Frederick William I, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck

Frederick William I, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck
Frederick William I, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck
Born	2 May 1682
Died	16 June 1719 (aged 37); Francavilla, Sicily
Noble family	House of Oldenburg
Spouse(s)	Marie Antoinette of Sanfré
Father	August, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck
Mother	Philippa Louisa of Lippe-Buckburg

Frederick William I, Duke of Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck (German: Friedrich Wilhelm I. von Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck; 2 May 1682 – 16 June 1719) was a son of Duke August and his wife, Philippa Louisa of Lippe-Buckburg. He succeeded his father as Duke of Beck in 1689.

He converted to Roman Catholicism and joined the Army of the Holy Roman Empire. He died of his wounds in the Battle of Francavilla in Sicily in 1719.

Since he had no male heir, he was succeeded as Duke of Beck by his uncle Frederick Louis.

Marriage and issue

In 1708, he married Marie Antoinette (15.10.1692-1762), the daughter of Francis Anthony Maximilian Emmanuel Isnardi di Castello, 5th Marquess of Caraglio and 6th Count of Sanfré, in Piedmont, and wife Maria Magdalene Grundemann von Falkenberg, heiress of Sanfré and Strevi. They had two daughters:

Maria Ana Leopoldina (b. Linz, Vienna, 2.8.1717 - Torino, 7.2.1789). She was married in Vienna on 4.8.1735 to D. Manoel de Souza (21.7.1703 - in a fire, in prison, in Lisbon, 1759), Lord of Calhariz, in Portugal. Their son, D. Alexandre de Sousa Holstein (Lisbon 4.12.1751 - 13.12.1803) was Lord of Calhariz, count of Sanfré, Portuguese ambassador do the courts of Kopenhagen, Berlin and Rome.
Johanna Amalia (b. 1719- d. 1774) Married in 1740 Emanuel, count von Silva Tarouca

Ancestors

Ancestors of Frederick William I, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck

16. John II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg

8. Alexander, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg

17. Elisabeth of Brunswick-Grubenhagen

4. August Philipp, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck

18. John Günther I, Count of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen

9. Dorothea of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen

19. Anna of Oldenburg-Delmenhorst

2. August, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck

20. Louis II, Count of Nassau-Weilburg

10. William Louis, Count of Nassau-Saarbrücken

21. Anna Maria of Hesse-Kassel

5. Marie Sibylle of Nassau-Saarbrücken

22. George Frederick, Margrave of Baden-Durlach

11. Anna Amalia of Baden-Durlach

23. Juliana Ursula of Salm-Neuville

1. Frederick William I, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beckp

24. Bernhard VIII, Count of Lippe

12. Simon VI, Count of Lippe

25. Catherine of Waldeck-Eisenberg

6. Philip I, Count of Schaumburg-Lippe

26. Otto IV of Schaumburg

13. Elisabeth of Schaumburg and Holstein-Pinneberg

27. Maria of Pomerania-Stettin

3. Hedwig Louise of Schaumburg-Lippe

28. William IV, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel

14. Maurice, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel

29. Sabine of Württemberg

7. Landgravine Sophie of Hesse-Kassel

30. John VII, Count of Nassau-Siegen

15. Juliana of Nassau-Dillenburg

31. Magdalena of Waldeck

Frederick William I, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck House of Oldenburg Born: 2 May 1682 Died: 16 June 1719
Preceded by August	Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck 1689-1719	Succeeded by Frederick Louis

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