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Frederick VIII, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein
1829Jul, 6

Frederick VIII, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein

Frederick VIII, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein (d. 1880)
Duke Frederick VIII (Danish: Frederik Christian August af Slesvig-Holsten-Sønderborg-Augustenborg; German: Friedrich Christian August Herzog von Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg; July 6, 1829 – January 14, 1880) was the German pretender to the throne of Schleswig-Holstein from 1863, although in reality Prussia took overlordship and real administrative power.

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