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Charles Louis, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck

Charles Louis, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck (German: Karl Ludwig Herzog von Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck; 18 September 1690 – 22 September 1774) was a Lieutenant General in the Prussian Army and Governor of Reval (Tallinn) in the Governorate of Estonia.

Charles Louis
Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck
Reign1757–1774
Born(1690-09-18)18 September 1690
Died22 September 1774(1774-09-22) (aged 84)
Königsberg, East Prussia, Prussia
SpouseAnna Karolina Orzelska
HouseHouse of Oldenburg
FatherFrederick Louis, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck
MotherLouise Charlotte of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg

Life

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Charles Louis was born as the second son of Frederick Louis, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck (1653-1728) and his wife, Princess Louise Charlotte of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg (1658-1740).

Biography

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In 1723, he converted to Roman Catholicism. Charles Louis became the titular Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck in 1757 after his nephew Colonel Frederick William III died in the Battle of Prague without leaving a male heir. He was appointed field marshal by Czar Peter III of Russia in 1762, but he refused because of his age.

Marriage and issue

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In 1730 he married Countess Anna Karolina Orzelska in Dresden, Electorate of Saxony. She was an illegitimate daughter of August II the Strong, Prince-Elector of Saxony and King of Poland and Grand-Duke of Lithuania, by his French mistress Henriette Rénard. Anna sought divorce after just three years of what proved to be an unhappy arranged marriage. They had one son:

  • Duke Karl Frederick (b. Dresden, 5 January 1732 - d. Strassburg, 21 February 1772), General Major of the Saxon Army; Karl never married and did not have issue

Death

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Charles Louis died in 1774 in Königsberg, East Prussia. He was succeeded by Peter August of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck.

Ancestry

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References

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  1. ^ Genealogie ascendante jusqu'au quatrieme degre inclusivement de tous les Rois et Princes de maisons souveraines de l'Europe actuellement vivans [Genealogy up to the fourth degree inclusive of all the Kings and Princes of sovereign houses of Europe currently living] (in French). Bourdeaux: Frederic Guillaume Birnstiel. 1768. p. 75.
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Charles Louis, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck
Born: 18 September 1690 Died: 22 September 1774
Preceded by Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck
1757-1774 		Succeeded by
 

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