Friedrich, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (23 October 1814 – 27 November 1885) was the third Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg from 1878 to 1885.
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Early life and ancestry
Friedrich was the second-eldest son of Friedrich Wilhelm, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg and Princess Louise Caroline of Hesse-Kassel and the elder brother of King Christian IX of Denmark.
He inherited the title of Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg upon his childless brother Karl's death on 14 October 1878.
Marriage and issue
Friedrich married Princess Adelheid of Schaumburg-Lippe, second-eldest daughter of George William, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe, and Princess Ida of Waldeck and Pyrmont, on 16 October 1841 in Bückeburg, Schaumburg-Lippe. Together, they had five children, two sons and three daughters:
Princess Marie Karoline Auguste Ida Luise of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (27 February 1844 – 16 September 1932), married Prince William of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld.
Friedrich Ferdinand Georg Christian Karl Wilhelm, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein (12 October 1855 – 21 January 1934), married Princess Karoline Mathilde of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg.
Princess Luise Karoline Juliane of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (6 January 1858 – 2 July 1936), married George Victor, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont.
Princess Marie Wilhelmine Luise Ida Friederike Mathilde Hermine of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (31 August 1859 – 26 June 1941).
Prince Albert Christian Adolf Karl Eugen of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (15 March 1863 – 23 April 1948), married firstly Countess Ortrud of Ysenburg-Büdingen-Meerholz; married secondly Princess Hertha of Ysenburg und Büdingen.
Death
Duke Friedrich died on 27 November 1885 at Luisenlund, aged 71. His body was buried, alongside his wife, in the Schleswig Cathedral.
Honours
Denmark:
Grand Cross of the Dannebrog, 22 May 1840
Knight of the Elephant, 18 September 1843
Cross of Honour of the Order of the Dannebrog, 18 September 1843
Ascanian duchies: Grand Cross of Albert the Bear, 7 November 1852
Electorate of Hesse: Knight of the Golden Lion
Russian Empire: Knight of St. Anna, 1st Class