friedrich wilhelm, duke of schleswig-holstein-sonderburg-glcksburg

Friedrich Wilhelm (Paul Leopold) (January 4, 1785 - February 17, 1831), was the first Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glcksburg and founder of a line that includes the Royal Houses of Denmark, Greece and Norway. He is a great-grandfather to Alexandra of Denmark, and subsequently is an ancestor to the present-day British royal family, including Elizabeth II of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and her husband, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. He was born in Lindenau on January 4, 1785 to Friedrich Karl Ludwig, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck (August 20, 1757 - March 25, 1816) and Countess Friederike von Schlieben (February 28, 1757 - December 17, 1827). He was the third and last child of the couple. He became heir to his father due to the principle of Agnatic primogeniture though he had two older sisters:

On March 25, 1816, Friedrich Wilhelm succeeded his father as Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Snderborg-Beck. On July 6, 1825 he became Duke of Glcksburg and changed his title to Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glcksburg. He died on February 17, 1831. His grandchildren include among others Frederick VIII of Denmark, Alexandra of Denmark, George I of Greece and Dagmar of Denmark.

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