Christian, Duke of Oldenburg

Christian Duke of Oldenburg Born (1955-02-01) 1 February 1955 Rastede, West Germany Spouse Countess Caroline zu Rantzau (m. 1987) Issue Duke Alexander Duke Philipp Duke Anton Friedrich Duchess Katharina Full name Christian Nikolaus Udo Peter House Holstein-Gottorp Father Anton-Günther, Duke of Oldenburg Mother Princess Ameli of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg Religion Lutheran

Grand Ducal Family of Oldenburg HRH The Duke HRH The Duchess HRH Duke Alexander HH Duke Philipp HH Duke Anton Friedrich HH Duchess Katharina HRH The Dowager Duchess HH Duchess Helene 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 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 Duke Konstantin Nikolaus HH Duchess Esther HI&RH Archduchess Eilika of Austria HH Duchess Tatjana, Countess Axel de Chavagnac HH The Dowager Princess of Leiningen HH The Baroness of Erffa

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]

References

External links

• Marek, Miroslav. "Genealogy.euweb". Genealogy.EU.  External link in |publisher= (help)