Ameli, Duchess of Oldenburg

Grand Ducal Family of Oldenburg

HRH The Duke HRH The Duchess HRH Duke Alexander HH Duke Philipp HH Duke Anton Friedrich HH Duchess Katharina HH Duchess Helene Extended family HH Duke Peter HH Duke Friedrich August HH Duchess Belinda HH Duchess Anastasia HH Duchess Alice HH Duchess Cara HH Duke Nikolaus HH Duchess Anna HH Duke Christoph HH Duke Georg HH Duke Oscar HH Duke Georg Moritz HH Duchess Margarete, Princess Philipp von Croÿ HH Duke Egilmar HH Duke Friedrich August HH Duke Paul-Wladimir HH Duchess Maria del Pilar HH Duke Kirill HH Duke Carlos HH Duke Paul HH Duchess Maria Assunta HH Duchess Rixa, Mrs. Sanders HH Duchess Bibiane, Mrs. Dorner HH Duke Huno HH Duchess Felicitas-Anita HH Duchess Beatrix, Mrs. von Storch HH Duchess Sophie, Mrs. von Radowitz HH Duke Johann HH Duchess Ilka HH Duke Konstantin Nikolaus HH Duchess Esther HI&RH Archduchess Eilika of Austria HH Duchess Tatjana, Countess Axel de Chavagnac HH The Dowager Princess of Leiningen HH The Baroness of Erffa

Princess Ameli of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg (German: Prinzessin Ameli Gertrud Pauline Antonie Madeleine Wanda Elisabeth zu Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg; 4 March 1923 – 26 March 2016) was the daughter of Udo, Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg, and widow of Anton-Günther, Duke of Oldenburg, the late pretender to the Grand Duchy of Oldenburg who died on September 20, 2014.

Early life

Ameli was born at Frankfurt am Main, Weimar Republic the first child of Udo, Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg (1896–1980), and his wife, Countess Margarete of Castell-Castell (1899–1969), daughter of Friedrich Carl, Prince of Castell-Castell.

Marriage and family

Ameli married on 7 August 1951 in Kreuzwertheim, to Duke Anton-Günther of Oldenburg (1923–2014), son of Nikolaus, Hereditary Grand Duke of Oldenburg (1897–1970) and his first wife Princess Helena of Waldeck and Pyrmont (1899–1948). Duke Anton-Günther is a grandson of the last Grand Duke of Oldenburg, Frederick Augustus II.^[1]

They had two children.

Duchess Helene Elisabeth Bathildis Margarete of Oldenburg (born 3 August 1953 in Rastede), unmarried
Duke Christian Nikolaus Udo Peter of Oldenburg (born 1 February 1955 in Rastede), married to Countess Caroline zu Rantzau and has issue. Since the death of Duke Anton-Günther, Duke Christian is now the Duke of Oldenburg and head of the Grand Ducal Family of Oldenburg.

Titles and styles

4 March 1923 – 7 August 1951: Her Serene Highness Princess Ameli of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg
7 August 1951 – 3 April 1970: Her Royal Highness Duchess Ameli of Oldenburg
3 April 1970 – 20 September 2014: Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Oldenburg
20 September 2014 - 26 March 2016: Her Royal Highness The Dowager Duchess of Oldenburg
Title in pretence:
- 3 April 1970 – 20 September 2014: Her Royal Highness The Grand Duchess of Oldenburg
- 20 September 2014 - 26 March 2016: Her Royal Highness The Dowager Grand Duchess of Oldenburg

Ancestry

Ancestors of Ameli, Duchess of Oldenburg

16. Prince William of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg

8. William, Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg

17. Dorothea Christine von Kahlden

4. Prince Alfred of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg

18. Count Alban of Schönburg-Glauchau

9. Countess Olga Clara of Schönburg-Forderglauchau

19. Countess Amalie of Jenison-Walworth

2. Udo, Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg

20. William II, Elector of Hesse

10. Count Wilhelm of Reichenbach-Lessonitz

21. Emilie Ortlöpp

5. Countess Pauline of Reichenbach-Lessonitz

22. Baron Leopold Göler of Ravensburg

11. Baroness Amélie Göler of Ravensburg

23. Pauline Auguste Wielandt

1. Princess Ameli of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg

24. Friedrich, Count of Castell-Castell

12. Carl, Count of Castell-Castell

25. Princess Emilie of Hohenlohe-Langenburg

6. Friedrich Carl, Prince of Castell-Castell

26. Carl Friedrich, Count of Solms-Rödelheim and Assenheim

13. Countess Emma of Solms-Rödelheim and Assenheim

27. Countess Amalie of Erbach-Schönberg

3. Countess Margarete of Castell-Castell

28. Count Wilhelm of Stolberg-Wernigerode

14. Count Constantin of Stolberg-Wernigerode

29. Countess Elisabeth of Stolberg-Rossla

7. Countess Gertrud of Stolberg-Wernigerode

30. Count Conrad of Stolberg-Wernigerode

15. Countess Antonie of Stolberg-Wernigerode

31. Baroness Marianne of Romberg

Notes and sources

↑ C. Arnold McNaughton, The Book of Kings, volume 1, page 210.

thePeerage.com - Ameli Prinzessin zu Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg
Genealogics - Leo van de Pas - Princess Ameli zu Löwenstein-Wertheim- Freudenberg
L'Allemagne dynastique, Huberty, Giraud, Magdelaine, Reference: IV 475
The Royal House of Stuart, London, 1969, 1971, 1976, Addington, A. C., Reference: II 381
Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels, Fürstliche Häuser, Reference: 1964 265
Ameli, Duchess of Oldenburg's obituary (German)

Titles in pretence
Ameli, Duchess of Oldenburg House of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg Born: 4 March 1923
Preceded by Anne-Marie von Schutzbar genannt Milchling	— TITULAR — Grand Duchess of Oldenburg 3 April 1970 – 20 September 2014 Reason for succession failure: Grand Duchy abolished in 1918	Succeeded by Countess Caroline zu Rantzau

Duchesses of Oldenburg by marriage

The generations are numbered from the ascension of Frederick August I as Duke of Oldenburg in 1774 and remain unchanged even when its ruler became Grand Dukes.

1st Generation	None

2nd Generation	Grand Duchess Catherine Pavlovna of Russia Princess Adelheid of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym Princess Ida of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg Princess Cecilia of Sweden

3rd Generation	Princess Elisabeth of Saxe-Altenburg Princess Therese of Nassau-Weilburg

4th Generation	Princess Eugenia Maximilianovna of Leuchtenberg Princess Elisabeth Anna of Prussia Duchess Elisabeth Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin

5th Generation	Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna of Russia Princess Helena of Waldeck and Pyrmont Anne-Marie von Schutzbar genannt Milchling

6th Generation	Princess Ameli of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg Princess Gertrud of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg Princess Marie Cécile of Prussia Felicitas-Anita, Countess Schwerin von Krosigk Countess Ilka zu Ortenburg Donata Countess of Castell-Rüdenhausen

7th Generation	Belinda Tatham Warter Countess Caroline zu Rantzau Anna Dyckerhoff Maria del Pilar Méndez de Vigo y Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg

8th Generation	None

All Duchesses were also by right Princesses of Holstein-Gottorp by marriage

Authority control	WorldCat Identities VIAF: 178526132 LCCN: no2012059791 ISNI: 0000 0003 5610 3589 GND: 1015353746

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