Friedrich Ferdinand, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein
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| Duke of Schleswig-Holstein | |||||
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| Head of the House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg | |||||
| Predecessor | Friedrich | ||||
| Successor | Wilhelm Friedrich | ||||
| Born |
12 October 1855 Kiel, Duchy of Holstein |
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| Died | 21 January 1934 (aged 78) Primkenau, Province of Silesia, Germany |
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| Spouse | Princess Karoline Mathilde of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg | ||||
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Victoria Adelaide, Duchess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Alexandra Victoria, Princess August Wilhelm of Prussia Helena Adelaide, Princess Harald of Denmark Adelaide Louise, Princess of Solms-Baruth Wilhelm Friedrich, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein Karoline Mathilde, Countess Hans of Solms-Baruth |
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| House | Glücksburg | ||||
| Father | Friedrich, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg | ||||
| Mother | Princess Adelheid of Schaumburg-Lippe | ||||
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| Frederick Ferdinand George Christian Charles William German: Friedrich Ferdinand Georg Christian Karl Wilhelm |
Friedrich Ferdinand of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (12 October 1855 – 21 January 1934) was the fourth Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg and became Duke of Schleswig-Holstein in 1931.
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.
Friedrich Ferdinand married Princess Karoline Mathilde of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg, daughter of Frederick VIII, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein and his wife Princess Adelheid of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, on 19 March 1885 at Primkenau. Friedrich Ferdinand and Karoline Mathilde had six children:
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