Frederick August I, Duke of Oldenburg
Frederick Augustus I | |||||
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Duke of Oldenburg | |||||
Duke of Oldenburg | |||||
Predecessor | none | ||||
Successor | William I | ||||
Spouse | Princess Ulrike Friederike Wilhelmine of Hesse-Kassel | ||||
Issue |
Wilhelm, Duke of Oldenburg Princess Luise Hedvig Elisabeth Charlotte, Queen of Sweden and Norway | ||||
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House | House of Holstein-Gottorp | ||||
Father | Christian August of Holstein-Gottorp, Prince of Eutin | ||||
Mother | Margravine Albertina Frederica of Baden-Durlach | ||||
Born |
Gottorp, Schleswig | 20 September 1711 ||||
Died |
6 July 1785 73) Oldenburg | (aged
Friedrich August, Duke of Holstein-Oldenburg[1][2] (Gottorp, Schleswig, 20 September 1711[1][2] – Oldenburg, 6 July 1785[1][2]) was the son of Christian August, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp and his wife Margravine Albertine Friederike of Baden-Durlach.[1][2]
Marriage and issue
Frederick Augustus married Princess Ulrike Friederike Wilhelmine of Hesse-Kassel; the couple had three children:[1][2]
- Peter Friedrich Wilhelm, Duke of Oldenburg (born 3 January 1754)[1][2]
- Luise of Holstein-Gottorp-Oldenburg (born 2 October 1756)[1][2]
- Hedwig Sophie Charlotte of Holstein-Gottorp-Oldenburg (born 22 March 1759)[1][2]
Titular History
Empress Catherine the Great of Russia, on behalf of her son Paul of Russia, last of the Dukes of Holstein-Gottorp ceded the Duchy lands to Denmark. In exchange, Denmark ceded the Duchy of Oldenburg to the Prince Bishops of Lübeck, a cadet branch of the Dukes of Gottorp. Thus, Friederich August of Holstein-Gottorp, Prince Bishop of Lübeck, became Duke of Oldenburg.[3]
His son and heir apparent, Peter Friedrich Wilhelm, succeeded him as Wilhelm I, Duke of Oldenburg.
Ancestry
16. John Adolf, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp | ||||||||||||||||
8. Frederick III, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp | ||||||||||||||||
17. Augusta of Denmark | ||||||||||||||||
4. Christian Albert, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp | ||||||||||||||||
18. John George I, Elector of Saxony | ||||||||||||||||
9. Marie Elisabeth of Saxony | ||||||||||||||||
19. Magdalene Sibylle of Prussia | ||||||||||||||||
2. Christian August of Holstein-Gottorp, Prince of Eutin | ||||||||||||||||
20. Christian IV of Denmark | ||||||||||||||||
10. Frederick III of Denmark | ||||||||||||||||
21. Anne Catherine of Brandenburg | ||||||||||||||||
5. Frederikke Amalie of Denmark | ||||||||||||||||
22. George, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg | ||||||||||||||||
11. Sophie Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg | ||||||||||||||||
23. Anne Eleonore of Hesse-Darmstadt | ||||||||||||||||
1. Frederick Augustus I, Duke of Oldenburg | ||||||||||||||||
24. Frederick V, Margrave of Baden-Durlach | ||||||||||||||||
12. Frederick VI, Margrave of Baden-Durlach | ||||||||||||||||
25. Barbara of Württemberg | ||||||||||||||||
6. Frederick VII, Margrave of Baden-Durlach | ||||||||||||||||
26. John Casimir of Pfalz-Zweibrücken | ||||||||||||||||
13. Christine Magdalen of Zweibrücken | ||||||||||||||||
27. Catharina of Sweden | ||||||||||||||||
3. Albertina Frederica of Baden-Durlach | ||||||||||||||||
28. John Adolf, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp (= 16) | ||||||||||||||||
14. Frederick III, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp (= 8) | ||||||||||||||||
29. Augusta of Denmark (= 17) | ||||||||||||||||
7. Augusta Marie of Holstein-Gottorp | ||||||||||||||||
30. John George I, Elector of Saxony (= 18) | ||||||||||||||||
15. Marie Elisabeth of Saxony (= 9) | ||||||||||||||||
31. Magdalene Sibylle of Prussia (= 19) | ||||||||||||||||
See also
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- Rulers of Oldenburg
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Darryl Lundy (15 July 2005). "Friedrich August Oldenburg, Grand Duke of Oldenburg". thePeerage.com. Retrieved 2009-01-02.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 Paul Theroff. "OLDENBURG". Paul Theroff's Royal Genealogy Site. Retrieved 2009-01-02.
- ↑ A Chronology of World Political History 1701–1800 at the Wayback Machine (archived October 27, 2009)
Frederick August I, Duke of Oldenburg House of Holstein-Gottorp Cadet branch of the House of Oldenburg Born: 20 September 1711 Died: 6 July 1785 | ||
Regnal titles | ||
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Religious titles | ||
Preceded by Adolf Frederick of Sweden (Lutheran Administrator) |
Prince-Bishop of Lübeck 1750–1785 (Lutheran Administrator) |
Succeeded by Peter I, Grand Duke of Oldenburg (Lutheran Administrator) |
Regnal titles | ||
Preceded by Paul I |
Count of Oldenburg 1773 |
County elevated to Duchy |
Oldenburg newly elevated to Dukedom | Duke of Oldenburg 1774–1785 |
Succeeded by William I |