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{{Infobox royalty|duke
{{Infobox royalty
| name = Frederick Augustus I
| name = Frederick Augustus I
| full name = {{lang-de|Friedrich August}}
| full name = {{lang-de|Friedrich August}}
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| image = Friedrich August von Oldenburg.jpg
| image = Friedrich August von Oldenburg.jpg
| caption =
| caption =
| succession = [[List of rulers of Oldenburg|Duke of Oldenburg]]
| succession = [[List of rulers of Oldenburg|Duke of Oldenburg]]
| predecessor = none
| predecessor = Kings of Denmark as counts
| successor = [[Wilhelm, Duke of Oldenburg|William I]]
| successor = [[Wilhelm, Duke of Oldenburg|William I]]
| reign = 1774–1785
| spouse = [[Princess Ulrike Friederike Wilhelmine of Hesse-Kassel]]
| spouse = [[Princess Ulrike Friederike Wilhelmine of Hesse-Kassel]]
| issue = [[Wilhelm, Duke of Oldenburg]]<br>Princess Luise<br>[[Hedvig Elisabeth Charlotte of Holstein-Gottorp|Hedvig Elisabeth Charlotte, Queen of Sweden and Norway]]
| issue = [[Wilhelm, Duke of Oldenburg]]<br />Princess Luise<br />[[Hedvig Elisabeth Charlotte of Holstein-Gottorp|Hedvig Elisabeth Charlotte, Queen of Sweden and Norway]]
| royal house =[[Dukes of Holstein-Gottorp|House of Holstein-Gottorp]]
| royal house = [[House of Holstein-Gottorp|Holstein-Gottorp]]
| father =[[Christian August of Holstein-Gottorp, Prince of Eutin]]
| father = [[Christian August of Holstein-Gottorp, Prince of Eutin]]
| mother =[[Albertina Frederica of Baden-Durlach|Margravine Albertina Frederica of Baden-Durlach]]
| mother = [[Albertina Frederica of Baden-Durlach|Margravine Albertina Frederica of Baden-Durlach]]
| birth_date ={{Birth date|1711|09|20|df=y}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1711|09|20|df=y}}
| birth_place =[[Gottorp]], [[Schleswig, Schleswig-Holstein|Schleswig]]
| birth_place = [[Gottorp]], [[Schleswig, Schleswig-Holstein|Schleswig]]
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1785|07|06|1711|09|20|df=y}}
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1785|07|06|1711|09|20|df=y}}
| death_place = [[Oldenburg]]
| death_place = [[Oldenburg (city)|Oldenburg]]
| place of burial =
| place of burial=
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'''Friedrich August, Duke of [[Holstein]]-[[Oldenburg]]'''<ref name=thePeerage>{{cite web | url=http://thepeerage.com/p11043.htm#i110426 | title=Friedrich August Oldenburg, Grand Duke of Oldenburg | date=15 July 2005 | accessdate=2009-01-02 | publisher=[http://thePeerage.com thePeerage.com] | author=Darryl Lundy}}</ref><ref name=OnlineGotha>{{cite web | url=http://www.angelfire.com/realm/gotha/gotha/oldenburg.html | title=OLDENBURG | date= | accessdate=2009-01-02 | publisher=Paul Theroff's Royal Genealogy Site | author=Paul Theroff}}</ref> ([[Gottorp]], [[Schleswig, Schleswig-Holstein|Schleswig]], 20 September 1711<ref name=thePeerage/><ref name=OnlineGotha/> &ndash; [[Oldenburg]], 6 July 1785<ref name=thePeerage/><ref name=OnlineGotha/>) was the son of [[Christian August of Holstein-Gottorp, Prince of Eutin|Christian August, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp]] and his wife Margravine [[Albertina Frederica of Baden-Durlach|Albertine Friederike]] of [[Baden-Durlach]].<ref name=thePeerage/><ref name=OnlineGotha/>
'''Friedrich August, Duke of [[Holstein]]-[[Duchy of Oldenburg|Oldenburg]]'''{{cn|date=August 2020}} (20 September 1711 in [[Gottorp]], [[Schleswig, Schleswig-Holstein|Schleswig]]{{cn|date=August 2020}} &ndash; 6 July 1785 in [[Oldenburg (city)|Oldenburg]]{{cn|date=August 2020}}) was the son of [[Christian August of Holstein-Gottorp, Prince of Eutin|Christian August, regent of Holstein-Gottorp]] and his wife Margravine [[Albertina Frederica of Baden-Durlach|Albertine Friederike]] of [[Baden-Durlach]].{{cn|date=August 2020}}


