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John II of Oldenburg

John II of Oldenburg
Count of Oldenburg
Reign 1272 - c. 1301
Predecessor Christian III, Count of Oldenburg
Successor John III, Count of Oldenburg
Spouse(s) Elisabeth of Brunswick-Lunenburg
Hedwig of Diepholz
Issue
Noble family House of Oldenburg
Father Christian III, Count of Oldenburg
Mother Hedwig von Oldenburg
Died c. 1314/1316
Religion Roman Catholic

John II of Oldenburg (German: Johann II. von Oldenburg; died c. 1314 or 1316) was Count of Oldenburg from 1275 until around 1301.

He was the son of Christian III, Count of Oldenburg and Hedwig von Oldenburg in Wildeshausen. John married twice. His first marriage was to Elisabeth, the daughter of John, Duke of Brunswick and Lunenburg and Liutgard von Holstein-Itzehoe. His second marriage was to Countess Hedwig of Diepholz.

John had five children:

John II of Oldenburg is also the patriline ancestor of Queen Margrethe II of Denmark, Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, and thus of Charles, Prince of Wales and Prince William, Duke of Cambridge.



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