Frederick August I, Duke of Oldenburg

Frederick Augustus I
Duke of Oldenburg
Duke of Oldenburg
Predecessor	none
Successor	William I
Born	20 September 1711 Gottorp, Schleswig
Died	6 July 1785 (aged 73) Oldenburg
Spouse	Princess Ulrike Friederike Wilhelmine of Hesse-Kassel
Issue	Wilhelm, Duke of Oldenburg Princess Luise Hedvig Elisabeth Charlotte, Queen of Sweden and Norway
Full name German: Friedrich August
House	Holstein-Gottorp
Father	Christian August of Holstein-Gottorp, Prince of Eutin
Mother	Margravine Albertina Frederica of Baden-Durlach

Friedrich August, Duke of Holstein-Oldenburg^[1][2] (Gottorp, Schleswig, 20 September 1711^[1][2] – Oldenburg, 6 July 1785^[1][2]) was the son of Christian August, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp and his wife Margravine Albertine Friederike of Baden-Durlach.^[1][2]

Marriage and issue

Frederick Augustus married Princess Ulrike Friederike Wilhelmine of Hesse-Kassel; the couple had three children:^[1][2]

• Peter Friedrich Wilhelm, Duke of Oldenburg (born 3 January 1754)^[1][2]
• Luise of Holstein-Gottorp-Oldenburg (born 2 October 1756)^[1][2]
• Hedwig Sophie Charlotte of Holstein-Gottorp-Oldenburg (born 22 March 1759)^[1][2]

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 Duchy lands 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.^[3]

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 of Pfalz-Zweibrücken               13. Christine Magdalen of 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

• Rulers of Oldenburg

References

1. Darryl Lundy (15 July 2005). "Friedrich August Oldenburg, Grand Duke of Oldenburg". thePeerage.com. Retrieved 2009-01-02.
2. Paul Theroff. "OLDENBURG". Paul Theroff's Royal Genealogy Site. Retrieved 2009-01-02.
3. A Chronology of World Political History 1701–1800 at the Wayback Machine (archived October 27, 2009)