Frederick Augustus II, Grand Duke of Oldenburg

Frederick Augustus II
Frederick Augustus II
	Rastede Palace, Rastede, Free State of Oldenburg, Weimar Republic
Burial	Ducal (Herzogliches) Mausoleum, Gertrudenfriedhof, Oldenburg
Spouse	; Princess Elisabeth Anna of Prussia (m. 1878; died 1895) ; Duchess Elisabeth Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin; (m. 1896)
Issue	Sophia Charlotte, Princess Eitel Friedrich of Prussia; Duchess Margaret; Nikolaus, Hereditary Grand Duke of Oldenburg; Duke Frederick Augustus; Duchess Alexandrine; Ingeborg Alix, Princess Stephan Alexander of Schaumburg-Lippe; Altburg, Princess of Waldeck and Pyrmont;
House of Holstein-Gottorp
Father	Peter II, Grand Duke of Oldenburg
Mother	Princess Elisabeth of Saxe-Altenburg
Religion	Lutheranism

Frederick Augustus II (16 November 1852 in

Elisabeth Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin

.

Reign

Frederick Augustus' reign began on 13 June 1900, when his father died. His reign came to an end on

German monarchy

was abolished on 28 November 1918.

Frederick was forced to abdicate his throne at the end of

marks, stating that his financial condition was "extremely precarious".^[2]

In 1931, Frederick died in Rastede.[1]

Marriages and issue

On 18 February 1878, Frederick Augustus married

Prince of Wales also attended, as one of the brides (Charlotte) was his niece.^[6]

Frederick Augustus and Elisabeth Anna had two children:

Name	Birth	Death	Notes
Duchess Sophia Charlotte	2 February 1879	29 March 1964	married Wilhelm II of Germany.^[2]
Duchess Margaret	13 October 1881	20 February 1882	died in infancy.

Elisabeth died on 28 August 1895, before he succeeded as Grand Duke.[7] Before her death, her husband had been building a new residential palace; once she died, Frederick named the new building the Elisabeth-Anna-Palais in her honor.

On 24 October 1896, Frederick Augustus married

Frederick Francis II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg.^[3]^[2]

He succeeded as Grand Duke of Oldenburg in 1900.

Frederick Augustus and Elisabeth had five children:

Name	Birth	Death	Notes
Nicolas Frederick William, Hereditary Grand Duke of Oldenburg	10 August 1897	3 April 1970	married Princess Helena of Waldeck and Pyrmont.
Duke Frederick Augustus	25 March 1900	26 March 1900	twin with Alexandrine, died in infancy.
Duchess Alexandrine	25 March 1900	26 March 1900	twin with Frederick Augustus, died in infancy.
Duchess Ingeborg Alix	20 July 1901	10 January 1996	married Georg, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe .
Duchess Altburg Marie Mathilde Olga	19 May 1903	16 June 2001	married Josias, Hereditary Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont.

Honours

Oldenburg: Grand Cross of the Order of Duke Peter Friedrich Ludwig, 16 November 1852;^[8] Grand Prior, ca. 1853^[9]
Brunswick: Grand Cross of Henry the Lion, 1871^[10]
Württemberg: Grand Cross of the Württemberg Crown, 1873^[11]
Ernestine duchies: Grand Cross of the Saxe-Ernestine House Order, 1874^[12]
Kingdom of Prussia: Knight of the Black Eagle, with Collar, 1 January 1878^[13]
Grand Duchy of Hesse: Grand Cross of the Ludwig Order, 18 February 1878^[14]
Belgium: Grand Cordon of the Order of Leopold (military), 25 February 1878^[15]
Duchy of Anhalt: Grand Cross of Albert the Bear, 1885^[16]
Kingdom of Bavaria: Knight of St. Hubert, 1888^[17]
Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach: Grand Cross of the White Falcon, 1890^[18]
Baden: Knight of the House Order of Fidelity, 1900^[19]
Kingdom of Saxony: Knight of the Rue Crown, 1898^[20]
Kingdom of Italy: Knight of the Annunciation, 16 July 1902^[21]
United Kingdom: Honorary Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order, 10 June 1907^[22]
Austria-Hungary: Grand Cross of St. Stephen, 1908^[23]
Denmark: Knight of the Elephant, 28 April 1909^[24]
Sweden: Knight of the Seraphim, 12 July 1912^[25]

Ancestry

Ancestors of Frederick Augustus II, Grand Duke of Oldenburg

16.

