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Frederick VIII of Schleswig and Holstein - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Duke Frederick VIII (July 6, 1829- January 14, 1880) (Friedrich Herzog von Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg in German), was the father-in-law of Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany. Frederick became the symbol of the nationalist German independence-movement in Schleswig-Holstein, after his father in exchange for money had renounced his claims as first in line to inherit the twin-duchies of Schleswig and Holstein, following the London protocol of May 8th, 1852, which concluded the First war of Schleswig. In November 1863 Frederick claimed the twin-duchies in succession after King Frederick VII of Denmark, who also was the Duke of Schleswig and Holstein, and who had died without a male heir. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Frederick_VIII_of_Schleswig_and_Holstein   (211 words)

Christian IX of Denmark - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The duchies were inherited after the salic law among descendants of Helwig of Schauenburg, senior of which after Frederick VII was Frederick, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg (1829-1880) (the future father-in-law of Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany), who in 1863 proclaimed himself as Frederick VIII of Schleswig-Holstein. They were also heirs of Frederick III, through their one ancestress who was daughter of King Frederick V of Denmark, and they were a more junior agnatic heirs eligible to succeed in Schleswig- Holstein. In November 1863 Frederick of Augustenborg claimed the twin-duchies in succession after King Frederick VII of Denmark, who also was the Duke of Schleswig and Holstein, and who had died without a male heir. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Christian_IX_of_Denmark   (1473 words)

Schleswig Thus both territories were united by personal union with Denmark, the Duchy, of Schleswig (which had been a Danish fief), and the Countship of Holstein, which in 1474 was also raised to a duchy by the Emperor Frederick III. All connexion with Holstein was set aside, a custom-house was erected on the Eider, Danish preachers, teachers, and troops were sent into Schleswig, while the German soldiers and officers were brought into Danish garrisons, and lastly Danish was made the language of the Church and schools. On the death in 1459 of Adolf VII, son of Gerhard VI, the line of the counts of Schauenburg became extinct, and the estates of Schleswig and of Holstein elected in 1460 as duke and count the Danish King Christian of the Oldenburg dynasty, who was the sob of Adolf's sister. www.catholicity.com /encyclopedia/s/schleswig.html   (2827 words)

SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN QUESTION - LoveToKnow Article on SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN QUESTION Frederick III., duke from 1616 to 1659, established the principle of primogeniture for his line, Th and the full sovereignty of his Schleswig dominions was d secured to him by his son-in-law Charles X. of Sweden by ~ the convention of Copenhagen (12 May 1658) i and to his son Christian Albert (d. In Holstein an agitation in his favor had begun from the first, and this was extended to Schleswig on the terms of the new Danish constitution becoming known. His reward was the duchy of Schleswig and the famous charter, known as the Constitutio Valdemariana, which laid down the principle that the duchy of South Jutland was never to be incor The Con- porated in the kingdom of Denmark or ruled by the same siltutlo sovereign (7 Tune 1326). www.1911encyclopedia.org /S/SC/SCHLESWIG_HOLSTEIN_QUESTION.htm   (7706 words)

Schleswig Holstein: Free Encyclopedia Articles at Questia.com Online Library The fact that Frederick VII was childless made the Schleswig-Holstein succession a burning European issue. Schleswig was placed under Prussian administration and Holstein under Austrian administration, while the duchy of Lauenburg (also lost by Denmark in 1864) went to Prussia in return for a money payment to Austria. The Austro-Prussian War of 1866 ended with a swift (7 weeks) Prussian victory; Schleswig, Holstein, and Lauenburg were annexed to Prussia and became the province of Schleswig-Holstein. www.questia.com /library/encyclopedia/101269769   (2289 words)

schleswig - OneLook Dictionary Search Phrases that include schleswig: schleswig holstein, north schleswig, city of schleswig, danish minority of southern schleswig, frederick viii of schleswig and holstein, more... Schleswig : The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language [home, info] Schleswig : Columbia Gazetteer of North America [home, info] www.onelook.com /?w=schleswig&loc=resrd   (122 words)

European royalty: Schleswig-Holstein Schleswig and Holstein were still being property of the Danish King but Denmark was to respect their autonomy by agreeing to make no further efforts to alter the constitution and unite them with Denmark. His son Frederick attempted to play a similar role in 1864, but the outcome was that Chacellor Bismarck engineered the eventual annexation of both provinces by Prussia. In support of that aimed, he had promoted the mairrage of his beloved oldest daughter Vicky to Prince Frederick. histclo.com /royal/gers/sh/sh-back.htm   (1593 words)

Short History of Schleswig-Holstein Holstein refused to swear allegiance to King Christian and asked the Diet to recognize Duke Frederick and applied for admission into the Confederation for both Schleswig and Holstein.14 The German princes gave their support immediately, but Berlin waited for Otto von Bismark, the minister-president of Prussia, to move.15 Then on 19 November, the Duke Frederick of Augustenburg, son of the old Duke Frederick, proclaimed himself Duke of Schleswig-Holstein. Schleswig and Holstein were both small duchies in the Baltic region of Germany (see map). www.bothmann.org /bothmann/shthist.html   (1657 words)