==Marriage and issue==
==Marriage and issue==
Frederick Augustus married [[Princess Ulrike Friederike Wilhelmine of Hesse-Kassel]]; the couple had three children:<ref name=thePeerage/><ref name=OnlineGotha/>
Frederick Augustus married on 21 November 1752 to [[Princess Ulrike Friederike Wilhelmine of Hesse-Kassel]]; the couple had three children:{{cn|date=August 2020}}
* [[Wilhelm, Duke of Oldenburg|Peter Friedrich Wilhelm, Duke of Oldenburg]] (born 3 January 1754)<ref name=thePeerage/><ref name=OnlineGotha/>
* [[Peter Friedrich Wilhelm, Duke of Oldenburg]] (3 January 1754 &ndash; 2 July 1823){{cn|date=August 2020}}
* Luise of Holstein-Gottorp-Oldenburg (born 2 October 1756)<ref name=thePeerage/><ref name=OnlineGotha/>
* Luise of Holstein-Gottorp-Oldenburg (2 October 1756 &ndash; 31 July 1759),{{cn|date=August 2020}} died in infancy
* [[Hedwig Elizabeth Charlotte of Holstein-Gottorp|Hedwig Sophie Charlotte of Holstein-Gottorp-Oldenburg]] (born 22 March 1759)<ref name=thePeerage/><ref name=OnlineGotha/>
* [[Hedvig Elisabeth Charlotte of Holstein-Gottorp|Hedwig Sophie Charlotte]] (22 March 1759 &ndash; 20 June 1818), Queen of Sweden and Norway as wife of [[Charles XIII of Sweden]].{{cn|date=August 2020}}


==Titular History==
==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.<ref name=chronology>{{Wayback |date=20091027092853 |url=http://geocities.com/kfzhouy/Chron/Chron11e.html |title=A Chronology of World Political History 1701&ndash;1800 }}</ref>
[[Empress]] [[Catherine the Great of Russia]], on behalf of her son [[Paul of Russia]], last of the Dukes of [[Holstein-Gottorp]], [[Treaty of Tsarskoye Selo|ceded the lands of that duchy]] 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.{{cn|date=August 2020}}


His son and [[heir apparent]], Peter Friedrich Wilhelm, succeeded him as [[Wilhelm I, Duke of Oldenburg]].
His son and [[heir apparent]], Peter Friedrich Wilhelm, succeeded him as [[Wilhelm I, Duke of Oldenburg]].