Friederike Dorothea of Brandenburg-Schwedt = 19

7. Duchess Amelia of Württemberg

30. Charles Christian, Prince of Nassau-Weilburg = 22

15. Princess Henriette of Nassau-Weilburg

31. Princess Carolina of Orange-Nassau = 23

References

^ ^a ^b "Duchess Elisabeth", The New York Times, Oldenburg, 5 September 1955
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Former Grand Duke of Oldenburg Dies", The New York Times, Oldenburg, 25 February 1931
^ ^a ^b Lundy, Darryl. "The Peerage: Elisabeth Anne Prinzessin von Preußen". Retrieved 26 December 2009.
^ Radziwill, pp. 116–17.
^ Radziwill, pp. 117–18.
^ Radziwill, p. 118.
^ "Princess Elizabeth of Prussia Dead", The New York Times, Berlin, 29 August 1895
^ Hof- und Staatshandbuch des Großherzogtums Oldenburg: 1853. Schulze. 1853. p. 28.
^ Hof- und Staatshandbuch des Großherzogtums Oldenburg: 1854. Schulze. 1854. p. 26.
^ Braunschweig, Staat (Hg.) (1905): Hof- und Staatshandbuch des Herzogtums Braunschweig für 1905. In: Hof- und Staatshandbuch des Herzogtums Braunschweig 1905. p. 11
^ Hof- und Staats-Handbuch des Königreich Württemberg (1907), "Königliche Orden" p. 28
^ Staatshandbücher für das Herzogtum Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha (1865), "Herzogliche Sachsen-Ernestinischer Hausorden" p. 32
^ "Schwarzer Adler-orden", Königlich Preussische Ordensliste (in German), vol. 1, Berlin, 1886, p. 8 – via hathitrust.org{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
^ Hof- und Staats-Handbuch des Großherzogtum Hessen (1879), "Großherzogliche Orden und Ehrenzeichen" p. 12
^ Almanach royal officiel: 1879. 1879. p. 51.
^ Hof- und Staats-Handbuch des Herzogtum Anhalt (1894) "Herzoglicher Haus-orden Albrecht des Bären" p. 17
^ Hof- und Staats-Handbuch des Königreich Bayern (1908), "Königliche Orden" p. 7
^ Staatshandbuch für das Großherzogtum Sachsen / Sachsen-Weimar-Eisenach (1900), "Großherzogliche Hausorden" p. 16 Archived 2020-09-06 at the Wayback Machine
^ Hof- und Staats-Handbuch des Großherzogtum Baden (1910), "Großherzogliche Orden" p. 40
^ Sachsen (1901). "Königlich Orden". Staatshandbuch für den Königreich Sachsen: 1901. Dresden: Heinrich. p. 5 – via hathitrust.org.
^ Italy. Ministero dell'interno (1920). Calendario generale del regno d'Italia. p. 57.
^ The London Gazette, issue 28030, p. 4083
^ "A Szent István Rend tagjai" Archived 22 December 2010 at the Wayback Machine
^ Bille-Hansen, A. C.; Holck, Harald, eds. (1912) [1st pub.:1801]. Statshaandbog for Kongeriget Danmark for Aaret 1912 [State Manual of the Kingdom of Denmark for the Year 1912] (PDF). Kongelig Dansk Hof- og Statskalender (in Danish). Copenhagen: J.H. Schultz A.-S. Universitetsbogtrykkeri. p. 5. Retrieved 16 September 2019 – via da:DIS Danmark.
^ Sveriges Statskalender (in Swedish), 1915, p. 671, retrieved 20 February 2019 – via runeberg.org

Bibliography

Radziwill, Catherine (1915). Memories of Forty Years. London: Funk & Wagnalls Company.

Regnal titles
Frederick Augustus II, Grand Duke of Oldenburg House of Oldenburg Born: 16 November 1852 Died: 24 February 1931
Preceded by Peter II	Grand Duke of Oldenburg 13 June 1900 – 11 November 1918	Monarchy abolished German Revolution
Titles in pretence
Loss of title Republic declared	— TITULAR — Grand Duchy abolished in 1918	Succeeded by Duke Nikolaus

[nyt5-1] "Duchess Elisabeth", The New York Times, Oldenburg, 5 September 1955

[nyt1-2] "Former Grand Duke of Oldenburg Dies", The New York Times, Oldenburg, 25 February 1931

[lundy-3] Lundy, Darryl. "The Peerage: Elisabeth Anne Prinzessin von Preußen". Retrieved 26 December 2009.

[4] Radziwill, pp. 116–17.

[5] Radziwill, pp. 117–18.

[6] Radziwill, p. 118.

