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Duke Friedrich August of Oldenburg (11 January 1936 – 9 July 2017) was a member of the House of Holstein-Gottorp. He is a son of Nikolaus, Hereditary Grand Duke of Oldenburg and Princess Helena of Waldeck and Pyrmont.
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Friedrich August, Duke of Holstein-Oldenburg [citation needed] (20 September 1711 in Gottorp, Schleswig [citation needed] – 6 July 1785 in Oldenburg [citation needed]) was the son of Christian August, regent of Holstein-Gottorp and his wife Margravine Albertine Friederike of Baden-Durlach.
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Augustus was born on 13 July 1783 at Schloss Rastede near Oldenburg, to the then Prince Peter Frederick Louis of Holstein-Gottorp and his wife Duchess Frederica of Württemberg, a daughter of Frederick II Eugene, Duke of Württemberg. Augustus had one younger brother, Duke George of Oldenburg, who was a year younger than him. In 1785, his mother died...
In 1785, when Augustus was two years old, his father became Prince-Bishop of Lübeck and was furthermore appointed regent of the Duchy of Oldenburg for his incapacitated cousin William, Duke of Oldenburg. From 1788 to 1803, the two princes were educated at home under the supervision of their father. Together with his brother, he studied at the Unive...
Denmark: Knight of the Order of the Elephant, 29 July 1829Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach: Grand Cross of the Order of the White Falcon, 22 April 1830Kingdom of Hanover: Grand Cross of the Royal Guelphic Order, 1830Oakes, Augustus Henry (1921). The Great European Treaties of the Nineteenth Century. Oxford: Oxford University Press.Hermann Lübbing (1953), "August I.", Neue Deutsche Biographie(in German), vol. 1, Berlin: Duncker & Humblot, pp. 446–447Theodor Merzdorf (1875), "Paul Friedrich August (Großherzog von Oldenburg)", Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB)(in German), vol. 1, Leipzig: Duncker & Humblot, pp. 667–669Wilhelm I. Grand Duke of Oldenburg. Born: January 3, 1754 at Eutin Castle, Eutin. Parents: Friedrich August I, Duke of Oldenburg and Princess Ulrike Friederike of Hesse-Kassel. REIGN: 1815-July 2, 1823. Died: July 2, 1823 at Schloss Plön, Plön. Buried: Prince-Bishop’s Mausoleum at Lübeck Cathedral.
12 de abr. de 2018 · Friedrich August became Grand Duke of Oldenburg upon his father’s death on June 13, 1900. His reign saw the development of waterways and the expansion of ports along the Weser River to allow for increased trade and economic power for the Grand Duchy.
21 de dic. de 2020 · The last reigning Grand Duke, Friedrich August, maintained this hereditary conservatism, but was also very popular, in particular due to his achievements in continuing to develop trade centres for Oldenburg, notably in its canals and ports along the Weser River.
25 de feb. de 2023 · For example, Grand Duke Friedrich August II of Oldenburg was a noted patron of the arts, supporting the work of artists such as Edvard Munch and Franz von Lenbach. Likewise, Christian IX of Denmark was a keen patron of literature and music, and his court was known for its cultural vibrancy and intellectual curiosity.
