House of Oldenburg
From Wikipedia - Reading time: 17 min| House of Oldenburg | |
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| Founded | 1101 |
| Founder | Elimar I, Count of Oldenburg |
| Current head | Friedrich Ferdinand, Prince of Schleswig-Holstein (heir of the last extant ducal branch of the House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg)[1][2] |
| Final ruler | Denmark: Margrethe II (1972–2024)
Russia: Nicholas II (1894–1917)
Sweden: Charles XIII (1809–1818)
Greece: Constantine II (1964–1973)
Oldenburg: Friedrich August II (1900–1918)
Schleswig, Holstein and Saxe-Lauenburg: Christian IX (1863–1864) |
| Titles | List
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| Deposition | Russia: February Revolution, 1917
Greece: 1974 Greek republic referendum, 1974
Oldenburg: German Revolution, 1918
Saxe-Lauenburg: Second Schleswig War, 1864
Schleswig and Holstein: Second Schleswig War, 1864 |
| Cadet branches | List
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The House of Oldenburg is a German dynasty whose members rule or have ruled in Denmark, Iceland, Greece, Norway, Russia, Sweden, the United Kingdom, Livonia, Schleswig, Holstein, and Oldenburg. The current kings of Norway and the United Kingdom are patrilineal descendants of the Glücksburg branch of this house.
The dynasty rose to prominence when Count Christian I of Oldenburg was elected King of Denmark in 1448, of Norway in 1450 and of Sweden in 1457. The house then occupied the Danish throne continuously for 576 years until the abdication of Queen Margrethe II in 2024.
History
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Count Elimar I was first mentioned in 1091. The ancestral home of the family is Oldenburg Castle. In the 12th century, Rastede Monastery near Oldenburg became their house monastery and later their country seat to this day. Marriages of medieval counts of Oldenburg paved the way for their heirs to become kings of various Scandinavian kingdoms. Through marriage with a descendant of King Valdemar I of Sweden and of King Eric IV of Denmark, a claim to Sweden and Denmark was staked as early as 1350.
At that time, its competitors were the successors of Margaret I of Denmark. In the 15th century, the Oldenburg heir of that claim married Hedwig of Schauenburg, a descendant of a granddaughter of King Magnus III of Sweden (Euphemia of Sweden and Norway) and also a descendant of Eric V of Denmark and Abel of Denmark. Since descendants better situated in genealogical charts died out, their son Christian (the abovementioned) became the king of all three kingdoms of the whole Kalmar Union. The House of Mecklenburg was its chief competitor regarding the Northern thrones, and other aspirants included the Duke of Lauenburg. Different Oldenburgine branches have reigned in several countries. The House of Oldenburg was briefly poised to claim the British thrones through the marriage of Queen Anne and Prince George of Denmark and Norway in 1683; however, due to the early deaths of all their children, the crown passed to the House of Hanover, Oldenburgs not gaining that crown until 2022.[4]
Main line
[edit]- Counts of Oldenburg (1101-1448, 1667-1773)
- Kings of Denmark (1448-1863)
- Kings of Norway (1450-1814)
- Kings of Sweden (1457-1464, 1497-1501, 1520-1521)
- Dukes of Schleswig (1460-1864) (divided among various rulers 1544-1721)
- Counts (1460–1574) and Dukes (1574-1864) of Holstein (divided among various rulers 1544-1773)
- Dukes of Saxe-Lauenburg (1815-1863)
Branches
[edit]- Oldenburg comital line (1448-1667), extinct in 1667
- Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg
- Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg, extinct in 1931
- Dukes of Schleswig-Holstein (claimant in 1863, then titular dukes until 1931)
- Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (name changed from Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck in 1825)
- Dukes of Schleswig-Holstein (titular dukes since 1931)
- Kings and queens of Denmark (1863-2024)
- Dukes of Saxe-Lauenburg (1863-1864)
- King of Iceland (1918-1944)
- Kings of Norway (1905-)
- Kings of the Hellenes (1863-1924, 1935-1973)
- Kings of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth Realms (2022-)[Note 1]
- Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg, extinct in 1931
- Holstein-Gottorp
- Dukes of Holstein-Gottorp (1544-1739)
- Holstein-Gottorp-Romanov (commonly still called Romanov)
- Dukes of Holstein-Gottorp (1739-1773)
- Emperors of Russia (1762, 1796-1917)
- Holstein-Gottorp (Swedish line), extinct in 1877
- Kings of Sweden (1751-1818)
- King of Norway (1814-1818)
- Holstein-Gottorp (Grand ducal line)
- Dukes and Grand Dukes of Oldenburg (1774-1918)
- Danneskiold (illegitimate branch)
- Danneskiold-Løvendal, extinct in 1829
- Danneskiold-Laurvig, extinct in 1783
- Danneskiold-Samsøe
Family tree of the House of Oldenburg (Counts of Oldenburg)
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Family tree of the House of Oldenburg (Senior line)
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List of head of the House of Oldenburg
[edit]- Main line of Oldenburg (1101-1863, Counts of Oldenburg: 1101-1448, Kings of Denmark: 1448-1863)
- Elimar I (1040-1112, Reign: 1091-1108) - Count of Oldenburg
- Elimar II (1070-1142, Reign: 1108-1142) - Count of Oldenburg
- Christian I (1123-1167, Reign: 1142-1167) - Count of Oldenburg
- Maurice (1145-1209, Reign: 1167-1209) - Count of Oldenburg
- Otto I (1175-1251, Reign: 1209-1251) - Count of Oldenburg
- Christian II (1184-1233, Reign: 1209-1233) - Count of Oldenburg
- John I (1204-1270, Reign: 1233-1270) - Count of Oldenburg
- Christian III (?-1285, Reign: 1270-1285) - Count of Oldenburg
- Otto II (?-1112, Reign: 1272-1278) - Count of Oldenburg
- John II (?-1315, Reign: 1285-1315) - Count of Oldenburg
- Christian IV (?-1323, Reign: 1315-1323) - Count of Oldenburg
- John III (1295-1345, Reign: 1315-1345) - Count of Oldenburg
- Conrad I (?-1347, Reign: 1324-1347) - Count of Oldenburg
- John IV (?-1356, Reign: 1345-1356) - Count of Oldenburg
- Conrad II (?-1401, Reign: 1347-1401) - Count of Oldenburg
- Christian V (1342-1399, Reign: 1368-1398) - Count of Oldenburg
- Maurice II (1381-1420, Reign: 1401-1420) - Count of Oldenburg
- Cristian VI (1394-1421, Reign: 1403-1421) - Count of Oldenburg
- Dietrich (1390-1440, Reign: 1403-1440) - Count of Oldenburg
- Christian I (1426-1481) - Count of Oldenburg (Reign: 1440-1448), King of Denmark (Reign: 1448-1481)
- John (1455-1513, Reign: 1481-1513) - King of Denmark
- Christian II (1481-1559, Reign: 1513-1523) - King of Denmark
- Frederick I (1471-1533, Reign: 1523-1533) - King of Denmark
- Christian III (1503-1559, Reign: 1534-1559) - King of Denmark
- Frederick II (1534-1588, Reign: 1559-1588) - King of Denmark
- Christian IV (1577-1648, Reign: 1588-1648) - King of Denmark
- Frederick III (1609-1670, Reign: 1648-1670) - King of Denmark
- Christian V (1646-1699, Reign: 1670-1699) - King of Denmark
- Frederick IV (1671-1730, Reign: 1699-1730) - King of Denmark
- Christian VI (1699-1746, Reign: 1730-1746) - King of Denmark
- Frederick V (1723-1766, Reign: 1746-1766) - King of Denmark
- Christian VII (1749-1808, Reign: 1766-1808) - King of Denmark
- Frederick VI (1768-1839, Reign: 1808-1839) - King of Denmark
- Christian VIII (1786-1848, Reign: 1839-1848) - King of Denmark
- Frederick VII (1808-1863, Reign: 1848-1863) - King of Denmark
- Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg (1863-)
- Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg (1863-1931)
- Christian August II (1798-1869, Reign: 1863-1869) - Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augsthenburg
