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

Friedrich Karl Ludwig, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck

Friedrich Karl Ludwig of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck was the fifth and penultimate Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck...

, Friederike was also a member of the House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck

Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck

Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck was a branch of the Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg branch of the House of Oldenburg. It consists of August Philipp, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck , and his male-line descendants...

 and Duchess consort of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck (9 March 1780 – 25 March 1816).

Early life

Friederike was born 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

East Prussia is the main part of the region of Prussia along the southeastern Baltic Coast from the 13th century to the end of World War II in May 1945. From 1772–1829 and 1878–1945, the Province of East Prussia was part of the German state of Prussia. The capital city was Königsberg.East Prussia...

, Kingdom of Prussia

Kingdom of Prussia

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 and was the second and youngest daughter of Count Charles Leopold von Schlieben and his wife Countess Marie Eleanore of Lehndorff.

Marriage and issue

Friederike married Friedrich Karl Ludwig, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck

Friedrich Karl Ludwig, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck

Friedrich Karl Ludwig of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck was the fifth and penultimate Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck...

, son of Prince Karl Anton August of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck and his wife Countess Frederica of Dohna-Schlobitten, on 9 March 1780 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...

. Friederike and Friedrich Karl Ludwig had three children:

• HSH Princess Friederike of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck (13 December 1780 – 19 January 1862)
• HSH Princess Luise of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck (28 September 1783 – 24 November 1803)
• HSH Friedrich Wilhelm, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
  Friedrich Wilhelm, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
  Friedrich Wilhelm Paul Leopold was the first Duke of the Second Line of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg and founder of a line that includes the Royal Houses of Denmark, Greece, Norway, and the United Kingdom...
  
   (4 January 1785 – 27 February 1831)

Titles and styles

• 28 February 1757 – 9 March 1780: Her Serene Highness Countess Friederike of 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

Friedrich Wilhelm, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg

Friedrich Wilhelm Paul Leopold was the first Duke of the Second Line of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg and founder of a line that includes the Royal Houses of Denmark, Greece, Norway, and the United Kingdom...

, Friederike is a 4x great grandmother of Queen Elizabeth II, a 5x great grandmother of Charles, Prince of Wales

Charles, Prince of Wales

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, Margrethe II of Denmark

Margrethe II of Denmark

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, Constantine II of Greece

Constantine II of Greece

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, Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden

Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden

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, and Harald V of Norway

Harald V of Norway

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, and a 6x great grandmother of Prince Philippe, Duke of Brabant and Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg

Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg

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Ancestry