Christian, Duke of Oldenburg
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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
Extended family
- 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 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 Duke Johann HH Duchess Ilka
HH Duchess Altburg, Baroness Rüdiger von Erffa
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Christian, Duke 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
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). Christian has an elder sister, Duchess Helene (b. 1953) who is unmarried. 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.
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 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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Patrilineal descent
Patrilineal descent |
- Elimar I, Count of Oldenburg, 1040-1112
- Elimar II, Count of Oldenburg, 1108-1142
- Christian I, Count of Oldenburg, 11??–1167
- Christian II, Count of Oldenburg, 11??-1233
- John I, Count of Oldenburg, c. 1204-1270
- Christian III, Count of Oldenburg, 1269–1285
- John II, Count of Oldenburg, 12??-c. 1314/1316
- Conrad I, Count of Oldenburg, 13??-1367
- Christian V, Count of Oldenburg, c. 1342-1399
- Dietrich, Count of Oldenburg, c. 1398–1440
- Christian I of Denmark, 1426-1481
- Frederick I of Denmark, 1471-1533
- Adolf, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp, 1526–1586
- John Adolf, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp, 1575-1616
- Frederick III, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp, 1597-1659
- Christian Albert, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp, 1641–1695
- Christian August of Holstein-Gottorp, Prince of Eutin, 1673–1726
- Prince Georg Ludwig of Holstein-Gottorp, 1719–1763
- Peter I, Grand Duke of Oldenburg, 1775–1829
- Augustus, Grand Duke of Oldenburg, 1783–1853
- Peter II, Grand Duke of Oldenburg, 1827–1900
- Frederick Augustus II, Grand Duke of Oldenburg, 1852–1931
- Nikolaus, Hereditary Grand Duke of Oldenburg, 1897–1970
- Anton-Günther, Duke of Oldenburg, 1923–2014
- Christian, Duke of Oldenburg, b. 1955
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References
- 1 2 3 4 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.
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8th Generation |
- 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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