- Frederick VIII (1829-1880, Reign: 1869-1880) - Duke of Schleswig-Holstein (nominally)
- Ernst Günther II (1863-1921, Reign: 1880-1921) - Duke of Schleswig-Holstein (nominally)
- Albert (1869-1931, Reign: 1921-1931) - Duke of Schleswig-Holstein (nominally)
- Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (1931-)
- Friedrich Ferdinand (1855-1934, Reign: 1931-1934) - Duke of Schleswig-Holstein (nominally)
- Wilhelm Friedrich (1891-1965, Reign: 1934-1965) - Duke of Schleswig-Holstein (nominally)
- Peter (1922-1980, Reign: 1965-1980) - Duke of Schleswig-Holstein (nominally)
- Christoph (: 1949-2023, Reign: 1980-2023) - Duke of Schleswig-Holstein (nominally)
- Friedrich Ferdinand (1985 -present, Reign: 2023-present) - Duke of Schleswig-Holstein (nominally)
- Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg (1863-1931)
Line of succession
[edit]By agnatic primogeniture:
- Frederick I of Denmark (1471–1533)
- Christian III of Denmark (1503–1559)
- John II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg (1545–1622)
- Alexander, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg (1573–1627)
- August Philipp, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck (1612–1675)
- Frederick Louis, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck (1653–1728)
- Peter August, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck (1697–1775)
- Prince Karl Anton August of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck (1727–1759)
- Friedrich Karl Ludwig, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck (1757–1816)
- Friedrich Wilhelm, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (1785–1831)
- Friedrich, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (1814–1885)
- Friedrich Ferdinand, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein (1855–1934)
- Wilhelm Friedrich, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein (1891–1965)
- Peter, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein (1922–1980)
- Christoph, Prince of Schleswig-Holstein (1949–2023)
Friedrich Ferdinand, Prince of Schleswig-Holstein (b. 1985)
- (1) Alfred, Hereditary Prince of Schleswig-Holstein (b. 2019)
- (2) Prince Albert of Schleswig-Holstein (b. 2020)
- (3) Prince Constantin of Schleswig-Holstein (b. 1986)
- (4) Prince Tassilo of Schleswig-Holstein (b. 2023)
- (5) Prince Leopold of Schleswig-Holstein (b. 1991)
- (6) Prince Alexander of Schleswig-Holstein (b. 1953)
- (7) Prince Julian of Schleswig-Holstein (b. 1997)
- Christoph, Prince of Schleswig-Holstein (1949–2023)
- Peter, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein (1922–1980)
- Wilhelm Friedrich, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein (1891–1965)
- Friedrich Ferdinand, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein (1855–1934)
- Christian IX of Denmark (1818–1906)
- Frederick VIII of Denmark (1843–1912)
- Christian X of Denmark (1870–1947)
- Knud, Hereditary Prince of Denmark (1900–1976)
- (8) Count Ingolf of Rosenborg (b. 1940)
- Knud, Hereditary Prince of Denmark (1900–1976)
- Haakon VII of Norway (1872–1957)
- Olav V of Norway (1903–1991)
- (9) Harald V of Norway (b. 1937)
- (10) Haakon, Crown Prince of Norway (b. 1973)
- (11) Prince Sverre Magnus of Norway (b. 2005)
- (10) Haakon, Crown Prince of Norway (b. 1973)
- (9) Harald V of Norway (b. 1937)
- Olav V of Norway (1903–1991)
- Prince Harald of Denmark (1876–1949)
- Count Oluf of Rosenborg (1923–1990)
- (12) Count Ulrik of Rosenborg (b. 1950)
- (13) Count Philip of Rosenborg (b. 1986)
- (12) Count Ulrik of Rosenborg (b. 1950)
- Count Oluf of Rosenborg (1923–1990)
- Christian X of Denmark (1870–1947)
- George I of Greece (1845–1913)
- Constantine I of Greece (1868–1923)
- Paul of Greece (1901–1964)
- Constantine II of Greece (1940–2023)