==Ancestry==
==Ancestry==
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|2= 2. [[Christian August of Holstein-Gottorp, Prince of Eutin]]
|3= 3. Albertina Frederica of Baden-Durlach
|3= 3. [[Albertina Frederica of Baden-Durlach]]
|4= 4. [[Christian Albert, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp]]
|4= 4. [[Christian Albert, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp]]
|5= 5. [[Frederikke Amalie of Denmark]]
|5= 5. [[Frederikke Amalie of Denmark]]
|6= 6. Frederick VII, Margrave of Baden-Durlach
|6= 6. [[Frederick VII, Margrave of Baden-Durlach]]
|7= 7. Augusta Marie of Holstein-Gottorp
|7= 7. [[Augusta Marie of Holstein-Gottorp]]
|8= 8. [[Frederick III, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp]]
|8= 8. [[Frederick III, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp]]
|9= 9. [[Marie Elisabeth of Saxony]]
|9= 9. [[Marie Elisabeth of Saxony]]
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|10= 10. [[Frederick III of Denmark]]
|11= 11. [[Sophie Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg]]
|11= 11. [[Sophie Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg]]
|12= 12. Frederick VI, Margrave of Baden-Durlach
|12= 12. [[Frederick VI, Margrave of Baden-Durlach]]
|13= 13. Christine Magdalen of Zweibrücken
|13= 13. [[Christina Magdalena of the Palatinate-Zweibrücken]]
|14= 14. [[Frederick III, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp]] (= 8)
|14= 14. [[Frederick III, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp]] (= 8)
|15= 15. [[Marie Elisabeth of Saxony]] (= 9)
|15= 15. [[Marie Elisabeth of Saxony]] (= 9)
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|17= 17. [[Augusta of Denmark]]
|18= 18. [[John George I, Elector of Saxony]]
|18= 18. [[John George I, Elector of Saxony]]
|19= 19. Magdalene Sibylle of Prussia
|19= 19. [[Magdalene Sibylle of Prussia]]
|20= 20. [[Christian IV of Denmark]]
|20= 20. [[Christian IV of Denmark]]
|21= 21. [[Anne Catherine of Brandenburg]]
|21= 21. [[Anne Catherine of Brandenburg]]
|22= 22. [[George, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg]]
|22= 22. [[George, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg]]
|23= 23. [[Anne Eleonore of Hesse-Darmstadt]]
|23= 23. [[Anne Eleonore of Hesse-Darmstadt]]
|24= 24. Frederick V, Margrave of Baden-Durlach
|24= 24. [[Frederick V, Margrave of Baden-Durlach]]
|25= 25. Barbara of Württemberg
|25= 25. Barbara of Württemberg
|26= 26. John Casimir of Pfalz-Zweibrücken
|26= 26. [[John Casimir, Count Palatine of Kleeburg]]
|27= 27. [[Catherine of Sweden (1584-1638)|Catharina of Sweden]]
|27= 27. [[Catherine of Sweden (1584-1638)|Catharina of Sweden]]
|28= 28. [[John Adolf, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp]] (= 16)
|28= 28. [[John Adolf, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp]] (= 16)
|29= 29. [[Augusta of Denmark]] (= 17)
|29= 29. [[Augusta of Denmark]] (= 17)
|30= 30. [[John George I, Elector of Saxony]] (= 18)
|30= 30. [[John George I, Elector of Saxony]] (= 18)
|31= 31. Magdalene Sibylle of Prussia (= 19)
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==See also==
==See also==
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Latest revision as of 17:52, 30 April 2023

Frederick Augustus I
Duke of Oldenburg
Duke of Oldenburg
Reign1774–1785
PredecessorKings of Denmark as counts
SuccessorWilliam I
Born(1711-09-20)20 September 1711
Gottorp, Schleswig
Died6 July 1785(1785-07-06) (aged 73)
Oldenburg
SpousePrincess Ulrike Friederike Wilhelmine of Hesse-Kassel
IssueWilhelm, Duke of Oldenburg
Princess Luise
Hedvig Elisabeth Charlotte, Queen of Sweden and Norway
Names
German: Friedrich August
HouseHolstein-Gottorp
FatherChristian August of Holstein-Gottorp, Prince of Eutin
MotherMargravine Albertina Frederica of Baden-Durlach

Friedrich August, Duke of Holstein-Oldenburg[citation needed] (20 September 1711 in Gottorp, Schleswig[citation needed] – 6 July 1785 in Oldenburg[citation needed]) was the son of Christian August, regent of Holstein-Gottorp and his wife Margravine Albertine Friederike of Baden-Durlach.[citation needed]

Marriage and issue

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Frederick Augustus married on 21 November 1752 to Princess Ulrike Friederike Wilhelmine of Hesse-Kassel; the couple had three children:[citation needed]

Titular History

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Empress Catherine the Great of Russia, on behalf of her son Paul of Russia, last of the Dukes of Holstein-Gottorp, ceded the lands of that duchy 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.[citation needed]

His son and heir apparent, Peter Friedrich Wilhelm, succeeded him as Wilhelm I, Duke of Oldenburg.

Ancestry

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See also

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Frederick August I, Duke of Oldenburg.

References

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  1. ^ Genealogie ascendante jusqu'au quatrieme degre inclusivement de tous les Rois et Princes de maisons souveraines de l'Europe actuellement vivans [Genealogy up to the fourth degree inclusive of all the Kings and Princes of sovereign houses of Europe currently living] (in French). Bourdeaux: Frederic Guillaume Birnstiel. 1768. p. 28.
Frederick August I, Duke of Oldenburg
Cadet branch of the House of Oldenburg
Born: 20 September 1711 Died: 6 July 1785
Regnal titles
Preceded by Lutheran
Prince-Bishop of Lübeck
1750–1785
 Succeeded by
Preceded by Count of Oldenburg
1773 		Elevated to duchy
New title Duke of Oldenburg
1774–1785 		Succeeded by
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