Frederick August I, Duke of Oldenburg

Duke of Oldenburg

Frederick Augustus I

Duke of Oldenburg

Duke of Oldenburg

Reign

1774–1785

Predecessor

Kings of Denmark as counts

Successor

William I

Born

(1711-09-20)20 September 1711
Gottorp, Schleswig

Died

6 July 1785(1785-07-06) (aged 73)
Oldenburg

Spouse

Princess Ulrike Friederike Wilhelmine of Hesse-Kassel

Issue

Wilhelm, Duke of Oldenburg
Princess Luise
Hedvig Elisabeth Charlotte, Queen of Sweden and Norway

Names
German: Friedrich August

House

Holstein-Gottorp

Father

Christian August of Holstein-Gottorp, Prince of Eutin

Mother

Margravine Albertina Frederica of Baden-Durlach

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.^{[citation needed]}

Marriage and issue

Frederick Augustus married on 21 November 1752 to Princess Ulrike Friederike Wilhelmine of Hesse-Kassel; the couple had three children:^{[citation needed]}

Peter Friedrich Wilhelm, Duke of Oldenburg (3 January 1754 – 2 July 1823)^{[citation needed]}
Luise of Holstein-Gottorp-Oldenburg (2 October 1756 – 31 July 1759),^{[citation needed]} died in infancy
Hedwig Sophie Charlotte (22 March 1759 – 20 June 1818), Queen of Sweden and Norway as wife of Charles XIII of Sweden.^{[citation needed]}

Titular History

Empress Catherine the Great of Russia, on behalf of her son Paul of Russia, last of the Dukes of Holstein-Gottorp, ceded the lands of that duchy to Denmark. In exchange, Denmark ceded the Duchy of Oldenburg to the Prince Bishops of Lübeck, a cadet branch of the Dukes of Gottorp. Thus, Friederich August of Holstein-Gottorp, Prince Bishop of Lübeck, became Duke of Oldenburg.^{[citation needed]}

His son and heir apparent, Peter Friedrich Wilhelm, succeeded him as Wilhelm I, Duke of Oldenburg.

Ancestry

Ancestors of Frederick August I, Duke of Oldenburg^[1]

16. John Adolf, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp

8. Frederick III, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp

17. Augusta of Denmark

4. Christian Albert, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp

18. John George I, Elector of Saxony

9. Marie Elisabeth of Saxony

19. Magdalene Sibylle of Prussia

2. Christian August of Holstein-Gottorp, Prince of Eutin

20. Christian IV of Denmark

10. Frederick III of Denmark

21. Anne Catherine of Brandenburg

5. Frederikke Amalie of Denmark

22. George, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg

11. Sophie Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg

23. Anne Eleonore of Hesse-Darmstadt

1. Frederick Augustus I, Duke of Oldenburg

24. Frederick V, Margrave of Baden-Durlach

12. Frederick VI, Margrave of Baden-Durlach

25. Barbara of Württemberg

6. Frederick VII, Margrave of Baden-Durlach

26. John Casimir, Count Palatine of Kleeburg

13. Christina Magdalena of the Palatinate-Zweibrücken

27. Catharina of Sweden

3. Albertina Frederica of Baden-Durlach

28. John Adolf, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp (= 16)

14. Frederick III, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp (= 8)

29. Augusta of Denmark (= 17)

7. Augusta Marie of Holstein-Gottorp

30. John George I, Elector of Saxony (= 18)

15. Marie Elisabeth of Saxony (= 9)

31. Magdalene Sibylle of Prussia(= 19)

References

^ Genealogie ascendante jusqu'au quatrieme degre inclusivement de tous les Rois et Princes de maisons souveraines de l'Europe actuellement vivans [Genealogy up to the fourth degree inclusive of all the Kings and Princes of sovereign houses of Europe currently living] (in French). Bourdeaux: Frederic Guillaume Birnstiel. 1768. p. 28.

Regnal titles
Frederick August I, Duke of Oldenburg House of Holstein-Gottorp Cadet branch of the House of Oldenburg Born: 20 September 1711 Died: 6 July 1785
Preceded by Adolf Frederick of Sweden	Lutheran Prince-Bishop of Lübeck 1750–1785	Succeeded by Peter I of Oldenburg
Preceded by Paul I	Count of Oldenburg 1773	Elevated to duchy
New title	Duke of Oldenburg 1774–1785	Succeeded by William