Nikolaus, Hereditary Grand Duke of Oldenburg

Nikolaus
Hereditary Grand Duke of Oldenburg
Spouse	Princess Helena of Waldeck and Pyrmont Anne-Marie von Schutzbar gennant Milchling
Issue
Anton-Günther, Duke of Oldenburg Duchess Rixa Duke Peter Duchess Eilika, Dowager Princess of Leiningen Duke Eigilmar Duke Friedrich August Duchess Altburg, Baroness of Erffa Duke Huno Duke Johann
Full name
German: Nikolaus Friedrich Wilhelm
House	House of Holstein-Gottorp
Father	Frederick Augustus II, Grand Duke of Oldenburg
Mother	Duchess Elisabeth Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Born	10 August 1897(1897-08-10) Oldenburg, Grand Duchy of Oldenburg
Died	3 April 1970(1970-04-03) (aged 72) Rastede, West Germany
Religion	Lutheranism

Nikolaus, Hereditary Grand Duke of Oldenburg (German: Nikolaus Friedrich Wilhelm von Holstein-Gottorp, Erbgroßherzog von Oldenburg; 10 August 1897 – 3 April 1970) was the eldest son of Frederick Augustus II, Grand Duke of Oldenburg, last ruling Grand Duke of Oldenburg. He was the titular pretender from 1931 until his death.

Early life

Nikolaus was born at Oldenburg, Grand Duchy of Oldenburg, the third child and first son of Frederick Augustus II, Grand Duke of Oldenburg (1852–1931), (son of Peter II, Grand Duke of Oldenburg and Princess Elisabeth of Saxe-Altenburg) and his wife, Duchess Elisabeth Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1869–1955), (daughter of Frederick Francis II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin and Princess Marie of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt). He was a first cousin of Queen Juliana of the Netherlands.

Marriage

Nikolaus married on 26 October 1921 in Arolsen to Princess Helena of Waldeck and Pyrmont (1899–1948), only daughter of Friedrich, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont and his wife, Princess Bathildis of Schaumburg-Lippe.^[1]

They had nine children:

• Anton-Günther, Duke of Oldenburg (b. 16 January 1923); married Princess Ameli of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg
• Duchess Rixa of Oldenburg (28 March 1924 – 1 April 1939)
• Duke Peter of Oldenburg (b. 7 August 1926)
• Duchess Eilika of Oldenburg (b. 2 February 1928) married Emich, 7th Prince of Leiningen, eldest son of Grand Duchess Maria Kirillovna of Russia
• Duke Egilmar of Oldenburg (b. 14 October 1934)
• Duke Friedrich August of Oldenburg (b. 11 January 1936); married Princess Marie Cécile of Prussia
• Duchess Altburg of Oldenburg (b. 14 October 1938)
• Duke Huno of Oldenburg (b. 3 January 1940)
• Duke Johann of Oldenburg (b. 3 January 1940); married Ilka Gräfin zu Ortenburg, his daughter Eilika married Archduke Georg of Austria

His wife had died in 1948, he married secondly on 20 September 1950 in Güldenstein to Anne-Marie von Schutzbar gennant Milchling (1903–1991), daughter of Rudolf von Schutzbar gen. Milchling and Rose Marston.^[1] They had no children.

Titles and styles

• 10 August 1897 – 13 June 1900: His Highness Duke Nikolaus of Oldenburg
• 13 June 1900 – 3 April 1970: His Royal Highness The Hereditary Grand Duke of Oldenburg
  • Title in pretence: 24 February 1931 – 3 April 1970: His Royal Highness The Grand Duke of Oldenburg

Ancestry

Notes and sources

1. ^ ^{a b} C. Arnold McNaughton, The Book of Kings: A Royal Genealogy, in 3 volumes (London, U.K.: Garnstone Press, 1973), volume 1, page 206. Hereinafter cited as The Book of Kings.

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Nikolaus, Hereditary Grand Duke of Oldenburg House of Holstein-Gottorp Cadet branch of the House of Oldenburg Born: 10 August 1897 Died: 3 April 1970
Titles in pretence
Preceded by Frederick Augustus II	— TITULAR — Grand Duke of Oldenburg 1931–1970 Reason for succession failure: Grand Duchy abolished in 1918	Succeeded by Anton-Günther

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Name	Nikolaus, Hereditary Grand Duke Of Oldenburg
Alternative names
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Date of birth	10 August 1897
Place of birth	Oldenburg, Grand Duchy of Oldenburg
Date of death	3 April 1970
Place of death	Rastede, West Germany