John II, Count of Oldenburg
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John II of Oldenburg | |
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Count of Oldenburg | |
| Reign | 1272 - c. 1301 |
| Predecessor | Christian III, Count of Oldenburg |
| Successor | John III, Count of Oldenburg |
| Died | c. 1314/1316 |
| Noble family | House of Oldenburg |
| Spouse(s) | Elisabeth of Brunswick-Lunenburg Hedwig of Diepholz |
| Issue | Christian IV John III Conrad I Maurice of Oldenburg Gisela, Countess of Hoya |
| Father | Christian III, Count of Oldenburg |
| Mother | Hedwig von Oldenburg or Jutta of Bentheim |
John II, Count of Oldenburg (
Count of Oldenburg from 1275 until around 1301. He was the son of Christian III, Count of Oldenburg. His mother was either Hedwig von Oldenburg in Wildeshausen[1]
or Jutta of Bentheim.
Marriages and issue
John married twice. His first marriage was to Elisabeth, the daughter of John, Duke of Brunswick and Lunenburg and Liutgard von Holstein-Itzehoe. His second marriage was to Countess Hedwig of Diepholz.[2] John had five children:
- Christian IV, Count of Oldenburg
- John III, Count of Oldenburg, married Mechtild (Matilda) of Bronckhorst
- Conrad I, Count of Oldenburg
- Gisela of Oldenburg; married Gerhard III, Count of Hoya
References
- ^ http://thepeerage.com/p780.htm#i7799 The Peerage
- ^ http://www.jmarcussen.dk/historie/reference/oldenburg.html Rulers of Oldenburg
- ISBN 978-3-9801919-9-9), (=Schriftenreihe des Landschaftsverbandes der ehem. Herzogtümer Bremen und Verden; vols. 7–9), vol. II: pp. 195-240, here p. 211.
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