Friedrich Wilhelm, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (german: Friedrich Wilhelm Paul Leopold; 4 January 1785 – 17 February 1831) inherited the title of Duke of

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as Frederick William IV in 1816. He subsequently changed his title to Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg in 1825 and founded a line that includes the Royal Houses of

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, and the

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Early life

Friedrich Wilhelm was born in Lindenau, near

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, to Friedrich Karl Ludwig, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck (20 August 1757 – 24 April 1816) and Countess Friederike of Schlieben (28 February 1757 – 17 December 1827). He was the third and youngest child of the couple, and the only son. In 1804, he was sent to Denmark, where he was an officer of the Danish army during the

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Marriage and issue

On 26 January 1810, Friedrich Wilhelm married his relative Princess Louise Caroline of Hesse-Kassel (28 September 1789 – 13 March 1867), a granddaughter of

Frederik V of Denmark Frederick V (Danish and Norwegian: ''Frederik V''; 31 March 1723 – 14 January 1766) was King of Denmark–Norway and Duke of Schleswig-Holstein from 6 August 1746 until his death in 1766. He was the son of Christian VI of Denmark and Sophie Ma ...

through her mother, Princess Louise of Denmark. Friedrich Wilhelm and Louise Caroline had ten children: *Princess ''Luise Marie'' Friederike of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (23 October 1810 – 11 May 1869). * Princess ''Friederike'' Karoline Juliane of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (9 October 1811 – 10 July 1902). *

Karl, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg Karl, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (30 September 1813 – 24 October 1878) was Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg from 1831 to 1878. Karl was the eldest son of Friedrich Wilhelm, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonde ...

(30 September 1813 – 24 October 1878). * Friedrich, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (23 October 1814 – 27 November 1885). *Prince Wilhelm of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (10 April 1816 – 5 September 1893). * Christian IX, King of Denmark (8 April 1818 – 29 January 1906). *Princess ''Luise'', Abbess of Itzehoe (18 November 1820 – 30 November 1894). * Prince Julius of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (14 October 1824 – 1 June 1903). * Prince Johann of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (5 December 1825 – 27 May 1911). *Prince ''Nikolaus'' of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (22 December 1828 – 18 August 1849 in an accident).

Reign

On 25 March 1816, Friedrich Wilhelm succeeded his father as Duke of

. On 6 July 1825, he became Duke of

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and changed his title to Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, after the elder Glücksburg line became extinct in 1779. Friedrich Wilhelm died on 17 February 1831 at

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. His grandchildren include among others

Frederick VIII of Denmark Frederick VIII ( da, Christian Frederik Vilhelm Carl; 3 June 1843 – 14 May 1912) was King of Denmark from 29 January 1906 until his death in 1912. The eldest son of King Christian IX, nicknamed the ''Father-in-law of Europe'', Frederi ...

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, Empress Maria Feodorovna of Russia, Crown Princess Thyra of Hanover, Duchess of Cumberland and Teviotdale, and Friedrich Ferdinand, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein.

Honours

* Grand Cross of the Dannebrog, ''15 January 1811'' * Order_of_the_Elephant_Ribbon_bar

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, ''19 December 1811'' * Order of the Dannebrog R1

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, ''19 December 1811''

Ancestry

References

External links

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