Duke Frederick VIII of Schleswig-Holstein: Difference between revisions

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HRH The Duke of Schleswig-Holstein

Titles	Duke of Schleswig-Holstein
Reign	15 November 1863 – 14 January 1880
Coronation	15 November 1863
Successor	Ernst Gunther II
Biographical Information
Born	6 July 1829 Augustenborg, Schleswig, Denmark
Died	14 January 1880 (aged 50) Wiesbaden, Prussia, Germany
Spouse	Princess Adelheid of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (m. 1856; d. 1880)
Issue	Prince Friedrich Princess Augusta Victoria Princess Caroline Mathilde Prince Gerhard Ernst Gunther II Princess Louise Sophie Princess Feodora Adelheid
Name	Frederick Christian Augustus
House	Schleswig-Holstein
Father	Duke Christian August II of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg
Mother	Countess Louise Sophie of Danneskiold-Samsoe
Religion	Lutheran

General

Life[edit | edit source]

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Marriage and Issue[edit | edit source]

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Name	Birth	Death	Marriage
Prince Friedrich	August 3, 1857	October 20, 1858 (aged 14 months)	Died in infancy
Princess Augusta Victoria	22 October 1858	11 April 1921 (aged 62)	Emperor Wilhelm II of Germany (m. 1881); had issue
Princess Caroline Mathilde	25 January 1860	20 February 1932 (aged 72)	Duke Friedrich Ferdinand I of Schleswig-Holstein (m. 1885); had issue
Prince Gerhard	January 20, 1862	April 11, 1862 (aged 2 months)	Died in infancy
Ernst Gunther II	11 August 1863	22 February 1921 (aged 57)	Princess Dorothea of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (m. 1898); no issue
Princess Louise Sophie	8 April 1866	28 April 1952 (aged 86)	Prince Friedrich Leopold of Prussia (m. 1889); had issue
Princess Feodora Adelheid	3 July 1874	21 June 1910 (aged 35)	Died unmarried and without issue

Titles and Honours[edit | edit source]

1829-1863 Frederick, Hereditary Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg
1863-1880 Frederick VIII, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein

Ancestry[edit | edit source]


Parents	Grandparents	Great-Grandparents	Great-Great-Grandparents
Duke Christian August II of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg	Duke Frederick Christian II of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg Princess Louise Augusta of Denmark	Duke Frederick Christian I of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg Princess Charlotte Amalie Wilhelmine of Holstein-Plon King Christian VII of Denmark Princess Caroline Matilda of Great Britain	Duke Christian August of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg Countess Friederike Louise of Danneskiold-Samsoe Duke Frederick Charles of Holstein-Plon Countess Christine Ermegaard of Reventlow King Frederik V of Denmark Princess Louisa of Great Britain Frederick, Prince of Wales Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha
Countess Louise Sophie of Danneskiold-Samsoe	Christian Conrad, Count of Danneskiold-Samsoe Johanne Henriette Valentine Kaas	Frederik Christian, Count of Danneskiold-Samsoe Friederike Louise von Kleist Frederik Christian Kaas Edele Sophie Sparre	Christian, Count of Danneskiold-Samsoe Countess Conradine Christiane of Friis Christian Adam von Kleist Sophie Rosenkrantz Ulrich Kaas Mette Matthisen Otto Ditlev Kaas Sophie Dorothea von Eickstedt

Notes[edit | edit source]

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-|[[Ernst Gunther II of Schleswig-Holstein|Ernst Gunther II]]
+|[[Prince Friedrich of Schleswig-Holstein|Prince Friedrich]]
+[[Princess Augusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein|Princess Augusta Victoria]]<br>
+[[Princess Caroline Mathilde of Schleswig-Holstein|Princess Caroline Mathilde]]<br>
+[[Prince Gerhard of Schleswig-Holstein|Prince Gerhard]]<br>
+[[Ernst Gunther II of Schleswig-Holstein|Ernst Gunther II]]<br>
+[[Princess Louise Sophie of Schleswig-Holstein|Princess Louise Sophie]]<br>
+[[Princess Feodora Adelheid of Schleswig-Holstein|Princess Feodora Adelheid]]
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+|[[File:House Schleswig-Holstein.png|frameless|110x110px]]
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+|[[Prince Friedrich of Schleswig-Holstein|Prince Friedrich]]
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+|August 3, 1857
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+|October 20, 1858 (aged 14 months)
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+|Died in infancy
+|-
+|[[File:Schleswig-Holstein_Augusta_Victoria.jpg|frameless|125x125px]]
+|[[Princess Augusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein|Princess Augusta Victoria]]
+|22 October 1858
+|11 April 1921 (aged 62)
+|[[Emperor Wilhelm II of Germany]] (m. 1881); had issue
+|-
+|[[File:Schleswig-Holstein_Caroline_Mathilde.png|frameless|189x189px]]
+|[[Princess Caroline Mathilde of Schleswig-Holstein|Princess Caroline Mathilde]]
+|25 January 1860
+|20 February 1932 (aged 72)
+|[[Duke Friedrich Ferdinand I of Schleswig-Holstein]] (m. 1885); had issue
+|-
+|[[File:House Schleswig-Holstein.png|frameless|110x110px]]
+|[[Prince Gerhard of Schleswig-Holstein|Prince Gerhard]]
+|January 20, 1862
+|April 11, 1862 (aged 2 months)
+|Died in infancy
+|-
+|[[File:Schleswig-Holstein_Ernst_Gunther.png|frameless|114x114px]]
+|[[Ernst Gunther II of Schleswig-Holstein|Ernst Gunther II]]
+|11 August 1863
+|22 February 1921 (aged 57)
+|[[Princess Dorothea of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha]] (m. 1898); no issue
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+|[[File:Schleswig-Holstein Louise Sophie.png|frameless|100x100px]]
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+|[[Princess Louise Sophie of Schleswig-Holstein|Princess Louise Sophie]]
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+|8 April 1866
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+|28 April 1952 (aged 86)
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+|[[Prince Friedrich Leopold of Prussia]] (m. 1889); had issue
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+|[[File:Schleswig-Holstein Feodora Adelheid.png|frameless|143x143px]]
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+|[[Princess Feodora Adelheid of Schleswig-Holstein|Princess Feodora Adelheid]]
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+|3 July 1874
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+|21 June 1910 (aged 35)
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+|Died unmarried and without issue
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 ==Titles and Honours==
-* '''1829-1863'''   Frederick, Hereditary Duke
+* '''1829-1863'''   Frederick, Hereditary Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg
+* '''1863-1880'''   Frederick VIII, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein
 ==Ancestry==