Grand Duchy of Oldenburg
The Grand Duchy of Oldenburg (German: Großherzogtum Oldenburg, also known as Holstein-Oldenburg) was a grand duchy within the German Confederation, North German Confederation and German Empire that consisted of three widely separated territories: Oldenburg, Eutin and Birkenfeld. It ranked tenth among the German states and had one vote in the Bundesrat and three members in the Reichstag.
Grand Duchy of Oldenburg | |||||||||||
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| Anthem: "Heil dir, o Oldenburg" "Hail to thee, O Oldenburg" | |||||||||||
The Grand Duchy of Oldenburg within the German Empire | |||||||||||
| Status | State of the German Confederation, the North German Confederation, and the German Empire | ||||||||||
| Capital | Oldenburg | ||||||||||
| Religion | Evangelical Lutheran Church of Oldenburg | ||||||||||
| Government | Constitutional monarchy | ||||||||||
| Grand Duke | |||||||||||
• 1815–1823 | Wilhelm | ||||||||||
• 1823–1829 | Peter I | ||||||||||
• 1829–1853 | Augustus | ||||||||||
• 1853–1900 | Peter II | ||||||||||
• 1900–1918 | Frederick Augustus II | ||||||||||
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• 1814–1842 | Karl von Brandenstein (first) | ||||||||||
• 1916–1918 | Franz Friedrich Ruhstrat (last) | ||||||||||
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| 1815 | |||||||||||
| 9 November 1918 | |||||||||||
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| Today part of | Germany | ||||||||||
Its ruling family, the House of Oldenburg, also came to rule in Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Greece, Russia and United Kingdom.
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