NOTE: Although becoming Grand Duke after Oldenburg was elevated to a Grand Duchy in 1815, neither the reigning Duke, Wilhelm, or his successor, Peter I, chose to use the title. It wasn’t until the accession of August I in 1829 that Oldenburg’s rulers began to formally use the title of Grand Duke.
Wilhelm I
Grand Duke of Oldenburg
Born: January 3, 1754 at Eutin Castle, Eutin
Parents: Friedrich August I, Duke of Oldenburg and Princess Ulrike Friederike of Hesse-Kassel
REIGN: 1815-July 2, 1823
Died: July 2, 1823 at Schloss Plön, Plön
Buried: Prince-Bishop’s Mausoleum at Lübeck Cathedral
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Peter I
Grand Duke of Oldenburg
Born: January 17, 1755 in Riesenburg
Parents: Prince Georg Ludwig of Holstein-Gottorp and Princess Sophie Charlotte of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck
Married: June 6, 1781 to Duchess Friederike of Württemberg
Children:
– Grand Duke August I (1783)
– Prince Georg (1784)
REIGN: July 2, 1823 – May 21, 1829
Died: May 21, 1829 in Wiesbaden
Buried: Ducal Mausoleum, St. Gertrude’s Cemetery in Oldenburg
Friederike of Württemberg
Princess Peter of Holstein-Gottorp
Born: July 27, 1765 in Treptow an der Rega, Pomerania
Parents: Friedrich II Eugen, Duke of Württemberg and Friederike of Brandenburg-Schwedt
Married: June 6, 1781 to Prince Peter of Holstein-Gottorp (later Grand Duke Peter I)
Children:
– Grand Duke August I (1783)
– Duke Georg (1784)
Died: November 24, 1785 in Vienna
Buried: Ducal Mausoleum, St. Gertrude’s Cemetery in Oldenburg
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August I
Grand Duke of Oldenburg
Born: July 13, 1783 at Schloss Rastede, near Oldenburg
Parents: Prince Peter of Holstein-Gottorp (later Grand Duke Peter I) and Duchess Friederike of Württemberg
Married(1): July 24, 1817 to Princess Adelheid of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym
Children:
– Duchess Amalia (1818)
– Duchess Friederike (1820)
Married(2): June 24, 1825 to Princess Ida of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym
Children:
– Grand Duke Peter II (1827)
Married(3): May 5, 1831 to Princess Cecilia of Sweden
Children:
– Duke Alexander (1834)
– Duke August (1836)
– Duke Elimar (1844)
REIGN: May 21, 1829 – February 27, 1853
Died: February 27, 1853 in Oldenburg
Buried: Ducal Mausoleum, St. Gertrude’s Cemetery in Oldenburg
Adelheid of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym
Duchess of Oldenburg
1st wife of August I
Born: February 23, 1800 at Schaumburg Castle near Limburg an der Lahn
Parents: Victor II, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym and Princess Amalie of Nassau-Weilburg
Married: July 24, 1817 to Duke August of Oldenburg (later Grand Duke August I)
Children:
– Duchess Amalia (1818)
– Duchess Friederike (1820)
Died: September 13, 1820 in Oldenburg
Buried: Ducal Mausoleum, St. Gertrude’s Cemetery in Oldenburg
Ida of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym
Hereditary Princess of Oldenburg
2nd wife of August I
Born: March 10, 1804 at Schaumburg Castle near Limburg an der Lahn
Parents: Victor II, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym and Princess Amalie of Nassau-Weilburg
Married: June 24, 1825 to Duke August of Oldenburg (later Grand Duke August I)
Children:
– Grand Duke Peter II (1827)
Died: March 31, 1828 in Oldenburg
Buried: Ducal Mausoleum, St. Gertrude’s Cemetery in Oldenburg
Cecilia of Sweden
Grand Duchess of Oldenburg
3rd wife of August I
Born: June 22, 1807 in Stockholm
Parents: King Gustav IV of Sweden and Princess Friederike of Baden
Married: May 5, 1831 to Grand Duke August I of Oldenburg
Children:
– Duke Alexander (1834)
– Duke August (1836)
– Duke Elimar (1844)
Died: January 27, 1844 in Oldenburg
Buried: Ducal Mausoleum, St. Gertrude’s Cemetery in Oldenburg
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Peter II
Grand Duke of Oldenburg
Born: July 8, 1827 in Oldenburg
Parents: Grand Duke August I of Oldenburg and Princess Ida of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym
Married: February 10, 1852 to Princess Elisabeth of Saxe-Altenburg
Children:
– Grand Duke Friedrich August II (1852)
– Duke Georg (1855)
REIGN: February 27, 1853 – June 13, 1900
Died: June 13, 1900 at Rastede Castle, near Oldenburg
Buried: Ducal Mausoleum, St. Gertrude’s Cemetery in Oldenburg
Elisabeth of Saxe-Altenburg
Grand Duchess of Oldenburg
Born: March 26, 1826 in Hildburghausen
Parents: Joseph, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg and Duchess Amalie of Württemberg
Married: February 10, 1852 to Grand Duke Peter II of Oldenburg
Children:
– Grand Duke Friedrich August II (1852)
– Duke Georg (1855)
Died: February 2, 1896 in Oldenburg
Buried: Ducal Mausoleum, St. Gertrude’s Cemetery in Oldenburg
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Friedrich August II
Grand Duke of Oldenburg
Born: November 16, 1852 in Oldenburg
Parents: Grand Duke Peter II of Oldenburg and Princess Elisabeth of Saxe-Altenburg
Married(1): February 18, 1878 to Princess Elisabeth Anna of Prussia
Children:
– Duchess Sophia Charlotte (1789)
– Duchess Margarete (1881)
Married(2): October 24, 1896 to Duchess Elisabeth Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Children:
– Hereditary Grand Duke Nikolaus (1897)
– Duke Friedrich August (1900)
– Duchess Alexandrine (1900)
– Duchess Ingeborg Alix (1901)
– Duchess Altburg Marie (1903)
REIGN: June 13, 1900 – November 11, 1918
Died: February 24, 1931 at Schloss Rastede, near Oldenburg
Buried: Ducal Mausoleum, St. Gertrude’s Cemetery in Oldenburg
Elisabeth Anna of Prussia
Hereditary Grand Duchess of Oldenburg
1st wife of Friedrich August II
Born: February 8, 1857 in Potsdam
Parents: Prince Friedrich Karl of Prussia and Princess Maria Anna of Anhalt-Dessau
Married: February 18, 1878 to Hereditary Grand Duke Friedrich August of Oldenburg
Children:
– Duchess Sophia Charlotte (1789)
– Duchess Margarete (1881)
Died: August 28, 1895 in Fulda
Buried: Ducal Mausoleum, St. Gertrude’s Cemetery in Oldenburg
Elisabeth Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Grand Duchess of Oldenburg
2nd wife of Friedrich August II
Born: August 10, 1869 in Schwerin
Parents: Friedrich Franz II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin and Princess Marie of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
Married: October 24, 1896 to Hereditary Grand Duke Friedrich August of Oldenburg
Children:
– Hereditary Grand Duke Nikolaus (1897)
– Duke Friedrich August (1900)
– Duchess Alexandrine (1900)
– Duchess Ingeborg Alix (1901)
– Duchess Altburg Marie (1903)
Died: September 3, 1955 at Schaumburg Castle near Limburg an der Lahn
Buried: Ducal Mausoleum, St. Gertrude’s Cemetery in Oldenburg
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