Countess Friederike von Schlieben


Countess Friederike Amalie of Schlieben was the consort of Friedrich Karl Ludwig, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck.

Early life

Born in Königsberg, Kingdom of Prussia into the Schlieben family, part of an old German nobility, Friederike was the second and youngest daughter of Count Karl Leopold of Schlieben, who served as Prussian Minister of War, by his wife, Countess Marie Eleonore von Lehndorff.

Marriage and issue

Friederike married Friedrich Karl Ludwig, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck, an only son of Prince Karl Anton August of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck by his wife, Countess Charlotte of Dohna-Schlodien, on 9 March 1780 in Königsberg.
At the time, the marriage was not looked upon favorably by the House of Schleswig-Holstein, because the Schlieben family, although an ancient one, didn't have a high enough rank, in particular dind't belong to an exclusive circle of either European royal families or families with Imperail immediacy, which would be more acceptable.
Friedrich and Friederike had three children:
Her husband, Duke Friedrich, was succeeded as Duke by his only son, Friedrich Wilhelm, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg.

Death

Friederike died on 17 December 1827 in Schleswig, Duchy of Schleswig, aged 70. Her body was buried alongside her husband in the Chapel of Sonderburg.