Countess Friederike von Schlieben | |||||
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Duchess of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck | |||||
Predecessor | Ursula Anna of Dohna-Schlobitten | ||||
Successor | Princess Louise Caroline of Hesse-Cassel | ||||
Born |
Königsberg, Kingdom of Prussia |
28 February 1757||||
Died | 17 December 1827 Schleswig, Duchy of Schleswig |
(aged 70)||||
Spouse | Friedrich Karl Ludwig, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck | ||||
Issue | Princess Friederike Princess Luise Friedrich Wilhelm |
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House | House of Schlieben House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck |
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Father | Count Charles Leopold von Schlieben | ||||
Mother | Countess Marie Eleanore von Lehndorff |
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German: Friederike Amalie |
Countess Friederike Amalie of Schlieben (German: Friederike Amalie Gräfin von Schlieben; 28 February 1757 – 17 December 1827) was the consort of Friedrich Karl Ludwig, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck.
Friederike was born in Königsberg, Kingdom of Prussia and was the second and youngest daughter of Count Karl Leopold von Schlieben and his wife, Countess Marie Eleanore von Lehndorff.
Friederike married Friedrich Karl Ludwig, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck, son of Prince Karl Anton August of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck and his wife Countess Charlotte zu Dohna-Schlodien, on 9 March 1780 in Königsberg. Friederike and Friedrich Karl Ludwig had three children:
Through her son, Friedrich Wilhelm, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, Friederike is ancestor of Queen Elizabeth II, Margrethe II of Denmark, Constantine II of Greece, Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden, Harald V of Norway, Philippe of Belgium and Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg.