Frederick August I, Duke of Oldenburg
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Friedrich August, Duke of Holstein-Oldenburg was born at Gottorp on 20 September 1711 and died at Oldenburg on 6 July 1785, the son of Christian August, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp and Albertine Friederike of Baden-Durlach. He married Ulrika Friederike Wilhelmine of Hesse-Kassel and fathered three issue: [1]
- Peter Friedrich Wilhelm, Duke of Oldenburg (born 3 January 1754)
- Luise of Holstein-Gottorp-Oldenburg (born 2 October 1756)
- Hedwig Sophie Charlotte of Holstein-Gottorp-Oldenburg (born 22 March 1759)
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Emperor Paul I of Russia, last of the Dukes of Holstein-Gottorp ceded the Duchy lands to Denmark. Denmark then mediatised Holstein-Gottorp into the Holstein-Segeburg state, thus creating a new entity: Schleswig-Holstein. In exchange, Denmark granted the Tsar the territories of the Duchy of Oldenburg. Tsar Paul created the title of Duke of Holstein-Oldenburg and his successor was Friedrich August [1].
His son and heir apparent, Peter Friedrich Wilhelm, succeeded him as Wilhelm I, Duke of Oldenburg.
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| Preceded by Tsar or Emperor Paul of Russia |
Count of Oldenburg 1773 |
Succeeded by None; County elevated to Duchy |
| Preceded by None (new creation) |
Duke of Oldenburg 1774-1785 |
Succeeded by Wilhelm |
