Counts, dukes and grand dukes of Oldenburg
This is a list of the counts, dukes, grand dukes, and prime ministers of Oldenburg.
| Monarchy of Oldenburg | |
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State | |
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| Details | |
| Style | His Royal Highness |
| First monarch | Elimar I (As Count) |
| Last monarch | Frederick Augustus II (As Grand Duke) |
| Formation | 1101 |
| Abolition | 9 November 1918 |
| Residence | Rastede Castle |
| Pretender(s) | Christian |
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Shield of the Counts of Oldenburg
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Shield of the Counts of Oldenburg-Delmenhorst
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Shield of the Grand Dukes of Oldenburg
Counts of Oldenburg
- 1088[1]/1101–1108 Elimar I
- 1108–1143 Elimar II
- 1143–1168 Christian I the Quarrelsome
- 1168–1211 Maurice I
- 1209–1251 Otto I, joint rule with Christian II and later with John I
- 1211–1233 Christian II
- 1233–1272 John I
- 1272–1278 Christian III
- 1272–1301 Otto II, Count of Oldenburg-Delmenhorst
- 1278–1305 John II
- 1302–1323 Christian IV
- 1305–1345 John III
- 1331–1356 John IV
- 1345–1368 Conrad I
- 1368–1386 Conrad II
- 1386–1420 Maurice II
- 1368–1398 Christian V
- 1398–1423 Christian VI
- 1423–1440 Dietrich the Lucky
- 1440–1448 Christian VII
- 1448–1483 Gerhard VI "the Quarrelsome"
- 1483–1500 Adolph, Count of Oldenburg-Delmenhorst
- 1500–1526 John V
- 1526–1529 John VI, joint rule with his brothers George, Christopher and Anthony I, forced to resign in 1529
- 1526–1529 George, joint rule with his brothers John VI, Christopher and Anthony I, forced to resign in 1529
- 1526–1566 Christopher, joint rule with his brothers John VI, George and Anthony I
- 1526–1573 Anthony I, joint rule with his brothers John VI, George and Christopher
- 1573–1603 John VII
- 1573–1619 Anthony II, Count of Oldenburg-Delmenhorst
- 1603–1667 Anthony Günther
- 1667–1670 Frederick I, in personal union as Frederick III King of Denmark-Norway
- 1670–1699 Christian VIII, in personal union as Christian V King of Denmark-Norway
- 1699–1730 Frederick II, in personal union as Frederick IV King of Denmark-Norway
- 1730–1746 Christian IX, in personal union as Christian VI King of Denmark-Norway
- 1746–1766 Frederick III, in personal union as Frederick V King of Denmark-Norway
- 1766–1773 Christian X, in personal union as Christian VII King of Denmark-Norway, ceded the county to the Holstein-Gottorp line
- 1773 Paul I, ceded the county to his cousin of the Holstein-Gottorp line
- 1773–1774 Frederick Augustus I (elevated to Duke in 1774), in personal union Prince-Bishop of Lübeck
Dukes of Oldenburg
| Name | Portrait | Birth | Marriage(s) | Death |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frederick Augustus I 1774–6 July 1785 |
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20 September 1711 Gottorp, Schleswig son of Christian August of Holstein-Gottorp and Albertina Frederica |
Ulrike Friederike Wilhelmine of Hesse-Kassel Kassel 21 November 1752 three children |
6 July 1785 Oldenburg aged 73 |
| William, Duke of Oldenburg 1785–1810 |
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3 January 1754 Eutin son of Frederick August I and Ulrike |
Never married | 2 July 1823 Schloss Plön aged 69 |
- To France in 1810–1813
| Name | Portrait | Birth | Marriage(s) | Death |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William, Duke of Oldenburg 1813–2 July 1823 |
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3 January 1754 Eutin son of Frederick Augustus I and Ulrike |
Never married | 2 July 1823 Schloss Plön aged 69 |
Grand Dukes of Oldenburg
| Name | Portrait | Birth | Marriage(s) | Death |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter I 1823–21 May 1829 |
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17 January 1755 Rastede nephew of Frederick Augustus I and cousin of William |
Frederica of Württemberg 6 June 1781 two children |
21 May 1829 Oldenburg aged 74 |
| Augustus I 1829–27 February 1853 |
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13 July 1783 Rastede son of Peter I and Friederike |
Adelheid of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym 24 July 1817 two children Ida of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym 24 June 1825 one child Cecilia of Sweden 5 May 1831 three children |
27 February 1853 Oldenburg aged 69 |
| Peter II 1853–13 June 1900 |
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8 July 1827 Oldenburg son of Augustus I and Ida |
Elisabeth of Saxe-Altenburg 10 February 1852 two children |
13 June 1900 Rastede aged 72 |
| Frederick Augustus II [2] 1900–11 November 1918 |
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16 November 1852 Oldenburg son of Peter II and Elisabeth |
Elisabeth Anna of Prussia 18 February 1878 two children Elisabeth of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 24 October 1896 5 children |
24 February 1931 Rastede aged 78 |
Full style
- Grand Duke of Oldenburg, Heir in Norway, Duke of Schleswig, Holstein, Stormarn, Ditmarshes & Oldenburg, Prince of Lübeck and Birkenfeld, Lord of Jever and Kniphausen
Prime ministers of the Republic of Oldenburg
- 1918–1919 Bernhard Kuhnt (USPD)
- 1919–1923 Theodor Tantzen (DDP)
- 1923–1930 Eugen von Finckh (no party)
- 1930–1932 Friedrich Cassebohm
- 1932–1933 Carl Röver (NSDAP)
- 1933–1945 Georg Joel (NSDAP)
- 1945–1946 Theodor Tantzen (FDP)
- To Lower Saxony in 1946
See also
References
- Oldenburg
- "Grand Duke of Oldenburg Dead. Connected with Russian Imperial Family. His Military Services". The New York Times. June 14, 1900.
External links
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