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 from 1878 to 1885.^[1]

Friedrich
Photo of Prince Friedrich in 1841
Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
Reign	14 October 1878 – 27 November 1885
Predecessor	Karl
Successor	Friedrich Ferdinand
Born	(1814-10-23)23 October 1814 Schleswig, Schleswig
Died	27 November 1885(1885-11-27) (aged 71) Luisenlund, Schleswig-Holstein, Prussia, Germany
Spouse	Princess Adelheid of Schaumburg-Lippe ​ ​ (m. 1841)​
Issue	Auguste, Princess William of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld Friedrich Ferdinand, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein Louise, Princess of Waldeck and Pyrmont Princess Marie Prince Albrecht
House	Glücksburg
Father	Friedrich Wilhelm, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
Mother	Princess Louise Caroline of Hesse-Kassel

Early life and ancestry

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 King Christian IX of Denmark.^[1]

He inherited the title of Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg upon his childless brother Karl's death on 14 October 1878.^[1]

Marriage and issue

Friedrich married Princess Adelheid of Schaumburg-Lippe, second-eldest daughter of George William, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe and his wife, Princess Ida of Waldeck and Pyrmont, on 16 October 1841 in Bückeburg, Schaumburg-Lippe.^[2] Together, they had five children, two sons and three daughters:^[3]

• Princess Marie Karoline Auguste Ida Luise of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (27 February 1844 – 16 September 1932), married Prince William of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld.
• Friedrich Ferdinand Georg Christian Karl Wilhelm, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein (12 October 1855 – 21 January 1934).
• Princess Luise Karoline Juliane of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (6 January 1858 – 2 July 1936), married George Victor, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont.
• Princess Marie Wilhelmine Luise Ida Friederike Mathilde Hermine of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (31 August 1859 – 26 June 1941).
• Prince Albert Christian Adolf Karl Eugen of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (15 March 1863 – 23 April 1948).

Death

Duke Friedrich died on 27 November 1885 at Luisenlund, aged 71. His body was buried, alongside his wife, in the Schleswig Cathedral, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.^[4]

Honours

• Denmark:^[5]
  • Grand Cross of the Dannebrog, 22 May 1840
  • Knight of the Elephant, 18 September 1843
  • Cross of Honour of the Order of the Dannebrog, 18 September 1843
• Ascanian duchies: Grand Cross of Albert the Bear, 7 November 1852^[6]
• Electorate of Hesse: Knight of the Golden Lion^[5]
• Russian Empire: Knight of St. Anna, 1st Class^[5]

Ancestry

Ancestors of Friedrich, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg

8. Prince Karl Anton August of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck 4. Frederick Charles Louis, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck 9. Countess Charlotte of Dohna-Leistenau 2. Frederick William, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg 10. Count Karl Leopold von Schlieben 5. Countess Friederike von Schlieben 11. Countess Marie Eleonore von Lehndorff 1. Friedrich, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg 12. Frederick II, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel 6. Prince Charles of Hesse-Kassel 13. Princess Mary of Great Britain 3. Princess Louise Caroline of Hesse-Kassel 14. Frederick V of Denmark 7. Princess Louise of Denmark 15. Princess Louisa of Great Britain