[nyt4-7] "Princess Elizabeth of Prussia Dead", The New York Times, Berlin, 29 August 1895

[8] Hof- und Staatshandbuch des Großherzogtums Oldenburg: 1853. Schulze. 1853. p. 28.

[9] Hof- und Staatshandbuch des Großherzogtums Oldenburg: 1854. Schulze. 1854. p. 26.

[10] Braunschweig, Staat (Hg.) (1905): Hof- und Staatshandbuch des Herzogtums Braunschweig für 1905. In: Hof- und Staatshandbuch des Herzogtums Braunschweig 1905. p. 11

[11] Hof- und Staats-Handbuch des Königreich Württemberg (1907), "Königliche Orden" p. 28

[12] Staatshandbücher für das Herzogtum Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha (1865), "Herzogliche Sachsen-Ernestinischer Hausorden" p. 32

[13] "Schwarzer Adler-orden", Königlich Preussische Ordensliste (in German), vol. 1, Berlin, 1886, p. 8 – via hathitrust.org{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

[14] Hof- und Staats-Handbuch des Großherzogtum Hessen (1879), "Großherzogliche Orden und Ehrenzeichen" p. 12

[15] Almanach royal officiel: 1879. 1879. p. 51.

[16] Hof- und Staats-Handbuch des Herzogtum Anhalt (1894) "Herzoglicher Haus-orden Albrecht des Bären" p. 17

[17] Hof- und Staats-Handbuch des Königreich Bayern (1908), "Königliche Orden" p. 7

[18] Staatshandbuch für das Großherzogtum Sachsen / Sachsen-Weimar-Eisenach (1900), "Großherzogliche Hausorden" p. 16 Archived 2020-09-06 at the Wayback Machine

[19] Hof- und Staats-Handbuch des Großherzogtum Baden (1910), "Großherzogliche Orden" p. 40

[Sachsen1901-20] Sachsen (1901). "Königlich Orden". Staatshandbuch für den Königreich Sachsen: 1901. Dresden: Heinrich. p. 5 – via hathitrust.org.

[dell'interno1920-21] Italy. Ministero dell'interno (1920). Calendario generale del regno d'Italia. p. 57.

[LG-28030-4083-22] The London Gazette, issue 28030, p. 4083

[23] "A Szent István Rend tagjai" Archived 22 December 2010 at the Wayback Machine

[24] Bille-Hansen, A. C.; Holck, Harald, eds. (1912) [1st pub.:1801]. Statshaandbog for Kongeriget Danmark for Aaret 1912 [State Manual of the Kingdom of Denmark for the Year 1912] (PDF). Kongelig Dansk Hof- og Statskalender (in Danish). Copenhagen: J.H. Schultz A.-S. Universitetsbogtrykkeri. p. 5. Retrieved 16 September 2019 – via da:DIS Danmark.

[25] Sveriges Statskalender (in Swedish), 1915, p. 671, retrieved 20 February 2019 – via runeberg.org

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v t e Final hereditary rulers of the states of the German Empire
Emperor	Wilhelm II
Kings	Wilhelm II of Prussia Ludwig III of Bavaria Friedrich August III of Saxony Wilhelm II of Württemberg
Grand dukes	Friedrich II of Baden Ernst Ludwig of Hesse Friedrich Franz IV of Mecklenburg-Schwerin Adolf Friedrich VI of Mecklenburg-Strelitz Friedrich August II of Oldenburg Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
Dukes	Joachim Ernst of Anhalt Ernst August of Brunswick Saxe-Altenburg Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Saxe-Meiningen
Principalities	Leopold IV of Lippe Heinrich XXVII of Reuss-Gera Heinrich XXIV of Reuss-Greiz Adolf II of Schaumburg-Lippe Günther Victor of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt-Sondershausen Friedrich of Waldeck and Pyrmont

v t e Dukes of Oldenburg
The generations are numbered from the ascension of Frederick August I as Duke of Oldenburg in 1774.
1st Generation	Duke Wilhelm I Grand Duke Peter I
2nd Generation	Grand Duke Augustus I Duke George
3rd Generation	Grand Duke Peter II Duke Elimar* Duke Peter Georgievich
4th Generation	Frederick Augustus II Duke Alexander Petrovich Duke Constantine Petrovich*
5th Generation	Hereditary Grand Duke Nikolaus Duke Peter Alexandrovich
6th Generation	Anton-Günther, Duke of Oldenburg Duke Friedrich August
7th Generation	Christian, Duke of Oldenburg
All Dukes were also by right Princes of Holstein-Gottorp * may have lost his title due to an unequal marriage

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