- (14) Pavlos, Crown Prince of Greece (b. 1967)
- (15) Prince Constantine Alexios of Greece and Denmark (b. 1998)
- (16) Prince Achileas Andreas of Greece and Denmark (b. 2000)
- (17) Prince Odysseas Kimon of Greece and Denmark (b. 2004)
- (18) Prince Aristide Stavros of Greece and Denmark (b. 2008)
- (19) Prince Nikolaos of Greece and Denmark (b. 1969)
- (20) Prince Philippos of Greece and Denmark (b. 1986)
- (14) Pavlos, Crown Prince of Greece (b. 1967)
- Constantine II of Greece (1940–2023)
- Paul of Greece (1901–1964)
- Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark (1882–1944)
- Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (1921–2021)
- (21) Charles III of the United Kingdom (b. 1948)
- (22) William, Prince of Wales (b. 1982)
- (23) Prince George of Wales (b. 2013)
- (24) Prince Louis of Wales (b. 2018)
- (25) Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex (b. 1984)
- (26) Prince Archie of Sussex (b. 2019)
- (22) William, Prince of Wales (b. 1982)
- (27) Prince Andrew, Duke of York (b. 1960)
- (28) Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh (b. 1964)
- (29) James Mountbatten-Windsor, Earl of Wessex (b. 2007)
- (21) Charles III of the United Kingdom (b. 1948)
- Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (1921–2021)
- Constantine I of Greece (1868–1923)
- Prince Valdemar of Denmark (1858–1939)
- Prince Axel of Denmark (1888–1964)
- Count Flemming of Rosenborg (1922–2002)
- (30) Count Axel of Rosenborg (b. 1950)
- (31) Count Carl Johan of Rosenborg (b. 1979)
- (32) Count Valdemar of Rosenborg (b. 2014)
- (33) Count Alexander Flemming of Rosenborg (b. 1993)
- (31) Count Carl Johan of Rosenborg (b. 1979)
- (34) Count Birger of Rosenborg (b. 1950)
- (35) Count Carl Johan of Rosenborg (b. 1952)
- (30) Count Axel of Rosenborg (b. 1950)
- Count Flemming of Rosenborg (1922–2002)
- Prince Erik, Count of Rosenborg (1890–1950)
- Count Christian of Rosenborg (1932–1997)
- (36) Count Valdemar of Rosenborg (b. 1965)
- (37) Count Nicolai of Rosenborg (b. 1997)
- (36) Count Valdemar of Rosenborg (b. 1965)
- Count Christian of Rosenborg (1932–1997)
- Prince Axel of Denmark (1888–1964)
- Frederick VIII of Denmark (1843–1912)
- Friedrich, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (1814–1885)
- Friedrich Wilhelm, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (1785–1831)
- Friedrich Karl Ludwig, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck (1757–1816)
- Prince Karl Anton August of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck (1727–1759)
- Peter August, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck (1697–1775)
- Frederick Louis, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck (1653–1728)
- August Philipp, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck (1612–1675)
- Alexander, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg (1573–1627)
- John II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg (1545–1622)
- Adolf, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp (1526–1586)
- John Adolf, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp (1575–1616)
- Frederick III, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp (1597–1659)
- Christian Albert, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp (1641–1695)
- Frederick IV, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp (1671–1702)
- Charles Frederick, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp (1700–1739)
- Peter III of Russia (1728–1762)
- Paul I of Russia (1728–1762)
- Nicholas I of Russia (1796-1855)
- Alexander II of Russia (1818-1881)
- Grand Duke Paul Alexandrovich of Russia (1860-1919)
- Grand Duke Dmitri Pavlovich of Russia (1891-1941)
- Prince Paul Dimitrievich Romanovsky-Ilyinsky (1928-2004)
- (38) Prince Dimitri Pavlovich Romanovsky-Ilyinsky (b. 1954)
