Nikolaus, Hereditary Grand Duke of Oldenburg
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| Hereditary Grand Duke of Oldenburg | |||||
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| Born |
10 August 1897 Oldenburg, Grand Duchy of Oldenburg |
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| Died | 3 April 1970 (aged 72) Rastede, West Germany |
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| Spouse |
Princess Helena of Waldeck and Pyrmont Anne-Marie von Schutzbar gennant Milchling |
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| Issue |
Anton-Günther, Duke of Oldenburg Duchess Rixa Duke Peter Duchess Eilika, Dowager Princess of Leiningen Duke Eigilmar Duke Friedrich August Duchess Altburg, Baroness of Erffa Duke Huno Duke Johann |
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| House | Holstein-Gottorp | ||||
| Father | Frederick Augustus II, Grand Duke of Oldenburg | ||||
| Mother | Duchess Elisabeth Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin | ||||
| Religion | Lutheranism | ||||
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| German: Nikolaus Friedrich Wilhelm |
Nikolaus, Hereditary Grand Duke of Oldenburg (German: Nikolaus Friedrich Wilhelm von Holstein-Gottorp, Erbgroßherzog von Oldenburg; 10 August 1897 – 3 April 1970) was the eldest son of Frederick Augustus II, Grand Duke of Oldenburg, who was the last ruling Grand Duke of Oldenburg.
In 1931, Nikolaus succeeded to his father's titles and assumed the role of pretender to the Grand Duchy, until his death in 1970.
Nikolaus was born at Oldenburg, Grand Duchy of Oldenburg, the third child and first son of Frederick Augustus II, Grand Duke of Oldenburg (1852–1931), (son of Peter II, Grand Duke of Oldenburg and Princess Elisabeth of Saxe-Altenburg) and his wife, Duchess Elisabeth Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1869–1955), (daughter of Frederick Francis II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin and Princess Marie of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt).
He was a first cousin of Queen Juliana of the Netherlands and with his wife and other family members was a guest at her 1937 wedding to Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld.
Nikolaus married on 26 October 1921 in Arolsen to Princess Helena of Waldeck and Pyrmont (1899–1948), only daughter of Friedrich, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont and his wife, Princess Bathildis of Schaumburg-Lippe.
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