Frederick Louis, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck
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| Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck | |||||
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6 April 1653 Beck, Principality of Minden |
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| Died | 7 March 1728 (aged 74) Königsberg, East Prussia |
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| Spouse | Louise Charlotte of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg | ||||
| Issue | Peter August, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck | ||||
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| House | House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck | ||||
| Father | August Philipp, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Beck | ||||
| Mother | Countess Marie Sibylle of Nassau-Saarbrücken | ||||
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| Frederick Louis |
Frederick Louis of Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck (German: Friedrich Ludwig von Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck; 6 April 1653 – 7 March 1728) was a Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck and field marshal of the Prussian Army. He was the son of August Philipp, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck and Countess Marie Sibylle of Nassau-Saarbrücken.
Frederick Louis was born in Beck (now part of Löhne), Principality of Minden, Brandenburg-Prussia. He was only the titular duke, because he did not inherit the domain of Beck. It had been inherited by Duke Frederick William I, the son of his elder brother, Duke August, in 1689. Duke Frederick William I was killed in the Battle of Francavilla in Sicily in 1719, leaving a widow, née Doña Maria Antonia Isnardi di Castello, Contessa di Sanfré (1692–1762), and two minor daughters. Maria Antonia shared administration of Beck with her mother-in-law, Duchess Hedwig Louisa of Schleswig-Holstein-Beck (née Countess of Lippe-Buckeburg-Schaumburg).
In 1671 Frederick Louis became a cornet in the cavalry regiment von Eller in the army of Brandenburg-Prussia. In 1675 he participated in the Battle of Fehrbellin as a Rittmeister. The following year he was a colonel in the Holstein dragoons. Frederick Louis was named lieutenant general and Governor of Wesel in 1690. Three years later he was appointed commanding general of the Duchy of Prussia.
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