Friedrich Ferdinand, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein
Duke of Schleswig-Holstein (1855–1934)
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Friedrich Ferdinand, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, then Friedrich Ferdinand, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein (12 October 1855 – 21 January 1934), was the fourth Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg and became the fifth Duke of Schleswig-Holstein in 1931 and the head of the House of Oldenburg.[2][3][4]
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| Head of the House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg | |||||
| Reign | 27 November 1885– 21 January 1934 | ||||
| Predecessor | Friedrich | ||||
| Successor | Wilhelm Friedrich | ||||
| Born | 12 October 1855 Kiel, Danish Holstein, Germany) | ||||
| Died | 21 January 1934 (aged 78) Primkenau, Province of Silesia, Free State of Prussia, Nazi Germany[1] | ||||
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| House | Glücksburg | ||||
| Father | Friedrich, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg | ||||
| Mother | Princess Adelheid of Schaumburg-Lippe | ||||
Family and succession
Friedrich Ferdinand was born in Kiel, Duchy of Holstein, the eldest son of Friedrich, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg and Princess Adelheid of Schaumburg-Lippe and a nephew of Christian IX of Denmark. Friedrich Ferdinand succeeded to the headship of the House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg and title duke upon the death of his father on 27 November 1885. When the Head of the House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg Albert, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein died on 27 April 1931, Friedrich Ferdinand became the Head of the House of Oldenburg and inherited the title Duke of Schleswig-Holstein.
Marriage and issue
Friedrich Ferdinand married Princess Karoline Mathilde of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg, daughter of Frederick VIII, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg and his wife Princess Adelheid of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (and sister of Augusta Victoria, German Empress), on 19 March 1885 at Primkenau. Friedrich Ferdinand and Karoline Mathilde had six children:
- Princess Viktoria Adelheid Helene Luise Marie Friederike of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (31 December 1885 – 3 October 1970)[5]
- Princess Alexandra Viktoria Auguste Leopoldine Charlotte Amalie Wilhelmine of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (21 April 1887 – 15 April 1957)[6][7]
- Princess Helene Adelheid Viktoria Marie of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (1 June 1888 – 30 June 1962)[8]
- Princess Adelheid Luise of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (19 October 1889 – 11 June 1964)[9]
- Wilhelm Friedrich Christian Günther Albert Adolf Georg, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein (23 August 1891 – 10 February 1965)[10]
- Princess Karoline Mathilde of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (11 May 1894 – 28 January 1972)[11]
Death
Friedrich Ferdinand died in 1934 at Hause Eckernförde close to Güby in Schleswig-Holstein,[12] Germany, aged 78.
Honours
He received the following orders and decorations:[13]
Duchy of Anhalt: Grand Cross of Albert the Bear, 1886[14]
Denmark: Knight of the Elephant, 8 April 1876[15]
Ernestine duchies: Grand Cross of the Saxe-Ernestine House Order
Kingdom of Greece: Grand Cross of the Redeemer
Oldenburg: Grand Cross of the Order of Duke Peter Friedrich Ludwig, with Golden Crown and Collar
Kingdom of Prussia:
- Knight of the Red Eagle, 1st Class, 22 March 1886;[16] Grand Cross, 7 September 1890[17]
- Knight of the Black Eagle, 24 December 1892; with Collar, 17 January 1893[18]
United Kingdom: Honorary Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order, 11 October 1905[19]
Württemberg: Grand Cross of the Württemberg Crown, 1877[20]
Ancestry
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