Leopold Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Wiesenburg

Leopold of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderbourg-Wiesenbourg (

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, 12 January 1674 - Vienna, 4 March 1744) was the 3rd Duke of

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and Knight in the

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since 1721.

Biography

Leopold was the third and last Duke of the House of

. He was the only son of Friedrich (1651–1724) and

Karolina of Legnica-Brieg Karolina of Legnica-Brieg-Wohlau (, ; 2 December 1652 in Brzeg – 24 December 1707 in Wrocław), was a Silesian noble, duchess of Legnica, Brzeg and Wołów and the last member of the Silesian Piasts dynasty. She was the eldest daughter of ...

(1652–1707). Leopold succeeded his father as Duke when he died in 1724. Since 1721 he owned Wetzdorf Castle, which he inherited from his aunt Duchess Magdalena Sophie Eleonora von Schleswig-Holstein (1664–1720), abbess in

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. Since 1723 he was also heir to

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. On 25 June 1723, he acquired from his father for 110,000

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, Wiesenburg Castle with the associated lands. Already on 24 January 1725, he sold it for 126,400 thaler to August II of Saxony.
He then went to Vienna, where he was a member of the Imperial council at the court of Charles VI.Deutsche Biographie
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Marriage and children

Leopold converted to the Catholic faith and married on 3 May 1715 with Princess Maria Elisabeth von Liechtenstein (1683–1744), daughter of

Hans-Adam I, Prince of Liechtenstein Hans-Adam I (Johann Adam Andreas; 16 August 1662 – 16 June 1712) was the son of Karl Eusebius, Prince of Liechtenstein (1611–1684) and Princess Johanna Beatrix of Dietrichstein (1625–1676). On 18 January 1699 he acquired the seign ...

They had five daughters : #''Theresia'' (1713-1745), who married Johann Aloys I, Prince of Oettingen-Oettingen-Spielberg (1707–1780): ##''Marie Leopoldine'' (1741–1795), who married Ernst Christoph, Prince of Kaunitz (1737–1797). Her only child, Countess Eleonore of

Kaunitz Wenzel Anton, Prince of Kaunitz-Rietberg (, ; 2 February 1711 – 27 June 1794) was an Austrian and Czech diplomat and statesman in the Habsburg monarchy. A proponent of enlightened absolutism, he held the office of State Chancellor for about fou ...

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, was the first wife of Klemens Wenzel, Prince von Metternich. ##''Marie Charlotte'' (b. and d. 1743) ##'' Maria Eleonore'' (1745–1812), who married Prince Karl Borromäus of Liechtenstein. #''Eleonora'' (1715-1760), who married Giuseppe Gonzaga, the last Duke of

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. No issue. #''Gabriela'' (1716-1798), who married Karl Frederick of Fürstenberg-Möskirch. No issue. #''Charlotte'' (1718-1765), who married Charles Thomas, Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rochefort. Her only daughter, Leopoldine, married

Charles Albert II, Prince of Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst Charles Albert II, Prince of Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst (21 February 1742 – 14 June 1796) was the 3rd Prince of Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst from 1793 to 1796. Early life Born as a member of the House of Hohenlohe, Charles ...

. #''Antonia'' (1721-1735), who died aged fourteen.

References

{{Authority control Dukes of Schleswig-Holstein

Frederick Frederick may refer to: People * Frederick (given name), the name Given name Nobility = Anhalt-Harzgerode = * Frederick, Prince of Anhalt-Harzgerode (1613–1670) = Austria = * Frederick I, Duke of Austria (Babenberg), Duke of Austria fro ...

1674 births 1744 deaths 17th-century German people 18th-century German people Knights of the Golden Fleece of Austria