Count Karl Leopold von Schlieben was Prussian minister of war between 1769 and 1772.

Early life

He was born in Magdeburg

Magdeburg

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. His father was Count George Adam von Schlieben and his mother was Countess Katharina Dorothea Finck von Finckenstein

Countess Katharina Dorothea Finck of Finckenstein

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Marriage and issue

He married Countess Marie Eleanore von Lehndorff on 18 January 1747 in Königsberg

Königsberg

Königsberg was the capital of East Prussia from the Late Middle Ages until 1945 as well as the northernmost and easternmost German city with 286,666 inhabitants . Due to the multicultural society in and around the city, there are several local names for it...

. They had two daughters, Marie Karoline (28 January 1752 – 2 August 1832) and Friederike Amalie

Countess Friederike of Schlieben

Countess Friederike Amalie of Schlieben was a member of the noble House of Schlieben and a Countess of Schlieben. Through her marriage to Friedrich Karl Ludwig, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck, Friederike was also a member of the House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck and Duchess...

 (28 February 1757 – 17 December 1827). He died in Königsberg

Königsberg

Königsberg was the capital of East Prussia from the Late Middle Ages until 1945 as well as the northernmost and easternmost German city with 286,666 inhabitants . Due to the multicultural society in and around the city, there are several local names for it...

, East Prussia

East Prussia

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Descendants

Through his daughter, Friederike, Karl Leopold is a 5x great grandfather of Queen Elizabeth II, and 6x great grandfather of Charles, Prince of Wales

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, Margrethe II of Denmark

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, Constantine II of Greece

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, Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden

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, Harald V of Norway

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, Prince Philippe, Duke of Brabant and Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg

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