Frederick August of Eutin
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| Duke of Oldenburg | |||||
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| Duke of Oldenburg | |||||
| Reign | 1774–1785 | ||||
| Predecessor | kings of Denmark as counts | ||||
| Successor | William I | ||||
| Born |
20 September 1711 Gottorp, Schleswig |
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| Died | 6 July 1785 (aged 73) Oldenburg |
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| Spouse | Princess Ulrike Friederike Wilhelmine of Hesse-Kassel | ||||
| Issue |
Wilhelm, Duke of Oldenburg Princess Luise Hedvig Elisabeth Charlotte, Queen of Sweden and Norway |
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| House | Holstein-Gottorp | ||||
| Father | Christian August of Holstein-Gottorp, Prince of Eutin | ||||
| Mother | Margravine Albertina Frederica of Baden-Durlach | ||||
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| German: Friedrich August |
Friedrich August, Duke of Holstein-Oldenburg (20 September 1711 in Gottorp, Schleswig – 6 July 1785 in Oldenburg) was the son of Christian August, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp and his wife Margravine Albertine Friederike of Baden-Durlach.
Frederick Augustus married on 21 November 1752 to Princess Ulrike Friederike Wilhelmine of Hesse-Kassel; the couple had three children:
Empress Catherine the Great of Russia, on behalf of her son Paul of Russia, last of the Dukes of Holstein-Gottorp, ceded the lands of that duchy to Denmark. In exchange, Denmark ceded the Duchy of Oldenburg to the Prince Bishops of Lübeck, a cadet branch of the Dukes of Gottorp. Thus, Friederich August of Holstein-Gottorp, Prince Bishop of Lübeck, became Duke of Oldenburg.
His son and heir apparent, Peter Friedrich Wilhelm, succeeded him as Wilhelm I, Duke of Oldenburg.
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