Luise, Princess of Anhalt-Pless (née Princess Maria Dorothea Henriette Luise of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck; 28 September 1783 – 24 November 1803) was a member of the Danish royal family and, as the first wife of Frederick Ferdinand, Prince of Anhalt-Pless, the princess consort of Anhalt-Pless.
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| Princess consort of Anhalt-Pless | |||||
| Born | 28 September 1783 Lindenau, Germany | ||||
| Died | 24 November 1803 (aged 20) Schloss Pless, Pless Silesia | ||||
| Spouse | Frederick Ferdinand, Prince of Anhalt-Pless | ||||
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| House | Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck (by birth) Ascania (by marriage) | ||||
| Father | Friedrich Karl Ludwig, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck | ||||
| Mother | Countess Friederike of Schlieben | ||||
Biography
editPrincess Maria Dorothea Henriette Luise of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck was born in Lindenau on 28 September 1783 to Friedrich Karl Ludwig, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck and Countess Friederike of Schlieben.[1] Her mother was the daughter of Count Karl Leopold von Schlieben, who served as Minister of war in Prussia. As a male-line descendant of Christian III of Denmark, she was a princess of Denmark.
On 20 August 1803 she married Frederick Ferdinand, Prince of Anhalt-Pless in Lindenau, becoming the princess consort of Anhalt-Pless. She died three months later, on 24 November 1803, at Schloss Pless. Her husband later married Countess Julie of Brandenburg and became the Duke of Anhalt-Köthen.[citation needed]