Frederick von Blücher


Frederick William von Blücher was a Danish Chamberlain, Lieutenant Colonel, Commander of the Royal Horse Guards, the Adjutant-General to former Hereditary Prince Frederick and Hofmarschall. He was the brother of Gottfried von Blücher and Conrad von Blücher-Altona, who became chief president of Altona, and father of Fritz von Blücher.

Biography

Frederick William von Blücher was the son of Carl Leopold von Blücher and Sophie Henriette Margrethe von Plessen. Frederick William became Hereditary Princess Sophia Frederica's lover and in the royal family it was generally recognized that the most likely biological father of the Hereditary Princess' four youngest children was Frederikck von Blücher, who was also the aide-de-camp and Hofmarschall for former Hereditary Prince Frederick. In a letter written by Crown Prince Frederick to his brother-in-law Duke Frederick Christian II of Augustenburg in 1805, he thus mentions the former Hereditary Prince's goodwill towards his hofmarschall and continues:

Issue

In 1802, Frederick William married Helene de Thygeson. The couple had two children, the youngest of whom, Fritz von Blücher, was born half a year after Frederick William's death.
Descendants
Postulated children with Sophia Frederica of Mecklenburg-Schwerin:
Children with Helene de Thygeson:

Works cited

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