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

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Frederick William III, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck
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Frederick William III, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck
Born(1723-11-04)4 November 1723
Died6 May 1757(1757-05-06) (aged 33)
Prague, Bohemia
Noble familyHouse of Oldenburg
FatherFrederick William II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck
MotherUrsula Anna of Dohna-Schlodien

Frederick William III, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck (4 November 1723 – 6 May 1757) was the Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck from 1749.

Early life

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He was born as the first child and only son of Frederick William II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck and his second wife, Burgravine Ursula Anna of Dohna-Schlodien (1700-1761).

Biography

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Frederick William was a recipient of the Order of the Red Eagle. He served as a colonel in the Prussian Army and was commander of the Füsilier Regiments No. 46 (Old-Württemberg). During the Seven Years' War, he fell in the Battle of Prague in 1757. He was unmarried and childless; he was succeed as Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck by his uncle Charles Louis.

Ancestry

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References

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  • Gottlob Friedrich Krebel, M. Gottlieb Schumanns genealogisches Hand-Buch, S.272, [1]
Frederick William III, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck
Born: 4 November 1723 Died: 6 May 1757
Preceded by Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck
1749-1757
Succeeded by