Frederick William III, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck

Frederick William III, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck (4 November 1723 6 May 1757) was a son of Frederick William II and his wife, Ursula Anna of Dohna. He succeeded his father as Duke of Beck in 1749.

Frederick William III, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck
Born(1723-11-04)4 November 1723
Died6 May 1757(1757-05-06) (aged 33)
Prague
Noble familyHouse of Oldenburg
FatherFrederick William II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck
MotherUrsula Anna of Dohna-Schlodien

Frederick William was a recipient of the Order of the Red Eagle. He served as a colonel in the Prussian Army and was commander of the Füsilier Regiments No. 46 (Old-Württemberg). During the Seven Years' War, he fell in the Battle of Prague in 1757. He was unmarried and childless; he was succeed as Duke of Beck by his uncle Charles Louis.

Ancestry

References

  • Gottlob Friedrich Krebel, M. Gottlieb Schumanns genealogisches Hand-Buch, S.272,
Frederick William III, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck
Born: 4 November 1723 Died: 6 May 1757
Preceded by
Frederick William II
Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck
1749-1757
Succeeded by
Charles Louis


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