Death of Friedrich Karl Ludwig, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck (1816)

Friedrich Karl Ludwig, the ninth Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck, died on 24 April 1816. He was succeeded by his son, Friedrich Wilhelm, who later became the first Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg. The legacy date of 10 February is incorrect based on the source, which states 24 April. The succession occurred within the context of the family's fief status, prior to the formal adoption of the Glücksburg title in 1825.

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Background. Friedrich Karl Ludwig was the ninth and penultimate Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck, born in Königsberg in 1757. The Beck line was a collateral branch of the House of Oldenburg, holding lands in fief from the Danish Crown. The family had sold the estate of Beck in 1745, but retained the ducal designation until the succession changes following Friedrich Karl Ludwig's death.

Succession. Upon Friedrich Karl Ludwig's death, he was succeeded by his son, Friedrich Wilhelm. Friedrich Wilhelm later became the first Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg. This transition occurred before the formal grant of the Glücksburg title in 1825, when King Frederick VI gave the castle and title to Frederick, a kinsman, marking the emergence of the extant ducal line.

Legacy. The legacy row incorrectly cites the death date as 10 February 1816 and the location as Glücksburg. The source confirms the death date as 24 April 1816. The location is not specified in the source for the death event. The title 'Glücksburg' was formally adopted later, in 1825, by a different branch member, though Friedrich Wilhelm is recognized as the founder of the line.

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