Counts, dukes and grand dukes of Oldenburg
| Monarchy of Oldenburg | |
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| Details | |
| Style | His Royal Highness | 
| First monarch | Elimar I (As Count) | 
| Last monarch | Frederick Augustus II (As Grand Duke) | 
| Formation | 1101 | 
| Abolition | 9 November 1918 | 
| Residence | Rastede Castle | 
| Pretender(s) | Christian | 
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This is a list of the counts, dukes, grand dukes, and prime ministers of Oldenburg.
Counts of Oldenburg
- 1088[1]/1101–1108 Elimar I
 - 1108–1143 Elimar II
 - 1143–1168 Christian I the Quarrelsome
 - 1168–1211 Maurice I
 - 1209–1251 Otto I, joint rule with Christian II and later with John I
 - 1211–1233 Christian II
 - 1233–1272 John I
 - 1272–1278 Christian III
 - 1272–1301 Otto II, Count of Oldenburg-Delmenhorst
 - 1278–1305 John II
 - 1302–1323 Christian IV
 - 1305–1345 John III
 - 1331–1356 John IV
 - 1345–1347 Conrad I
 - 1368–1386 Conrad II
 - 1386–1420 Maurice II
 - 1368–1398 Christian V
 - 1398–1423 Christian VI
 - 1423–1440 Dietrich the Lucky
 - 1440–1448 Christian VII
 - 1448–1483 Gerhard VI "the Quarrelsome"
 - 1483–1500 Adolph, Count of Oldenburg-Delmenhorst
 - 1500–1526 John V
 - 1526–1529 John VI, joint rule with his brothers George, Christopher and Anthony I, forced to resign in 1529
 - 1526–1529 George, joint rule with his brothers John VI, Christopher and Anthony I, forced to resign in 1529
 - 1526–1566 Christopher, joint rule with his brothers John VI, George and Anthony I
 - 1526–1573 Anthony I, joint rule with his brothers John VI, George and Christopher
 - 1573–1603 John VII
 - 1573–1619 Anthony II, Count of Oldenburg-Delmenhorst
 - 1603–1667 Anthony Günther
 - 1667–1670 Frederick I, in personal union as Frederick III King of Denmark-Norway
 - 1670–1699 Christian VIII, in personal union as Christian V King of Denmark-Norway
 - 1699–1730 Frederick II, in personal union as Frederick IV King of Denmark-Norway
 - 1730–1746 Christian IX, in personal union as Christian VI King of Denmark-Norway
 - 1746–1766 Frederick III, in personal union as Frederick V King of Denmark-Norway
 - 1766–1773 Christian X, in personal union as Christian VII King of Denmark-Norway, ceded the county to the Holstein-Gottorp line
 - 1773 Paul I, ceded the county to his cousin of the Holstein-Gottorp line
 - 1773–1774 Frederick Augustus I (elevated to Duke in 1774), in personal union Prince-Bishop of Lübeck
 
Dukes of Oldenburg
| Name | Portrait | Birth | Marriage(s) | Death | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frederick Augustus I 1774–6 July 1785  |     |  20 September 1711 Gottorp, Schleswig son of Christian August of Holstein-Gottorp and Albertina Frederica  |  Ulrike Friederike Wilhelmine of Hesse-Kassel Kassel 21 November 1752 three children  |  6 July 1785 Oldenburg aged 73  | 
| William I 1785–1810  |     |  3 January 1754 Eutin son of Frederick August I and Ulrike  |  Never married | 2 July 1823 Schloss Plön aged 69  | 
- To France in 1810–1813
 
| Name | Portrait | Birth | Marriage(s) | Death | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William I 1813–1815  |     |  3 January 1754 Eutin son of Frederick Augustus I and Ulrike  |  Never married | 2 July 1823 Schloss Plön aged 69  | 
Grand Dukes of Oldenburg
| Name | Portrait | Birth | Marriage(s) | Death | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William I 1815–2 July 1823  |     |  3 January 1754 Eutin son of Frederick Augustus I and Ulrike  |  Never married | 2 July 1823 Schloss Plön aged 69  | 
| Peter I 1823–21 May 1829  |     |  17 January 1755 Rastede nephew of Frederick Augustus I and cousin of William  |  Frederica of Württemberg 6 June 1781 two children  |  21 May 1829 Oldenburg aged 74  | 
| Augustus I 1829–27 February 1853  |     |  13 July 1783 Rastede son of Peter I and Friederike  |  Adelheid of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym 24 July 1817 two children Ida of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym 24 June 1825 one child Cecilia of Sweden 5 May 1831 three children  |  27 February 1853 Oldenburg aged 69  | 
| Peter II 1853–13 June 1900  |     |  8 July 1827 Oldenburg son of Augustus I and Ida  |  Elisabeth of Saxe-Altenburg 10 February 1852 two children  |  13 June 1900 Rastede aged 72  | 
| Frederick Augustus II[2] 1900–11 November 1918  |     |  16 November 1852 Oldenburg son of Peter II and Elisabeth  |  Elisabeth Anna of Prussia 18 February 1878 two children Elisabeth of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 24 October 1896 5 children  |  24 February 1931 Rastede aged 78  | 
Full style
- Grand Duke of Oldenburg, Heir in Norway, Duke of Schleswig, Holstein, Stormarn, Ditmarshes & Oldenburg, Prince of Lübeck and Birkenfeld, Lord of Jever and Kniphausen
 
Prime ministers of the Republic of Oldenburg
- 1918–1919 Bernhard Kuhnt (USPD)
 - 1919–1923 Theodor Tantzen (DDP)
 - 1923–1930 Eugen von Finckh (no party)
 - 1930–1932 Friedrich Cassebohm
 - 1932–1933 Carl Röver (NSDAP)
 - 1933–1945 Georg Joel (NSDAP)
 - 1945–1946 Theodor Tantzen (FDP)
 
- To Lower Saxony in 1946
 
See also
References
- ^ Oldenburg
 - ^ "Grand Duke of Oldenburg Dead. Connected with Russian Imperial Family. His Military Services". The New York Times. June 14, 1900.
 





