Frederick August I, Duke of Oldenburg
Template:Infobox royalty Frederick Augustus I (Template:Langx) (20 September 1711 – 6 July 1785) was Prince-Bishop of Lübeck from 1750 to 1785, and Count and later the first Duke of Oldenburg from 1773 to 1785.[1]
Early life
Frederick Augustus was the son of Christian August, regent of Holstein-Gottorp and his wife Margravine Albertine Friederike of Baden-Durlach.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". He was born in Gottorp, Schleswig.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Marriage and issue
Frederick Augustus married on 21 November 1752 to Princess Ulrike Friederike Wilhelmine of Hesse-Kassel; the couple had three children:Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
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Later life
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.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Frederick Augustus died on 6 July 1785 in Oldenburg.Template:Sfn His son and heir apparent, Peter Friedrich Wilhelm, succeeded him as Wilhelm I, Duke of Oldenburg.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Ancestry
See also
References
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