Countess Katharina Dorothea Finck of Finckenstein

Countess Katharina Dorothea Finck von Finckenstein (5 June 1700 – 15 July 1728) was a member of the German nobility and the noble House Finck von Finckenstein

Finck von Finckenstein

- Origins :The first representative of this family appeared authentically with 'Nicze of Roghusen' in 1388 in Roggenhausen in East Prussia according to the state archive in Koenigsberg. Under its current name, the house appears authentically in 1451 with 'Michael Fincke' who calls himself 'Finck...

Early life

She was born in Schönberg, East Prussia

East Prussia

East Prussia is the main part of the region of Prussia along the southeastern Baltic Coast from the 13th century to the end of World War II in May 1945. From 1772–1829 and 1878–1945, the Province of East Prussia was part of the German state of Prussia. The capital city was Königsberg.East Prussia...

. She was the daughter of Albrecht Christoph Count Finck von Finckenstein (1661–1730) and Arnolda Charlotte von Kreyzen (1673–1749).

Marriage and issue

She was married to Count Adam von Schlieben (1696–1754) in Schönberg, East Prussia

East Prussia

on 27 November 1720.
They had one son: Count Charles Leopold von Schlieben

Count Charles Leopold von Schlieben

-Early life:He was born in Magdeburg. His father was Count George Adam von Schlieben and his mother was Countess Katharina Dorothea Finck von Finckenstein.-Marriage and issue:...

. His daughter Countess Friederike of Schlieben

Countess Friederike of Schlieben

Countess Friederike Amalie of Schlieben was a member of the noble House of Schlieben and a Countess of Schlieben. Through her marriage to Friedrich Karl Ludwig, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck, Friederike was also a member of the House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck and Duchess...

was married to Friedrich Karl Ludwig, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck

Friedrich Karl Ludwig, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck

Friedrich Karl Ludwig of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck was the fifth and penultimate Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck...

, member of the Danish Royal Family

Danish Royal Family

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Descendants

Katharina Dorothea is, as the great-great-grandmother of King Christian IX of Denmark

Christian IX of Denmark

Christian IX was King of Denmark from 16 November 1863 to 29 January 1906.Growing up as a prince of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, a junior branch of the House of Oldenburg which had ruled Denmark since 1448, Christian was originally not in the immediate line of succession to the Danish...

, the ancestress to the thrones of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Russia

Russian Empire

The Russian Empire was a state that existed from 1721 until the Russian Revolution of 1917. It was the successor to the Tsardom of Russia and the predecessor of the Soviet Union...

, Denmark

Denmark

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, Norway

Norway

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and Greece

Greece

Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....

.

Through her granddaughter, Countess Friederike von Schlieben

Countess Friederike of Schlieben

, Katharina Dorothea is a 6x great grandmother of Queen Elizabeth II, 7x great grandmother of Charles, Prince of Wales

Charles, Prince of Wales

Prince Charles, Prince of Wales is the heir apparent and eldest son of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. Since 1958 his major title has been His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales. In Scotland he is additionally known as The Duke of Rothesay...

, Margrethe II of Denmark

Margrethe II of Denmark

Margrethe II is the Queen regnant of the Kingdom of Denmark. In 1972 she became the first female monarch of Denmark since Margaret I, ruler of the Scandinavian countries in 1375-1412 during the Kalmar Union.-Early life:...

, Constantine II of Greece

Constantine II of Greece

|align=right|Constantine II was King of Greece from 1964 until the abolition of the monarchy in 1973, the sixth and last monarch of the Greek Royal Family....

, Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden

Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden

Carl XVI Gustaf is the reigning King of Sweden since 15 September 1973, succeeding his grandfather King Gustaf VI Adolf because his father had predeceased him...

, and Harald V of Norway

Harald V of Norway

Harald V is the king of Norway. He succeeded to the throne of Norway upon the death of his father Olav V on 17 January 1991...

, and a 7 great grandmother of Prince Philippe, Duke of Brabant and Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg

Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg

Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg OIH is the head of state of Luxembourg. He is the eldest son of Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg and Princess Joséphine-Charlotte of Belgium. His maternal grandparents were King Leopold III of Belgium and Astrid of Sweden...

Early life

Marriage and issue

Descendants

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