August, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck

August
Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck
Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck
Born	(1652-02-13)13 February 1652
Died	near Bonn
Spouse	Hedwig Louise of Lippe-Alverdissen
House	House of Oldenburg
Father	August Philipp, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck
Mother	Marie Sibylle of Nassau-Saarbrücken

August, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck (13 February 1652 – 26 September 1689 in Bonn) was a German nobleman. From 1675 until his death, he was the ruling Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck. He was the second duke of this appanage.

Life

August was the eldest son of Duke August Philip (1612-1675) and his wife, Countess Marie Sibylle of Nassau-Saarbrücken (1628-1699). Four of his younger brothers and four sisters survived into adulthood. His father was the fifth son of Duke Alexander and a grandson of John II, the founder of the Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg line.

The Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck was named after Beck House, a manor in Ulenburg, which is today the smallest borough of Löhne, a town in north-eastern North Rhine-Westphalia. At the time, Ulenburg was situated in the Bishopric of Minden. In 1648, the Margraviate of Brandenburg acquired the area. Brandenburg was expanding its army and needed soldiers and officers. The prime requirement for becoming an officer was noble birth. Consequently, it was only natural for August to pursue a military career. His became a Major general in the Brandenburg army.

August died of dysentery on 26 September 1689 in Bonn. He was succeeded by his son Frederick William I.

Marriage and issue

In 1676, August married Hedwig Louise of Lippe-Alverdissen (1650-1731), a daughter of Count Philip I, the founder of Schaumburg-Lippe line of the House of Lippe. Together, they had two children:

• Dorothea Henriette (1678 – after 1755)
• Frederick William I (1682-1719), married Marie Antoinette of Sanfré

Ancestors

Family of August, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck

16. King Christian III of Denmark               8. John II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg                       17. Dorothea of Saxe-Lauenburg               4. Alexander, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg                             18. Ernest III, Duke of Brunswick-Grubenhagen               9. Elisabeth of Brunswick-Grubenhagen                       19. Margaret of Pomerania-Wolgast               2. August Philipp, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck                                   20. Günther XL, Count of Schwarzburg               10. John Günther I, Count of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen                       21. Elisabeth of Isenburg-Büdingen-Ronneburg               5. Dorothea of Swarzburg-Sondershausen                             22. Anthony I, Count of Oldenburg               11. Anna of Oldenburg-Delmenhorst                       23. Sophie of Saxe-Lauenburg               1. August, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck                                         24. Albert, Count of Nassau-Weilburg               12. Louis II, Count of Nassau-Weilburg                       25. Anna of Nassau-Dillenburg               6. William Louis, Count of Nassau-Saarbrücken                             26. William IV, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel               13. Anna Maria of Hesse-Kassel                       27. Sabine of Württemberg               3. Marie Sibylle of Nassau-Saarbrücken                                   28. Charles II, Margrave of Baden-Durlach               14. George Frederick, Margrave of Baden-Durlach                       29. Anna of Veldenz               7. Anna Amalia of Baden-Durlach                             30. Frederick, Wild- and Rhinegrave of Salm-Neufville               15. Juliana Ursula of Salm-Neuville                       31. Frenciska of Salm-Badenweiler

References

• Carsten Porskrog Rasmussen et al. (eds.): Die Fürsten des Landes. Herzöge und Grafen von Schleswig, Holstein und Lauenburg, commissioned by the Gesellschaft für Schleswig-Holsteinische Geschichte, Wachholtz, Neumünster, 2008, ISBN 978-3-529-02606-5

Footnotes

August, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck House of Oldenburg Born: 13 February 1652 Died: 26 September 1689
Preceded by August Philip	Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck 1675-1689	Succeeded by Frederick William I