Count Karl Leopold von Schlieben
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| Born | 3 February 1723 Magdeburg, Kingdom of Prussia |
| Died | 18 April 1788 (aged 65) Königsberg, East Prussia |
| Spouse | Countess Marie Eleanore von Lehndorff |
| Issue | Marie Karoline, Countess Friedrich Wilhelm von Schlieben Friederike Amalie, Duchess of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck |
| Father | Count George Adam von Schlieben |
| Mother | Countess Katharina Dorothea Finck von Finckenstein |
Count Karl Leopold von Schlieben (German: Karl Leopold Graf von Schlieben; 3 February 1723 – 18 April 1788) was the Royal Prussian Minister of War[1] between 1769 and 1772.
Early life[]
He was born in Magdeburg. His father was Count George Adam von Schlieben (German: Georg Adam Graf von Schlieben, 5 February 1688 – 15 June 1737) and his mother was Countess Katharina Dorothea Finck von Finckenstein.
Marriage and issue[]
He married Countess Marie Eleanore von Lehndorff on 18 January 1747 in Königsberg. They had two daughters:
- Countess Marie Karoline of Schlieben (28 January 1752 – 2 August 1832); married Friedrich Wilhelm von Schlieben
- Countess Friederike Amalie of Schlieben (28 February 1757 – 17 December 1827); married, on 9 March 1780 in Königsberg, Friedrich Karl Ludwig, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck and had issue. Through her son, Friedrich Wilhelm, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, she is an ancestress of the Royal Houses of Denmark, Greece, Norway, and the United Kingdom.
Count Karl Leopold died in Königsberg, Kingdom of Prussia.
References[]
- ^ Burke's Guide to the Royal Family, page 328 Archived July 25, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
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