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Frederick Augustus I
Duke of Oldenburg
Duke of Oldenburg
Reign1774–1785
PredecessorKings of Denmark as counts
SuccessorWilliam I
Born(1711-09-20)20 September 1711
Gottorp, Schleswig
Died6 July 1785(1785-07-06) (aged 73)
Oldenburg
SpousePrincess Ulrike Friederike Wilhelmine of Hesse-Kassel
IssueWilhelm, Duke of Oldenburg
Princess Luise
Hedvig Elisabeth Charlotte, Queen of Sweden and Norway
Names
German: Friedrich August
HouseHolstein-Gottorp
FatherChristian August of Holstein-Gottorp, Prince of Eutin
MotherMargravine Albertina Frederica of Baden-Durlach

Friedrich August, Duke of Holstein-Oldenburg (20 September 1711 – 6 July 1785) was the son of Christian August, regent of Holstein-Gottorp and his wife Margravine Albertine Friederike of Baden-Durlach. He was born in Gottorp, Schleswig

Marriage and issue

Frederick Augustus married on 21 November 1752 to Princess Ulrike Friederike Wilhelmine of Hesse-Kassel; the couple had three children:

Titular History

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.

He died in Oldenburg. His son and heir apparent, Peter Friedrich Wilhelm, succeeded him as Wilhelm I, Duke of Oldenburg.

Ancestry

Ancestors of Frederick August I, Duke of Oldenburg
16. John Adolf, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp
8. Frederick III, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp
17. Augusta of Denmark
4. Christian Albert, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp
18. John George I, Elector of Saxony
9. Marie Elisabeth of Saxony
19. Magdalene Sibylle of Prussia
2. Christian August of Holstein-Gottorp, Prince of Eutin
20. Christian IV of Denmark
10. Frederick III of Denmark
21. Anne Catherine of Brandenburg
5. Frederikke Amalie of Denmark
22. George, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
11. Sophie Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg
23. Anne Eleonore of Hesse-Darmstadt
1. Frederick Augustus I, Duke of Oldenburg
24. Frederick V, Margrave of Baden-Durlach
12. Frederick VI, Margrave of Baden-Durlach
25. Barbara of Württemberg
6. Frederick VII, Margrave of Baden-Durlach
26. John Casimir, Count Palatine of Kleeburg
13. Christina Magdalena of the Palatinate-Zweibrücken
27. Catharina of Sweden
3. Albertina Frederica of Baden-Durlach
28. John Adolf, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp (= 16)
14. Frederick III, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp (= 8)
29. Augusta of Denmark (= 17)
7. Augusta Marie of Holstein-Gottorp
30. John George I, Elector of Saxony (= 18)
15. Marie Elisabeth of Saxony (= 9)
31. Magdalene Sibylle of Prussia(= 19)

See also

References

  1. Genealogie ascendante jusqu'au quatrieme degre inclusivement de tous les Rois et Princes de maisons souveraines de l'Europe actuellement vivans [Genealogy up to the fourth degree inclusive of all the Kings and Princes of sovereign houses of Europe currently living] (in French). Bourdeaux: Frederic Guillaume Birnstiel. 1768. p. 28.
Frederick August I, Duke of Oldenburg House of Holstein-GottorpCadet branch of the House of OldenburgBorn: 20 September 1711 Died: 6 July 1785
Regnal titles
Preceded byAdolf Frederick of Sweden Lutheran
Prince-Bishop of Lübeck
1750–1785
 Succeeded byPeter I of Oldenburg
Preceded byPaul I Count of Oldenburg
1773 		Elevated to duchy
New title Duke of Oldenburg
1774–1785 		Succeeded byWilliam
Dukes of Oldenburg
The generations are numbered from the ascension of Frederick August I as Duke of Oldenburg in 1774.
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All Dukes were also by right Princes of Holstein-Gottorp
* may have lost his title due to an unequal marriage
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