William, Duke of Oldenburg

William I
Duke of Oldenburg
Duke of Oldenburg
Predecessor Frederick Augustus I
Successor Peter I
Full name
German: Peter Friedrich Wilhelm
House House of Holstein-Gottorp
Father Frederick August I, Duke of Oldenburg
Mother Princess Ulrike Friederike Wilhelmine of Hesse-Kassel
Born 3 January 1754(1754-01-03)
Eutin
Died 2 July 1823(1823-07-02) (aged 69)
Schloss Plön, Plön

Peter Friedrich Wilhelm, Duke of Oldenburg,[1][2] (3 January 1754, Eutin Castle, Eutin[1][2] – 2 July 1823, Schloss Plön, Plön.[1][2]) Wilhelm succeeded his father,[1][2] Frederick Augustus I, Duke of Oldenburg as the Duke of Oldenburg in 1785.[1][2] Wilhelm's mother was Princess Ulrike Friederike Wilhelmine of Hesse-Kassel.[1][2]

The title became a Grand Duke in 1815, but Wilhelm never used the elevated style. It was not used until 1829 by the son of Wilhelm's cousin and successor, Peter I. [1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Darryl Lundy (10 May 2003). "Peter Friedrich Wilhelm Herzog von Oldenburg". thePeerage.com. http://thepeerage.com/p622.htm#i6218. Retrieved 2009-01-02. 
  2. ^ a b c d e f Paul Theroff. "OLDENBURG". Paul Theroff's Royal Genealogy Site. http://pages.prodigy.net/ptheroff/gotha/oldenburg.html. Retrieved 2009-01-02. 
William, Duke of Oldenburg
Cadet branch of the House of Oldenburg
Born: 3 January 1754 Died: 2 July 1823
Regnal titles
Preceded by
Frederick Augustus I		 Duke of Oldenburg
6 July 1785 – 2 July 1823		 Succeeded by
Peter I