Nikolaus, Hereditary Grand Duke of Oldenburg
Nikolaus | |||||
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Hereditary Grand Duke of Oldenburg | |||||
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Born |
Oldenburg, Grand Duchy of Oldenburg | 10 August 1897||||
Died |
3 April 1970 72) Rastede, West Germany | (aged||||
Spouse |
Princess Helena of Waldeck and Pyrmont Anne-Marie von Schutzbar gennant Milchling | ||||
Issue |
Anton-Günther, Duke of Oldenburg Duchess Rixa Duke Peter Eilika, Princess of Leiningen Duke Eigilmar Duke Friedrich August Altburg, Baroness Rüdiger of Erffa Duke Huno Duke Johann | ||||
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House | Holstein-Gottorp | ||||
Father | Frederick Augustus II, Grand Duke of Oldenburg | ||||
Mother | Duchess Elisabeth Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin | ||||
Religion | Lutheranism |
Nikolaus, Hereditary Grand Duke of Oldenburg (German: Nikolaus Friedrich Wilhelm von Holstein-Gottorp, Erbgroßherzog von Oldenburg; 10 August 1897 – 3 April 1970) was the eldest son of Frederick Augustus II, Grand Duke of Oldenburg, who was the last ruling Grand Duke of Oldenburg.
In 1931, Nikolaus succeeded to his father's titles and assumed the role of pretender to the Grand Duchy, until his death in 1970.
Early life
Nikolaus was born at Oldenburg, Grand Duchy of Oldenburg, the third child and first son of Frederick Augustus II, Grand Duke of Oldenburg (1852–1931), (son of Peter II, Grand Duke of Oldenburg and Princess Elisabeth of Saxe-Altenburg) and his wife, Duchess Elisabeth Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1869–1955), (daughter of Frederick Francis II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin and Princess Marie of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt).
He was a first cousin of Queen Juliana of the Netherlands and with his wife and other family members was a guest at her 1937 wedding to Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld.[1]
Marriage
Nikolaus married on 26 October 1921 in Arolsen to Princess Helena of Waldeck and Pyrmont (1899–1948), only daughter of Friedrich, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont and his wife, Princess Bathildis of Schaumburg-Lippe.[2] and they had issue:
- Anton-Günther, Duke of Oldenburg (16 January 1923 – 20 September 2014), married Princess Ameli of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg 7 August 1951, and had issue:
- Duchess Rixa (28 March 1924 – 1 April 1939), who died after she fell off her horse.
- Duke Peter (7 August 1926 - 18 November 2016), married Princess Gertrud of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg (24 Jan 1926-4 Feb 2011; sister of Princess Ameli of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg) on 7 August 1951, and had issue:
- Duke Friedrich August (26 September 1952), married Belinda Warter on 22 December 1981, and had issue.
- Duchess Margarete (16 May 1954), married Prince Philipp of Croÿ 27 June 1985, and had issue.
- Duke Nikolaus (21 May 1955), married Anna Dyckerhoff 19 June 1982, and had issue.
- Duke Georg-Moritz (25 June 1957)
- Duchess Eilika (2 February 1928 - 26 January 2016), a bridesmaid at the 1937 wedding of Juliana of the Netherlands.[1], married Emich, 7th Prince of Leiningen 10 August 1950, and had issue.
- Duke Egilmar (14 October 1934 - 2013)
- Duke Friedrich August of Oldenburg (11 January 1936 - 9 July 2017), married Princess Marie Cécile of Prussia 4 December 1965, divorced 1989, and had issue. He remarried Countess Donata of Castell-Rüdenhausen 9 February 1991:
- Duchess Altburg (14 October 1938), married Baron Rüdiger von Erffa 8 July 1967 and had issue.
- Duke Johann Friedrich of Oldenburg (3 January 1940), married Countess Ilka of Ortenburg 9 October 1971 and had issue:
- Duchess Eilika (22 August 1972), married Archduke Georg of Austria 18 October 1997, and had issue.
- Duke Constantin Nikolaus of Oldenburg (13 December 1975), married Esther Sáchez Calvo 3 December 2012, and had issue.
His wife died in 1948, he married secondly on 20 September 1950 in Güldenstein to Anne-Marie von Schutzbar gennant Milchling (1903–1991), daughter of Rudolf von Schutzbar gen. Milchling and Rose Marston.[2] They had no children.
Titles and styles
- 10 August 1897 – 13 June 1900: His Highness Duke Nikolaus of Oldenburg
- 13 June 1900 – 3 April 1970: His Royal Highness The Hereditary Grand Duke of Oldenburg
Ancestry
Notes and sources
- 1 2 "Crown Princess Juliana of the Netherlands & Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld -1937". Royal Forums.
- 1 2 C. Arnold McNaughton, The Book of Kings: A Royal Genealogy, in 3 volumes (London, U.K.: Garnstone Press, 1973), volume 1, page 206. Hereinafter cited as The Book of Kings.
- thePeerage.com - Nikolaus Friedrich Wilhelm von Holstein-Gottorp, Hereditary Grand Duke of Oldenburg
- Genealogics - Leo van de Pas - Nikolaus, Hereditary Grand Duke von Oldenburg
- Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels, Fürstliche Häuser, Reference: 1971
Nikolaus, Hereditary Grand Duke of Oldenburg Cadet branch of the House of Oldenburg Born: 10 August 1897 Died: 3 April 1970 | ||
Titles in pretence | ||
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Preceded by Frederick Augustus II |
— TITULAR — Grand Duke of Oldenburg 1931–1970 Reason for succession failure: Grand Duchy abolished in 1918 |
Succeeded by Anton-Günther |