2. Denmark and Iceland. 2001. The Encyclopedia of World History The German troops overpowered the Danish, and Denmark lost both Schleswig and Holstein to the German victors. The constitutions seemed to promise an end to the territorial problems, except that King Frederick VII died and was replaced by Christian IX. As a result, Denmark engaged in a war against German troops that had moved into Holstein (See 1863, Aug) (See 1864, Jan. 16). www.bartleby.com /67/1251.html   (561 words)

Frederick VIII --  Encyclopædia Britannica Frederick served in the disastrous Danish–German War of 1864, which lost the duchies of Schleswig, Holstein, and Lauenburg for Denmark. The papacy of Boniface VIII (1294–1303) came at an unfortunate time when the nation-states of Europe, particularly France and England, were emerging as powerful political forces. Speech by Frederick Douglass celebrating Lincoln and his assistance to the cause of African-American freedom given April 14, 1876. www.britannica.com /eb/article-9035237   (510 words)

A History of Europe, Chapter 13 The female link between Christian VIII & IX meant that the link between Denmark and Schleswig-Holstein would be broken on the day of Frederick's death, and all the nationalists had to do was hope that the Danes would accept the divorce with the same good humor that the British had accepted theirs. The new Frederick thus changed his name to Frederick VIII of Schleswig-Holstein. The same preoccupation with legitimacy allowed Frederick William to be persuaded that the king of Denmark was the rightful ruler of Schleswig-Holstein; consequently he pulled out the Prussian troops and stood aside while the Danes reconquered the duchies (1850-52). xenohistorian.faithweb.com /europe/eu13.html   (18318 words)

October 30 Online Research :: Information about October 30 1864 - Second war of Schleswig ends: Duke Frederick VIII of Schleswig and Holstein and the Denmark The Crown recognize Prussia 's and Austria 's annexation of Schleswig, Holstein and Lauenburg. in-northcarolina.com /search/October_30.html   (1243 words)

Genealogy.com - Ancestry of Tsar Nicholas II: Index Bernadotte, Louise Josephine Eugenie (marriage to Frederick VIII Schleswig-Holstein) (i30), b.1851-d.1926 Zahringen, Frederick VI (marriage to Christina Casimir von Simmern) (i221), b.1617-d.1677 Oldenburg, Frederick III (marriage to Sophia Amelia Brunswick) (i229), b.1609-d.1670 www.genealogy.com /famousfolks/nicholas-romanov/nindex.htm   (1327 words)

Ancestors and Family of Christian VIII Oldenburg Christian next married Caroline Amelia von Schleswig-Holstein, daughter of Frederick Christian Schleswig-Holstein and Louise Augusta Oldenburg, in 1815. The most important event of his reign was his proclamation in 1846 that Schleswig and Holstein, of which the Danish kings had long been dukes, were indissolubly united to Denmark. He was succeeded by his son Frederick VII, the last king of the direct line of the Oldenburg dynasty. nygaard.howards.net /files/3/2632.htm   (254 words)

cfny.ca - Schleswig Holstein Find schleswig holstein at one of the best sites the Internet has to offer! Read about schleswig holstein in the free online encyclopedia and dictionary. Find results for schleswig holstein and anything else you are looking for instantly! cfny.ca /Schleswig-Holstein/reference/search   (319 words)

The Royal House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha quiz Princess Helena Augusta Victoria Saxe-Coburg-Gotha of Great Britain was married to Prince Frederick Christian Schleswig-Holstein. Prince Arthur Frederick Saxe-Coburg-Gotha of Connaught married Duchess Alexandra Victoria Alberta Edwina of Fife. Of which branch of this family does he belong to? www.funtrivia.com /playquiz.cfm?qid=150036&origin=   (384 words)

I21295: Lydia BOWDEN (19-JUL-1790 - 27-OCT-1838) (1818 - 1906) m 1842 _Frederick VIII SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN_______ www.aemyers.net /genealogy/d0024/g0000050.html   (383 words)

Business Encyclopedia The duchies were inherited after the salic law among descendants of Helwig of Schauenburg, senior of which after Frederick VII was Frederick, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg (1829-1880) (the future father-in-law of Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany), who 1863 proclaimed himself as Frederick VIII of Schleswig-Holstein. They were also heirs of Frederick III, through their one ancestress who was daughter of King Frederick V of Denmark, and they were a more junior agnatic heirs eligible to succeed in Schleswig- Holstein. In November 1863 Frederick of Augustenborg claimed the twin-duchies in succession after King Frederick VII of Denmark, who also was the Duke of Schleswig and Holstein, and who had died without a male heir. www.bizencyclopedia.com /index.php?title=Christian_IX_of_Denmark   (1374 words)