- (39) Prince Michael Pavlovich Romanovsky-Ilyinsky (b. 1961)
- Prince Paul Dimitrievich Romanovsky-Ilyinsky (1928-2004)
- Grand Duke Dmitri Pavlovich of Russia (1891-1941)
- Prince George Alexandrovich Yurievsky (1872-1913)
- Prince Alexander Georgijevich Yurievsky (1900-1988)
- (not in line of succession as his grandfather Prince George was born out of wedlock) Prince George Alexandrovich Yurievsky (b. 1961)
- Prince Alexander Georgijevich Yurievsky (1900-1988)
- Grand Duke Paul Alexandrovich of Russia (1860-1919)
- Grand Duke Michael Nicolaevich of Russia (1832-1909)
- Grand Duke Alexander Mikhailovich of Russia (1866-1933)
- Prince Andrei Alexandrovich of Russia (1897-1981)
- Andrew Andreevich, Prince of Russia (1923-2021)
- (40) Alexis Andreevich, Prince of Russia (b. 1953)
- (41) Prince Peter Andreevich of Russia (b. 1961)
- (42) Prince Andrew Andreevich of Russia (b. 1963)
- Andrew Andreevich, Prince of Russia (1923-2021)
- Prince Rostislav Alexandrovich of Russia (1902-1978)
- Prince Rostislav Rostislavovich of Russia (1938-1999)
- (43) Prince Rostislav Rostislavovich of Russia (b. 1985)
- (not in line of succession as he was born out of wedlock) Prince Rostislav Rostislavovich of Russia (b. 2013)
- (44) Prince Nikita Rostislavovich of Russia (b. 1987)
- (43) Prince Rostislav Rostislavovich of Russia (b. 1985)
- Prince Nicholas Rostislavovich of Russia (1945-2000)
- (45) Prince Nicholas Nicolaevich of Russia (b. 1968)
- (46) Prince Daniel Nicolaevich of Russia (b. 1972)
- (47) Prince Jackson Daniel Danielaevich of Russia (b. 2009)
- Prince Rostislav Rostislavovich of Russia (1938-1999)
- Prince Andrei Alexandrovich of Russia (1897-1981)
- Grand Duke Alexander Mikhailovich of Russia (1866-1933)
- Alexander II of Russia (1818-1881)
- Nicholas I of Russia (1796-1855)
- Paul I of Russia (1728–1762)
- Peter III of Russia (1728–1762)
- Charles Frederick, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp (1700–1739)
- Prince Christian August of Holstein-Gottorp (1673-1726)
- Prince Georg Ludwig of Holstein-Gottorp (1719-1763)
- Peter I, Grand Duke of Oldenburg (1755-1829)
- Augustus, Grand Duke of Oldenburg (1783-1853)
- Peter II, Grand Duke of Oldenburg (1827-1900)
- Frederick Augustus II, Grand Duke of Oldenburg (1852-1931)
- Nikolaus, Hereditary Grand Duke of Oldenburg (1897-1970)
- Anton Günther, Duke of Oldenburg (1923-2014)
- (48) Christian, Duke of Oldenburg (b. 1955)
- (49) Alexander, Hereditary Duke of Oldenburg (b. 1990)
- (50) Duke Philipp of Oldenburg (b. 1991)
- (51) Duke Anton Friedrich of Oldenburg (b. 1993)
- (48) Christian, Duke of Oldenburg (b. 1955)
- Duke Peter of Oldenburg (1926-2016)
- (52) Duke Nikolaus of Oldenburg (b. 1955)
- (53) Duke Christoph of Oldenburg (b. 1985)
- (54) Duke Georg of Oldenburg (b. 1990)
- (55) Duke Oscar of Oldenburg (b. 1991)
- (52) Duke Nikolaus of Oldenburg (b. 1955)
- Duke Friedrich August of Oldenburg (1936–2017)
- (56) Duke Paul-Wladimir of Oldenburg (b. 1969)
- (57) Duke Kirill of Oldenburg (b. 2002)
- (58) Duke Carlos of Oldenburg (b. 2004)
- (59) Duke Paul of Oldenburg (b. 2005)
- (60) Duke Louis of Oldenburg (b. 2012)
- (56) Duke Paul-Wladimir of Oldenburg (b. 1969)
- (61) Duke Huno of Oldenburg (b. 1940)
- (62) Duke Johann of Oldenburg (b. 1940)
- (63) Duke Konstantin Nikolaus of Oldenburg (b. 1975)
- Anton Günther, Duke of Oldenburg (1923-2014)
- Nikolaus, Hereditary Grand Duke of Oldenburg (1897-1970)
- Frederick Augustus II, Grand Duke of Oldenburg (1852-1931)
- Peter II, Grand Duke of Oldenburg (1827-1900)
- Augustus, Grand Duke of Oldenburg (1783-1853)
- Peter I, Grand Duke of Oldenburg (1755-1829)
- Prince Georg Ludwig of Holstein-Gottorp (1719-1763)
- Frederick IV, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp (1671–1702)
- Christian Albert, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp (1641–1695)
