Frederick August I, Duke of Oldenburg

German priest
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IntroGerman priest
A.K.A.Auguste d'Oldenbourg Friedrich August von Holstein-Gottorp
A.K.A.Auguste d'Oldenbourg Friedrich August von Holstein-Gottorp
PlacesGermany
wasPriest
Work fieldReligion
Gender
Male
Birth20 September 1711, Gottorf Castle, Schleswig, Schleswig-Flensburg, Schleswig-Holstein
Death6 July 1785Oldenburg, Lower Saxony, Germany (aged 73 years)
Family
Mother:Margravine Albertina Frederica of Baden-Durlach
Father:Christian August of Holstein-Gottorp, Prince of Eutin
Siblings:Charles Augustus of Holstein-Gottorp Adolf Frederick of Sweden Prince Georg Ludwig of Holstein-Gottorp
Spouse:Princess Ulrike Friederike Wilhelmine of Hesse-Kassel
Children:Hedvig Elisabeth Charlotte of Holstein-Gottorp Peter Friedrich Wilhelm Duke of Oldenburg
The details

Biography

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

Marriage and issue

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

  • Peter Friedrich Wilhelm, Duke of Oldenburg (3 January 1754 – 2 July 1823)
  • Luise of Holstein-Gottorp-Oldenburg (2 October 1756 – 31 July 1759)
  • Hedwig Sophie Charlotte of Holstein-Gottorp-Oldenburg (22 March 1759 – 20 June 1818)

    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.

    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)
     
     
     
     
     
     
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