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Christian, Duke of Oldenburg

Christian
Duke of Oldenburg
Born (1955-02-01) 1 February 1955 (age 62)
Rastede, West Germany
Spouse Countess Caroline zu Rantzau (m. 1987)
Issue Duke Alexander
Duke Philipp
Duke Anton Friedrich
Duchess Katharina
Full name
Christian Nikolaus Udo Peter
House Holstein-Gottorp
Father Anton-Günther, Duke of Oldenburg
Mother Princess Ameli of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg
Religion Lutheran
Full name
Christian Nikolaus Udo Peter
Grand Ducal Family of Oldenburg
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  • HRH The Duke
    HRH The Duchess
    • HRH Duke Alexander
    • HH Duke Philipp
    • HH Duke Anton Friedrich
    • HH Duchess Katharina

  • HH Duchess Helene

HH Duke Peter

HH Duke Egilmar

HH Duke Friedrich August

HH Duke Huno
HH Duchess Felicitas-Anita

HH Duke Johann
HH Duchess Ilka

HH The Dowager Princess of Leiningen

HH The Baroness of Erffa

Christian, Duke of Oldenburg (German: Christian Nikolaus Udo Peter Herzog von Oldenburg; born 1 February 1955) is the head of the Grand Ducal Family of Oldenburg.

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). Christian has an elder sister, Duchess Helene (b. 1953) who is unmarried. Christian has a diplom in Business.

Christian is a great-grandson of the last Grand Duke of Oldenburg to reign, 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.

Christian became heir to the headship of the Grand Ducal family on 3 April 1970 when his grandfather Hereditary Grand Duke Nikolaus died. Under the monarchy the Grand Duke and the Hereditary Grand Duke and their wives were entitled to the style Royal Highness. First as heir to the headship of the House and now head of the House Christian bears this style.


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