- Frederick III, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp (1597–1659)
- John Adolf, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp (1575–1616)
- Christian III of Denmark (1503–1559)
Historical images
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The Grand Duchy of Oldenburg bordered Bremen and the Kingdom of Hanover and included the islands of Wangerooge and Mellum -
The Duchy of Oldenburg in 1789 (in the northwest, Hzm. Oldenburg, light green) -
Oldenburg Palace in Oldenburg -
Coat of arms of the counts of Oldenburg at Oldenburg Palace: red stripes on gold for Oldenburg; golden cross on blue for Delmenhorst
Prominent members
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The first Oldenburg king was Christian I of Denmark, Norway and Sweden (1426–1481) -
King Charles III of the United Kingdom (*1948) -
Queen Margrethe II (*1940) was the last Oldenburg monarch on the Danish throne when she abdicated in 2024 -
King Harald V of Norway (*1937) -
Sweden's most prominent Oldenburg king was Gustav III (1746–1792) -
Nicholas II (1868–1918) was the last Emperor of Russia -
Former King Constantine II (1940-2023) and Queen Anne-Marie (*1946) of Greece, both Oldenburgs, she being a princess of Denmark -
Former Queen Sofía of Spain, Princess of Greece and Denmark (*1938) -
Frederick Augustus II (1852–1931) was the last ruling Grand Duke of Oldenburg -
![Christoph, Prince of Schleswig-Holstein (1949–2023), head of the House of Oldenburg for 43 years from 1980[5]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Christoph_of_Schleswig-Holstein_2010_crop.jpg/145px-Christoph_of_Schleswig-Holstein_2010_crop.jpg)
Christoph, Prince of Schleswig-Holstein (1949–2023), head of the House of Oldenburg for 43 years from 1980[5]
See also
[edit]- Counts, dukes and grand dukes of Oldenburg
- List of rulers of Schleswig-Holstein (contains more information about the partitions of Schleswig and Holstein)
- List of members of the House of Oldenburg (male descendants)
- Family tree of Oldenburg monarchs of Denmark
- Oldenborg Dynasty Family Tree (in Czech)
- Genealogy of the House of Oldenburg from 1040 to the present day (in German)
- Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg, for the minor branches of the House of Oldenburg
- Coat of arms of Oldenburg
- Armorial of the House of Oldenburg (in French)
Footnotes
[edit]- ^ Although Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, his children and his sons' children are patrilineally descended from this branch, his male-line descendants bearing the style of "Majesty" or "Royal Highness" are de jure members of the House of Windsor, by declaration of the British monarch. (seeRoyal Styles and Titles – 1960 Letters Patent). In July 1947, prior to his engagement to Princess Elizabeth, Philip relinquished his Greek and Danish royal titles and styles and became a naturalised British subject, adopting his maternal grandparents' surname of Mountbatten.
References
[edit]- ^ Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels, Fürstliche Häuser, Band XVII, "Oldenburg". C.A. Starke Verlag, 2004, pp. 44–50 (in German). ISBN 9783798008335.
- ^ Burke's Royal Families of the World, p. 60. ISBN 0-85011-023-8.
- ^ Year: 1863; Quantity released: 101,000 coin; Weight: 28.893 gram; Composition: Silver 87.5%; Diameter: 39.5 mm – https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces23580.html
- ^ Burke's Royal Families of the World. p. 326. ISBN 0850110238.
- ^ Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels, Fürstliche Häuser, Band XVI, "Haus Holstein". C.A. Starke Verlag, 2001, pp. 44-50 (in German). ISBN 3-7980-0824-8.
External links
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- Marek, Miroslav, The House of Oldenburg, Genealogy.EU.
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