Princess Friederike of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg

For other people called Princess Friederike, see Princess Frederica (disambiguation).
Princess Friederike
Photograph of Duchess Friederike
Duchess consort of Anhalt-Bernburg
Tenure30 October 1834 - 19 August 1863
Regent of Anhalt-Bernburg
TenureNovember 1855 - 19 August 1863
Born(1811-10-09)9 October 1811
Gottorp, Schleswig, Duchy of Schleswig
Died10 July 1902(1902-07-10) (aged 90)
Ballenstedt, Duchy of Anhalt, German Empire
Spouse
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(m. 1834; died 1863)​
Names
Frederica Caroline Juliana
German: Friederike Karoline Juliane
HouseGlücksburg (by birth)
Anhalt (by marriage)
FatherFriedrich Wilhelm, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
MotherPrincess Louise Caroline of Hesse-Kassel

Princess Friederike of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (9 October 1811 – 10 July 1902) was the daughter of Friedrich Wilhelm, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, and Princess Louise Caroline of Hesse-Kassel and an elder sister of Christian IX of Denmark. She became the Duchess of Anhalt-Bernburg upon her marriage to Alexander Karl, Duke of Anhalt-Bernburg, the last Duke of Anhalt-Bernburg. She served as Regent of the Duchy from 1855 to 1863.

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