Frederick William II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck
Frederick William II of Schleswig -Holstein -Sonderburg- Beck ( * June 18, 1687 in Potsdam, † November 11, 1749 in Königsberg ), Duke of Schleswig -Holstein -Sonderburg -Beck, Prussian general field marshal and Governor of Berlin.
He was the eldest son of Friedrich Ludwig ( Schleswig -Holstein -Sonderburg- Beck) ( 1653-1728 ) and his wife Louise Charlotte of Schleswig -Holstein -Sonderburg- August Castle ( 1658-1740 ).
Succeeded as duke by his son Frederick, who fell already in 1757. His brother Karl Ludwig ( Schleswig -Holstein -Sonderburg- Beck) inherited the title.
Life
Friedrich Wilhelm studied in Halle ( Saale), and went in 1704, lieutenant-colonel in the Prussian army in 1713, he became colonel. At the siege of Stralsund in 1715 he was able to stand out and received in 1721 his father's regiment, the infantry regiment no. 11 For his services he Frederick William I, the palace Friedrichshof 1719 and 1717 gave the castle Holstein ( East Prussia ). 1725 he enfeoffed him with the good giant mountain, which he sold but.
1741 after the Battle of minor joke, there was a falling out with Frederick II. The General was being indented as reinforcement, but came to the actual battle too late. Unaware of the situation he let go by several Austrian units. Nevertheless, he was still appointed in the same year to General Field Marshal and transferred to Königsberg. In 1747 he was then governor of Berlin, a post which he could no longer compete due to illness.
After his death, he was transferred to Berlin in 1750 and buried in the crypt of the Garrison Church.
1744 he also sold the parent company Haus Beck (wages - Ulenburg ). Originally, he had the good Friedrich Wilhelm of Schleswig -Holstein -Sonderburg -Beck (1682-1719) bought. This was converted to Catholicism, became imperial field marshal and fallen in Francavilla in Sicily.
Family
He was married twice. The first time with the widowed Duchess Czartoryski († 1715 ), born Eleanora of Loß, daughter of the Polish United Treasurer Wladislaus of Loß. The marriage remained childless. After her death he married on December 3, 1721 Countess Ursula Anna of Dohna- Schlobitten (* December 31, 1700, † March 17, 1761 ), daughter of Christopher I. Dohna - Schlodien. The couple had two children:
- Friedrich ( * November 4, 1723, † May 6, 1757 ) was a Prussian colonel and fell at the battle of Prague and
- Sophie Charlotte ( * December 31, 1722; † August 7, 1763 ). They married on June 5, 1738 the Prussian Major-General Alexander Emil Dohna - Wartenberg - Schlodien (* July 7, 1704; † October 6, 1745 ), who fell in the battle of thrush. On January 1, 1750, she married at Castle Prökelwitz Prince Georg Ludwig von Schleswig -Holstein - Gottorp ( born March 16, 1719 † September 7, 1763 ).