Anton-Günther, Duke of Oldenburg
| Anton-Günther | |
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| Duke of Oldenburg | |
| Born | 16 January 1923 Holstein-Gottorp |
| Father | Nikolaus, Hereditary Grand Duke of Oldenburg |
| Mother | Princess Helena of Waldeck and Pyrmont |
| Religion | Lutheranism |
Anton-Günther, Duke of Oldenburg (Anton-Günther Friedrich August Wilhelm Josias von Holstein-Gottorp, Erbgroßherzog von Oldenburg, Prinz von Lübeck; 16 January 1923 – 20 September 2014) was the head of the Grand Ducal Family of Oldenburg.
Life
He was born in
He studied for a Diploma in Forestry and succeeded as head of the Grand Ducal Family of Oldenburg upon the death of his father, the Hereditary Grand Duke, on 3 April 1970. He died in September 2014 aged 91.[1]
The ancestral home of the House of Oldenburg is
According to his obituary issued by the family his ancestral titles (however not all part of his official German surname) were: HRH The Duke of Oldenburg, Heir in Norway, Duke of Schleswig, Holstein, Stormarn, Dithmarschen and Oldenburg, Prince of Lübeck and Birkenfeld, Lord of Jever and Knyphausen.
Marriage and children
Duke Anton-Günther was married to
- 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
The Duke and the Duchess lived at Güldenstein Manor,
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Güldenstein Manor, Harmsdorf -
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Rastede Castle
Ancestry
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See also
Counts, dukes and grand dukes of Oldenburg
References
- ^ "Adel Oldenburg/Rastede/Lensahn: Oldenburg trauert um Herzog". 23 September 2014.
- Marek, Miroslav. "Genealogy.euweb". Genealogy.EU.[better source needed]
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