Maurice, Count of Oldenburg
Maurice I (German: Moritz I.; c. 1145 – c. 1211) was Count of Oldenburg from 1169 through 1211. Count Maurice of Oldenburg was the son of Count Christian I of Oldenburg and his wife Kunigunde.
He married Salome, the daughter of Otto II, Count of Wickrath. Maurice and Salome were the parents of Christian II (Count of Oldenburg 1211-1233) and Otto I (Count of Oldenburg 1209-1251). He is the male-line progenitor of Margrethe II of Denmark, Harald V of Norway, Constantine II of Greece and Charles, Prince of Wales.
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| Preceded by Christian the Quarrelsome |
Count of Oldenburg 1169–1211 |
Succeeded by Christian II with Otto I |
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