Schleswig Holstein - All About All findings Frederick VIII of Schleswig and Holstein (Redirected from Frederick VIII of Schleswig-Holstein) Duke Frederick VIII (July 6, 1829 - January 14, 1880) (Friedrich Herzog von Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg- Augustenburg in German), was the father-in-law of Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany. The Schleswig-Holstein Question was the name given to the whole complex of diplomatic and other issues arising in the 19th century out of the relations of the two Elbe duchies, Schleswig and Holstein... www.allaboutall.info /search/Schleswig%20Holstein   (627 words)

CONK! Encyclopedia: Christian_IX_of_Denmark The duchies were inherited after the salic law among descendants of Helwig of Schauenburg, senior of which after Frederick VII was Frederick, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg (1829-1880) (the future father-in-law of Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany), who 1863 proclaimed himself as Frederick VIII of Schleswig-Holstein. In November 1863 Frederick of Augustenborg claimed the twin-duchies in succession after King Frederick VII of Denmark, who also was the Duke of Schleswig and Holstein, and who had died without a male heir. They were also heirs of Frederick III, through their one ancestress who was daughter of King Frederick V of Denmark, and they were a more junior agnatic heirs eligible to succeed in Schleswig- Holstein. www.conk.com /search/encyclopedia.cgi?q=Christian_IX_of_Denmark   (627 words)

Genealogy.com - Ancestry of Tsar Nicholas II: Third Generation Thyra Amelia Caroline Schleswig-Holstein was born in Copenhagen, Denmark 29 Sep 1853. Alexandra Schleswig was born in Amalienborg, Copenhagen, Denmark 1 Dec 1844. Schleswig-Holstein was born in Copenhagen, Denmark 3 Jun 1843. www.genealogy.com /famousfolks/nicholas-romanov/d0/i0000014.htm   (627 words)

22ND GENERATION Harold of DENMARK (son of King Frederick VIII DENMARK and Louise of SWEDEN) was born in Denmark - son of Frederick VIII. Helene of SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN was born in 1870 in Schleswig-Holstein - dtr of Christian. home.att.net /~hamiltonclan/hamilton/gilbert/d7360.htm   (35 words)

22ND GENERATION Harold of DENMARK (son of King Frederick VIII DENMARK and Louise of SWEDEN) was born in Denmark - son of Frederick VIII. Helene of SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN was born in 1870 in Schleswig-Holstein - dtr of Christian. home.att.net /~hamiltonclan/hamilton/gilbert/d7360.htm   (35 words)

95.htm Not having long to live, the Danish King, Christian VIII, who was also Duke of Schleswig, Holstein, and Lauenburg, was urged by the Eider Danes to declare all possessions of his house to be indivisible. The Holstein estates, predisposed to Germany as they were, responded in December 1844 by agreeing upon the "Schleswig-Holstein Program," which proclaimed that Schleswig and Holstein were separate from Denmark, that the German law of succession (in the male line) was recognized in both duchies, and that the close tie between them must not be violated. This desire of the "Eider Danes" to separate the Duchy of Schleswig from Holstein was opposed by the people of Schleswig-Holstein, who, being more partial to Germany, demanded that Schleswig be separated from Denmark. www.dhm.de /ENGLISH/ausstellungen/bismarck/95.htm   (35 words)

Frederick VIII of Schleswig and Holstein - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Duke Frederick VIII (July 6, 1829 - January 14, 1880) (Friedrich Herzog von Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg in German), was the father-in-law of Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany. Frederick became the symbol of the nationalist German independence-movement in Schleswig-Holstein, after his father in exchange for money had renounced his claims as first in line to inherit the twin-duchies of Schleswig and Holstein, following the London protocol of May 8th, 1852, which concluded the First war of Schleswig. In November 1863 Frederick claimed the twin-duchies in succession after King Frederick VII of Denmark, who also was the Duke of Schleswig and Holstein, and who had died without a male heir. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Frederick_VIII_of_Schleswig_and_Holstein   (211 words)

Ancestors and Family of Frederick VIII of Denmark Oldenburg Ancestors and Family of Frederick VIII of Denmark Oldenburg He served in the disastrous Danish-German War of 1864, which lost the duchies of Schleswig, Holstein, and Lauenburg for Denmark. Frederick married Louise Josephine Eugénie Bernadotte, daughter of Charles XV of Sweden Bernadotte and Louise von Nassau, on 28 Jul 1869 in Stockholm, Sweden. nygaard.howards.net /files/2126.htm   (309 words)

Talk:Frederick VIII of Schleswig and Holstein - InfoSearchPoint.com Duke Frederick VIII (July 6, 1829 - January 14, 1880) (in German: Friedrich Herzog von Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg), father-in-law of Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany. Talk:Frederick VIII of Schleswig and Holstein - InfoSearchPoint.com Duke Frederick was acknoledged and supported by virtually all Germans (except Bismarck), and quite a few international powers too, so I suppose it might be correct to name the article Frederick VIII of... www.infosearchpoint.com /display/Talk:Frederick_VIII_of_Schleswig_and_Holstein   (176 words)

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