopold of Schlieben | ||||
| Mother | Countess Marie Eleanore von Lehndorff | ||||
Countess Friederike Amalie of Schlieben (German: Friederike Amalie Antonie Gräfin von Schlieben; 28 February 1757 – 17 December 1827) was the consort of Friedrich Karl Ludwig, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck.[1]
Early life
Born in Königsberg, Kingdom of Prussia into the Schlieben family, part of an old German nobility, Friederike was the second and youngest daughter of Count Karl Leopold of Schlieben, who served as Prussian Minister of War, by his wife, Countess Marie Eleonore von Lehndorff (1722-1800).[2]
Marriage and issue
Friederike married Friedrich Karl Ludwig, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck, an only son of Prince Karl Anton August of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck by his wife, Countess Charlotte of Dohna-Schlodien, on 9 March 1780 in Königsberg.[1]
At the time, the marriage was not looked upon favorably by the House of Schleswig-Holstein, because the Schlieben family, although an ancient one, didn't have a high enough rank, in particular dind't belong to an exclusive circle of either European royal families or families with Imperail immediacy, which would be more acceptable.
Friedrich and Friederike had three children:
- Princess Friederike of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck (13 December 1780 – 19 January 1862) ⚭ 1800 Baron Gottlob Samuel von Richthofen (1769–1808)
- Princess Luise of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck (28 September 1783 – 24 November 1803) ⚭ 1803 Frederick Ferdinand, Duke of Anhalt-Köthen
- Friedrich Wilhelm, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (4 January 1785 – 27 February 1831)
Her husband, Duke Friedrich, was succeeded as Duke by his only son, Friedrich Wilhelm, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg.
Death
Friederike died on 17 December 1827 in Schleswig, Duchy of Schleswig, aged 70. Her body was buried alongside her husband in the Chapel of Sonderburg.[3]
Ancestry
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References
- ^ a b Burke's Guide to the Royal Family (1973), Burke's Peerage, ISBN 0220662223, p. 328
- ^ Darryl Lundy (21 Sep 2007). "Friederike Amalie Gräfin von Schlieben". ThePeerage.com. Retrieved 2010-07-31.
- ^ http://www.royaltyguide.nl/families/fam-O/oldenburg/slhsondglucksburg2.htm