Countess Friederike of Schlieben

Full name
	German: Friederike Amalie

Countess Friederike von Schlieben
Countess Friederike von Schlieben
	Duchess of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck
Predecessor	Ursula Anna of Dohna-Schlobitten
Successor	Princess Louise Caroline of Hesse-Kassel
Born	28 February 1757; Königsberg, Kingdom of Prussia
Died	17 December 1827 (aged 70); Schleswig, Duchy of Schleswig
Spouse	Friedrich Karl Ludwig, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck
Issue	Princess Friederike; Princess Luise; Friedrich Wilhelm
Full name
	German: Friederike Amalie
House	House of Schlieben; House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck
Father	Count Karl Leopold of Schlieben
Mother	Countess Marie Eleanore von Lehndorff

Countess Friederike Amalie of Schlieben^[1] (German: Friederike Amalie Gräfin von Schlieben; 28 February 1757 – 17 December 1827)^[1] was the consort of Friedrich Karl Ludwig, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck.

Early life

Friederike was born in Königsberg, Kingdom of Prussia and was the second and youngest daughter of Count Karl Leopold of Schlieben and his wife, Countess Marie Eleanore von Lehndorff.^[2]

Marriage and issue

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.^[1] Friederike and Friedrich Karl Ludwig had three children:^[2]

HSH Princess Friederike of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck (13 December 1780 – 19 January 1862)^[2]
HSH Princess Luise of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck (28 September 1783 – 24 November 1803)^[2]
HSH Friedrich Wilhelm, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (4 January 1785 – 27 February 1831)^[2]

Titles, styles, honours and arms

Titles and styles

28 February 1757 – 9 March 1780: Countess Friederike von Schlieben
9 March 1780 – 25 March 1816: Her Serene Highness the Duchess of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck
25 March 1816 – 17 December 1827: Her Serene Highness the Dowager Duchess of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck

Descendants

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.

Ancestry

Ancestors of Countess Friederike of Schlieben

16. Georg Adam I. Count von Schlieben

8. Georg Adam II, Count von Schlieben

17. Esther von Flanss

4. Georg Adam III, Count von Schlieben

18. Heinrich von Oelsen

9. Baroness Eleonore Christine von Oelsen

19. Margareta von Kardorff

2. Count Karl Leopold of Schlieben

20. Ernst, Count Finck von Finckenstein

10. Albrecht Christoph, Count Finck von Finckenstein

21. Countess Juliane Charlotte Finck von Finckenstein

5. Countess Katharina Dorothea Finck of Finckenstein

22. Georg Friedrich von Creytzen

11. Baroness Arnolda Charlotte von Creytzen

23. Elisabeth Dorothea de la Cave

1. Countess Friederike of Schlieben

24. Meinhard von Lehndorff

12. Ahasverus Gerhard, Count von Lehndorff

25. Elisabeth zu Eylenburg

6. Ahasverus Ernst, Count von Lehndorff

26. Gert von Dönhoff

13. Countess Maria Eleanor von Dönhoff

27. Anna Beata von Goldstein

3. Countess Maria Eleonore von Lehndorff

28. Gottfried von Wallenrodt

14. Heinrich von Wallenrodt

29. Marie Anne von Nettelhorst

7. Baroness Maria Luise von Wallenrodt

30. Georg Wilhelm von Podewils

15. Maria Katharina von Podewils

31. Louise Katharina von Goldstein

References

1 2 3 Burke's Guide to the Royal Family (1973), Burke's Peerage, ISBN 0220662223, p. 328
1 2 3 4 5 Darryl Lundy (21 Sep 2007). "Friederike Amalie Gräfin von Schlieben". ThePeerage.com. Retrieved 2010-07-31.

German royalty
Countess Friederike of Schlieben House of Schlieben Born: 28 February 1757 Died: 17 December 1827
Preceded by Ursula Anna of Dohna-Schlobitten	Duchess of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck 9 March 1780 – 25 March 1816	Succeeded by Princess Louise Caroline of Hesse-Kassel

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[burke-1] 1 2 3 Burke's Guide to the Royal Family (1973), Burke's Peerage, ISBN 0220662223, p. 328

[thePeerage-2] 1 2 3 4 5 Darryl Lundy (21 Sep 2007). "Friederike Amalie Gräfin von Schlieben". ThePeerage.com. Retrieved 2010-07-31.