Frederick VIII, Duke Of Schleswig-Holstein
Duke Frederick VIII (German: Friedrich Herzog von Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg; July 6, 1829 – January 14, 1880), succeeded nominally as the Duke of Schleswig-Holstein from 1863 while Prussia actually took overlordship and real administrative power.
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