Frederick August I, Duke of Oldenburg
Frederick Augustus I | |||||
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Duke of Oldenburg | |||||
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Duke of Oldenburg | |||||
Predecessor | none | ||||
Successor | William I | ||||
Born | Gottorp, Schleswig | 20 September 1711||||
Died | 6 July 1785 Oldenburg | (aged 73)||||
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 |
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
See also
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References
- ^ a b c d e f g h Darryl Lundy (15 July 2005). "Friedrich August Oldenburg, Grand Duke of Oldenburg". thePeerage.com. Retrieved 2009-01-02.
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- ^ a b c d e f g h Paul Theroff. "OLDENBURG". Paul Theroff's Royal Genealogy Site. Retrieved 2009-01-02.
- ^ A Chronology of World Political History 1701 - 1800