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Duke Christian Duke Christian of Oldenburg Spouse Countess Caroline zu Rantzau Issue Duke Alexander
Duke Philipp
Duke Anton Friedrich
Duchess KatharinaFull name Christian Nikolaus Udo Peter House House of Holstein-Gottorp Father Anton-Günther, Duke of Oldenburg Mother Princess Ameli of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg Born 1 February 1955 (1955-02-01) (age 56)
Rastede, West GermanyReligion Lutheranism Grand Ducal Family of Oldenburg HRH The Duke
HRH The Duchess- HRH Duke Christian
HRH Duchess Caroline- HH Duke Alexander
- HH Duke Philipp
- HH Duke Anton Friedrich
- HH Duchess Katharina
- HH Duchess Helene
Extended familyHH Duke Peter
HH Duchess Gertrud- 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 Croy
HH Duke Egilmar
HH Duke Friedrich August
HH Duchess Donata- 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
- HH Duchess Bibiane, Mrs. Dorner
HH Duke Huno
HH Duchess Felicitas-Anita- HH Duchess Beatrix
- HH Duchess Sophie, Mrs. von Radowitz
HH Duke Johann
HH Duchess Ilka- HH Duke Konstantin Nikolaus
- HI&RH Archduchess Eilika of Austria
- HH Duchess Tatjana
HH Duchess Eilika, Dowager Princess of Leiningen
HH Duchess Altburg, Baroness of Erffa
v · German: Christian Nikolaus Udo Peter Herzog von Oldenburg; born 1 February 1955) is the heir apparent to the headship of Grand Ducal Family of Oldenburg, though not the senior extant line of the House of Oldenburg. Contents
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, 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. If the monarchy was still in existence he would bear the title of Hereditary Grand Duke of Oldenburg. Although under the monarchy only the Grand Duke and Hereditary Grand Duke and their wives were entitled to the style Royal Highness, Duke Christian as heir, and his father as head of the family both use this style.[1] If Christian succeeds his father, he would be the first Count or Duke of Oldenburg to be named Christian since 1492. He is also one of only two descendants of Peter I, Grand Duke of Oldenburg to bear that name, the other being his uncle, Duke Friedrich August Wilhelm Christian Ernst.
Marriage and children
Christian married Countess Caroline of Rantzau (b. 1962) at Pronstorf on 26 September 1987. They have four children.[2]
- HH Duke Alexander Paul Hans-Caspar Andreas Daniel Carl Philippe of Oldenburg (born 17 March 1990 in Lübeck)[2]
- HH Duke Philipp Konstantin Wittekind Raimund Clemens Hans-Heinrich of Oldenburg (born 28 December 1991 in Lübeck)[2]
- HH Duke Anton Friedrich Ludwig Jan Vincent of Oldenburg (born 9 January 1993 in Lübeck)[2]
- HH Duchess Katharina Bibiane Edwina Isabell of Oldenburg (born 20 February 1997 in Lübeck)[2]
Titles and styles
- 1 February 1955 – 3 April 1970: His Highness Duke Christian of Oldenburg
- 3 April 1970 – present: His Royal Highness Duke Christian of Oldenburg
Ancestry
Ancestors of Duke Christian of Oldenburg 16. Peter II, Grand Duke of Oldenburg 8. Frederick Augustus II, Grand Duke of Oldenburg 17. Princess Elisabeth of Saxe-Altenburg 4. Nikolaus, Hereditary Grand Duke of Oldenburg 18. Frederick Francis II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 9. Duchess Elisabeth Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 19. Princess Marie of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt 2. Anton-Günther, Duke of Oldenburg 20. George Victor, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont 10. Friedrich, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont 21. Princess Helena of Nassau 5. Princess Helena of Waldeck and Pyrmont 22. Prince William of Schaumburg-Lippe 11. Princess Bathildis of Schaumburg-Lippe 23. Princess Bathildis of Anhalt-Dessau 1. Duke Christian of Oldenburg 24. Wilhelm, Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg 12. Prince Alfred of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg 25. Emma of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym 6. Udo, Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg 26. Wilhelm, Count of Reichenbach-Lessonitz 13. Countess Pauline of Reichenbach-Lessonitz 27. Helene Amelie, Baroness Goeler von Ravensburg 3. Princess Ameli of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg 28. Friedrich Carl, Count of Castell-Castell 14. Friedrich Carl, Princely Count of Castell-Castell 29. Countess Emma of Solms-Rödelheim-Assenheim 7. Countess Margarete of Castell-Castell 30. Konstantin of Stolberg-Wernigerode 15. Countess Gertrud of Stolberg-Wernigerode 31. Antonia of Stolberg-Wernigerode References
- ^ a b Almanach de Gotha (186th ed.). 2003. pp. ,273, 274. ISBN 0953214249.
- ^ a b c d e "Oldenburg 8". http://genealogy.euweb.cz/oldenburg/oldenburg8.html. Retrieved 2008-07-25.
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Duke Christian of OldenburgHouse of Holstein-GottorpBorn: 1 February 1955Preceded by
First in lineLine of succession to the Oldenburgian throne
1st positionSucceeded by
Duke Alexander of OldenburgPreceded by
Anton-Günther, Duke of OldenburgLine of succession to the British throne v · Dukes of Oldenburg The generations are numbered from the ascension of Frederick August I as Duke of Oldenburg in 1774 and remain unchanged even when its ruler became Grand Dukes. 1st Generation William I2nd Generation Augustus I · Duke George3rd Generation Duke Alexander Georgievich · Duke Peter Georgievich · Peter II · Duke Alexander · Duke August · Duke Elimar*4th Generation Duke Nikolaus Petrovich* · Duke Alexander Petrovich · Duke Georg Petrovich · Duke Konstantin Petrovich* · Frederick Augustus II · Duke Georg Ludwig5th Generation 6th Generation Anton-Günther, Duke of Oldenburg · Duke Peter · Duke Egilmar · Duke Friedrich August · Duke Huno · Duke Johann7th Generation Duke Friedrich August · Duke Christian · Duke Nikolaus · Duke Georg Moritz · Duke Paul Wladimir · Duke Konstantin Nikolaus8th Generation Duke Christoph · Duke Georg · Duke Alexander · Duke Oscar · Duke Philipp · Duke Anton Friedrich · Duke Kirill · Duke Carlos · Duke Paulall Dukes were also by right Princes of Holstein-Gottorp
*may have lost his title due to an unequal marriagePersondata Name Christian Of Oldenburg, Duke Alternative names Short description Date of birth 1 February 1955 Place of birth Rastede, West Germany Date of death Place of death Categories:- 1955 births
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Duke Christian of Oldenburg
- Duke Christian of Oldenburg
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Duke Christian Duke Christian of Oldenburg Spouse Countess Caroline zu Rantzau Issue Duke Alexander
Duke Philipp
Duke Anton Friedrich
Duchess KatharinaFull name Christian Nikolaus Udo Peter House House of Holstein-Gottorp Father Anton-Günther, Duke of Oldenburg Mother Princess Ameli of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg Born 1 February 1955
Rastede, West GermanyReligion Lutheranism Grand Ducal Family of Oldenburg HRH The Duke
HRH The Duchess- HRH Duke Christian
HRH Duchess Caroline- HH Duke Alexander
- HH Duke Philipp
- HH Duke Anton Friedrich
- HH Duchess Katharina
- HH Duchess Helene
Extended family - HRH Duke Christian