Christian | |||||
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Duke of Oldenburg | |||||
Born |
Rastede, West Germany |
1 February 1955 ||||
Spouse | Countess Caroline zu Rantzau (m. 1987) | ||||
Issue | Duke Alexander Duke Philipp Duke Anton Friedrich Duchess Katharina |
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House | Holstein-Gottorp | ||||
Father | Anton-Günther, Duke of Oldenburg | ||||
Mother | Princess Ameli of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg | ||||
Religion | Lutheran |
Full name | |
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Christian Nikolaus Udo Peter |
Extended family
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HH Duke Peter
HH Duke Egilmar
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.