Christian, Duke of Oldenburg
Christian |
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Duke of Oldenburg | Spouse |
Countess Caroline zu Rantzau |
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Issue |
Duke Alexander Duke Philipp Duke Anton Friedrich Duchess Katharina |
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Full name |
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Christian Nikolaus Udo Peter |
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House of Holstein-Gottorp |
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Father |
Anton-Günther, Duke of Oldenburg |
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Mother |
Princess Ameli of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg |
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Born |
(1955-02-01) 1 February 1955 Rastede, West Germany |
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Religion |
Lutheranism |
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Grand Ducal Family of Oldenburg
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- HRH The Duke
HRH The Duchess
- HRH Duke Alexander
- HH Duke Philipp
- HH Duke Anton Friedrich
- HH Duchess Katharina
HRH The Dowager Duchess
Extended family
HH Duke Peter
- HH Duke Friedrich August
HH Duchess Belinda
- HH Duchess Anastasia
- HH Duchess Alice
- HH Duchess Cara
- HH Duke Nikolaus
HH Duchess Anna
- HH Duke Christoph
- HH Duke Georg
- HH Duke Oscar
- HH Duke Georg Moritz
- HH Duchess Margarete, Princess Philipp von Croÿ
HH Duke Egilmar
HH Duke Friedrich August HH Duchess Donata
- HH Duke Paul-Wladimir
HH Duchess Maria del Pilar
- HH Duke Kirill
- HH Duke Carlos
- HH Duke Paul
- HH Duchess Maria Assunta
- HH Duchess Rixa, Mrs. Sanders
- HH Duchess Bibiane, Mrs. Dorner
HH Duke Huno HH Duchess Felicitas-Anita
- HH Duchess Beatrix, Mrs. von Storch
- HH Duchess Sophie, Mrs. von Radowitz
HH Duke Johann HH Duchess Ilka
HH The Dowager Princess of Leiningen
HH The Baroness of Erffa
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Duke Christian of Oldenburg (German: Christian Nikolaus Udo Peter Herzog von Oldenburg; born 1 February 1955) is the head of the Grand Ducal Family of Oldenburg.
Family and life
Duke Christian was born in Rastede, Lower Saxony, the only son of Duke Anton-Günther of Oldenburg and his wife Princess Ameli of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg (b. 1923). Duke Christian has an elder sister, Duchess Helene (b. 1953) who is unmarried. Duke Christian has a diplom in Business.[1]
Christian is a great-grandson of the last Grand Duke of Oldenburg to reign, Frederick Augustus II and through his mother he is related to the Princes of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg, who belong to a morganatic branch of the House of Wittelsbach descending from Frederick I, Elector Palatine.
Duke Christian became heir to the headship of the Grand Ducal family on 3 April 1970 when his grandfather Hereditary Grand Duke Nikolaus died. Under the monarchy the Grand Duke and the Hereditary Grand Duke and their wives were entitled to the style Royal Highness. First as heir to the headship of the House and now head of the House Duke Christian bears this style.[1]
Marriage and children
Christian married Countess Caroline zu Rantzau (b. 1962) at Pronstorf on 26 September 1987.[1] They have four children:[1]
- Duke Alexander Paul Hans-Caspar Andreas Daniel Carl Philippe of Oldenburg (born 17 March 1990 in Lübeck)
- Duke Philipp Konstantin Wittekind Raimund Clemens Hans-Heinrich of Oldenburg (born 28 December 1991 in Lübeck)
- Duke Anton Friedrich Ludwig Jan Vincent of Oldenburg (born 9 January 1993 in Lübeck)
- Duchess Katharina Bibiane Edwina Isabell of Oldenburg (born 20 February 1997 in Lübeck)
Titles and styles
- 1 February 1955 – 3 April 1970: His Highness Duke Christian of Oldenburg
- 3 April 1970 – 20 September 2014: His Royal Highness Duke Christian of Oldenburg
- 20 September 2014 – present: His Royal Highness The Duke of Oldenburg
Ancestry[2]
Ancestors of Christian, Duke of Oldenburg |
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| 16. Peter II, Grand Duke of Oldenburg |
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| 8. Frederick Augustus II, Grand Duke of Oldenburg | |
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| 17. Princess Elisabeth of Saxe-Altenburg |
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| 4. Nikolaus, Hereditary Grand Duke of Oldenburg | |
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| 18. Frederick Francis II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin |
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| 9. Duchess Elisabeth Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin | |
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| 19. Princess Marie of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt |
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| 2. Anton-Günther, Duke of Oldenburg | |
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| 20. George Victor, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont |
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| 10. Friedrich, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont | |
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| 21. Princess Helena of Nassau |
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| 5. Princess Helena of Waldeck and Pyrmont | |
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| 22. Prince William of Schaumburg-Lippe |
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| 11. Princess Bathildis of Schaumburg-Lippe | |
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| 23. Princess Bathildis of Anhalt-Dessau |
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| 1. Christian, Duke of Oldenburg | |
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| 24. Wilhelm, Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg |
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| 12. Prince Alfred of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg | |
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| 25. Countess Olga Clara of Schönburg-Forderglauchau |
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| 6. Udo, Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg | |
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| 26. Wilhelm, Count von Reichenbach-Lessonitz |
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| 13. Countess Pauline von Reichenbach-Lessonitz | |
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| 27. Baroness Helene Amelie Goeler von Ravensburg |
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| 3. Princess Ameli of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg | |
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| 28. Friedrich Carl, Count of Castell-Castell |
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| 14. Friedrich Carl, Princely Count of Castell-Castell | |
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| 29. Countess Emma of Solms-Rödelheim-Assenheim |
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| 7. Countess Margarete of Castell-Castell | |
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| 30. Count Konstantin of Stolberg-Wernigerode |
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| 15. Countess Gertrud of Stolberg-Wernigerode | |
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| 31. Countess Antonia of Stolberg-Wernigerode |
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels, Fürstliche Häuser XVII. "Oldenburg". C.A. Starke Verlag, 2004, pp. 61-63. ISBN 9783798008335.
- ↑ McIntosh, David. The Grand Dukes of Oldenburg. Rosvall Royal Books, 2007, Elanders, Sweden. pp. 14, 67, 71-72. ISBN 91-975671-3-2.
External links
Christian, Duke of Oldenburg House of Holstein-Gottorp Born: 1 February 1955 |
Titles in pretence
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Preceded by Anton-Günther |
— TITULAR — Grand Duke of Oldenburg September 20, 2014 – present Reason for succession failure: Grand Duchy abolished in 1918 |
Incumbent Heir: Duke Alexander of Oldenburg |
Preceded by Hans-Christiann von Wartenberg |
Line of succession to the British throne |
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- Duke Christoph
- Duke Georg
- Duke Alexander
- Duke Oscar
- Duke Philipp
- Duke Anton Friedrich
- Duke Kirill
- Duke Carlos
- Duke Paul
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| All Dukes were also by right Princes of Holstein-Gottorp * may have lost his title due to an unequal marriage
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