Duke Frederick VIII of Schleswig-Holstein
| HRH The Duke of Schleswig-Holstein | |
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| 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 |
| 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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| Photo | Name | Birth | Death | Marriage |
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Prince Friedrich | August 3, 1857 | October 20, 1858 (aged 14 months) | Died in infancy |
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Princess Augusta Victoria | 22 October 1858 | 11 April 1921 (aged 62) | Emperor Wilhelm II of Germany (m. 1881); had issue |
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Princess Caroline Mathilde | 25 January 1860 | 20 February 1932 (aged 72) | Duke Friedrich Ferdinand I of Schleswig-Holstein (m. 1885); had issue |
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Prince Gerhard | January 20, 1862 | April 11, 1862 (aged 2 months) | Died in infancy |
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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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Princess Louise Sophie | 8 April 1866 | 28 April 1952 (aged 86) | Prince Friedrich Leopold of Prussia (m. 1889); had issue |
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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]
Notes[edit | edit source]
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