later and Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte, Marshal of France and Prince of Ponte Corvo, was elected instead. Frederick Charles died on 14 June 1814. He was succeeded by his eldest son, Christian August II, then but sixteen years old. Louise Auguste took control of the Augustenborg estates and the children’s upbringing. The estates were turned over to the son and heir on his return from an extended foreign tour in 1820. Ancestry References Citations Bibliography Olaf Klose: Friedrich Christian II. In: Neue Deutsche Biographie (NDB). Band 5, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1961, , S. 585 f. (Digitalisat). Lorentzen: Friedrich Christian II. In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Band 8, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1878, S. 24–31. Pauline zur Lippe, Friedrich Christian von Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg, Paul Rachel (Hrsg.): Briefe aus den Jahren 1790–1812. Leipzig 1903 (LLB Detmold). External links 1765 births 1814 deaths Dukes of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg People from the Duchy of Schleswig People from Augustenborg, Denmark House of Augustenburg Princes of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg