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.
Life
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
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
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
Charles Louis died in 1774 in Königsberg, East Prussia. He was succeeded by Peter August of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck.
Ancestry
| Ancestors of Charles Louis, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck[1] |
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| | | | | | | | | | 16. Johann II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plon | | | | | | | | | | | 8. Alexander, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 17. Elisabeth of Brunswick-Grubenhagen | | | | | | | | | | | 4. August Philipp, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Beck | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 18. John Günther I, Count of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen | | | | | | | | | | | 9. Dorothea von Schwarzburg-Sondershausen | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 19. Anna of Oldenburg-Delmenhorst | | | | | | | | | | | 2. Frederick Louis, Duke of 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. Juliane Ursula zu Salm-Neufville | | | | | | | | | | | 1. Charles Louis, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 24. Johann II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plon (= 16) | | | | | | | | | | | 12. Alexander, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg (= 8) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 25. Elisabeth of Brunswick-Grubenhagen (= 17) | | | | | | | | | | | 6. Ernest Günther, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 26. John Günther I, Count of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen (= 18) | | | | | | | | | | | 13. Dorothea von Schwarzburg-Sondershausen (= 9) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 27. Anna of Oldenburg-Delmenhorst (= 19) | | | | | | | | | | | 3. Louise Charlotte of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 28. Johann II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plon (= 16) | | | | | | | | | | | 14. Philip, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 29. Elisabeth of Brunswick-Grubenhagen (= 17) | | | | | | | | | | | 7. Auguste of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 30. Francis II of Saxe-Lauenburg-Ratzeburg | | | | | | | | | | | 15. Sofie Hedwig of Saxe-Lauenburg | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 31. Maria of Brunswick-Lüneburg | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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