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

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


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

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+[[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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 ==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==