Frederick I, Duke of Anhalt
Born: 1831, Dessau
Son of: Leopold Frederick (1794-1871) & Frederica of Prussia (1796-1850)
Married: Antoinette of Saxe-Altenburg (1838-1908)
Children: Leopold, Frederick, Elizabeth, Edward, Aribert, Alexandra
Died: 1904, Ballenstedt
“[He] was rather frightening, but I soon found he was a dear, kindly, not very intelligent old gentleman.” (Princess Marie Louise)
Frederick, Prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen
Born: 1843
Son of: Karl Anton & Josephine of Baden
Married: Louise of Thurn & Taxis (1859-1948)
Died: 1904
Frederick VIII (‘Freddy’) King of Denmark
Born: 3 June 1843, Copenhagen
Son of: Christian IX (1818-1906) & Louise of Hesse-Kassel (1817-1898)
Married: Louise of Sweden (1851-1926)
Children: Christian, Carl, Louise, Harald, Ingeborg, Thyra, Gustav, Dagmar
Died of a heart attack in the street in Hamburg: 14 May 1912
“He seemed to be a nonentity having none of the ability of his brother, King George of Greece. He seemed anxious for popularity and to gain this he was quite willing to don the cap of liberty and promise anything to the people.” (Frederick Ponsonby)
Frederick Franz III, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Born: 19 March 1851, Ludwigslust
Son of: Frederick Franz II (1823-1883) & Augusta Reuss of Kostritz (1822-1862)
Married: Anastasia Milkhailovna of Russia (1860-1922)
Children: Alexandrine, Frederick Franz, Cecile
Died (suicide??): 10 April 1897, Cannes
“[On his wedding day, he looked} like someone risen from the dead or someone they had forgotten to bury.” (Empress Marie Feodorovna of Russia) (He suffered from an unpleasant skin complaint).
Frederick, Prince of Lippe-Biesterfeld
Born: 1852, Mechernich
Son of: Julius, Count of Lippe (1812-1884) & Adelheid of Castell (1818-1900)
Married: Maria of Lowenstein-Wertheim (1861-1941)
Children: Adelheid, Olga, Marie
Died: 1892, Obercassel
Frederick August, Duke of Oldenburg
Born: 16 November 1852, Oldenburg
Son of: Peter II (1827-1900) & Elizabeth of Saxe-Altenburg (1826-1896)
Married: 1) Elizabeth of Prussia (1857-1895)
Children: Sophie Charlotte, Margarete
2) Elizabeth Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1869-1955)
Children: Nicholas, Alexandrine, Frederick August, Ingeborg, Altburg
Died: 24 February 1931, Rastede
Frederick William, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel
Born: 1854
Son of: Frederick William (1820-1884) & Anna of Prussia (1836-1918)
Died at sea on the way to Singapore: 1888
Frederick Karl, Prince of Hohenlohe-Oehringen
Born: 1855
Son of: William (1816-1897) & Pauline of Furstenberg (1829-1900)
Married: Marie, Countess von Hatzfelt (1871-1932)
Frederick Ferdinand, Prince of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glucksburg
Born: 1855
Son of: Frederick, and Adelaide of Schaumburg-Lippe (1821-1899)
Married: Caroline Mathilde of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg (1860=1932)
Children: Victoria, Alexandra, Helen, Adelaide, Frederick
Died: 1934
Frederick II, Duke of Anhalt
Born: 1856, Dessau
Son of: Frederick I (1831-1904) & Antoinette of Saxe-Altenburg (1838-1908)
Married: Sophie-Marie of Baden (1865-1939)
Died: 1918, Ballenstedt
Frederick, Prince of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg
Born: 1857
Son of: Frederick (1829-1880) & Adelaide of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (1835-1900)
Died: 1858
Frederick II, Grand Duke of Baden
Born: 1857
Son of: Frederick I (1826-1907) & Louise of Prussia (1838-1923)
Married: Hilda of Nassau (1864-1952)
"The little boy must be very intelligent, though not pretty and I fear delicate…" (Queen Victoria, 1859)
Died: 1928
Frederick William, Prince of Lippe-Biesterfeld
Born: 16 July 1858, Neudorff
Son of: Julius, Count of Lippe (1812-1884) & Adelheid of Castell (1818-1900)
Married: Countess Gisela of Isenburg & Budingden (1871-1964)
Children: Calixta, Barbara, Simon
Killed in action in Liege (the oldest and first prince to be killed in WW1): 6 August 1914
Frederick, Prince of Saxe-Meiningen
Born: 1861
Son of: George II (1826-1914) & Feodora of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (1839-1872)
Married: Countess (later Princess) Adelaide of Lippe-Biesterfeld (1870-1948)
Children: Feodora, Adelaide, George
Killed in action: 1914
Frederick Leopold, Prince of Prussia
Born: 1865
Son of: Frederick Karl and Marianne of Anhalt
Married: Louise Sophie of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg
Children: Victoria Margaret, Frederick Sigismund, Frederick Leopold
Died: 1931
“A heavy lump of unintelligence with pretty features, lovely hair, a big head – and an inanimate expression.” (Empress Frederick)
Frederick Augustus III, King of Saxony
Born: 26 May 1865, Dresden
Son of: George (1832-1904) & Maria Ana of Portugal (1843-1884)
Married: Louise Antoinette of Austria (1870-1947) Divorced 1903
Children: George, Frederick Christian, Ernst Heinrich, Maria, Margaret, Alix, Anna
Died: 18 February 1932
“Poor young man! It is a pity he is so ugly – and ungainly and awkward for the future King of Saxony and speaks such broad Saxon that it is impossible to keep serious.” (Empress Frederick)
Frederick, Prince of Waldeck-Pyrmont
Born: 20 January 1865, Arolsen
Son of: George Viktor, & Helene of Nassau (1831-1888)
Married: Bathildis of Schaumburg-Lippe (1873-1962)
Children: Helene
Died: 26 May 1946, Arolsen
Frederick Karl (‘Fischy’), Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel
Born: 1868
Son of: Frederick William (1820-1884) & Anna of Prussia (1836-1918)
Married: Margaret of Prussia (1872-1854)
Children: Frederick William, Maximilian, Philipp
Died: 1940
Frederick, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe
Born: 30 January 1868, Ratiboritz
Son of: William Karl (1834-1906) & Bathildis of Anhalt (1837-1902)
Married: 1) Louise of Denmark (1875-1906 – drowned herself??)
Children: Marie Louise, Christian, Stephanie
2) Antoinette of Anhalt (1885-1963)
Children: Leopold Frederick, Wilhelm
Died: 12 December 1945, Kudowa
Frederick (‘Frittie’), Prince of Hesse-and-by-Rhine
Born: 1870
Son of: Louis (1837-1892) & Alice of Great Britain (1843-1878)
Died following a fall from a window (he suffered from haemophilia): May 1873
Frederick William of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Born: 5 April 1871, Schwerin
Son of: Frederick Franz II (1823-1883) & Marie of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt (1850-1922)
Drowned when his torpedo boat capsized during manoeuvres near Cuxhave: 22 September 1897
Frederick of Schonburg-Waldenburg
Born: 1872
Married: Alice of Spain. Divorced 1903
Died: 1910
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