Peter II, Grand Duke o Oldenburg
Peter II (Nikolaus Friedrich Peter; 8 Julie 1827 – 13 Juin 1900) wis the reigning Grand Duke o Oldenburg frae 1853 tae 1900. He claimed hereditary pairts o Duchy o Holstein efter the Second Schleswig War in 1864. Efter signing a treaty on 23 Februar 1867 in Kiel, he renounced his claims. But, he received the destrict o Ahrensbök, the Prussian pairts o the umwhile Principality o Lübeck (except the veelage o Travenhorst), an wis gien a million taler as compensation frae Proushie. Sicweys the Grand Duchy o Oldenburg gained access tae the Baltic Sea.
| Peter II | |||||
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| Grand Duke o Oldenburg | |||||
| Ring | 27 Februar 1853 – 13 Juin 1900 | ||||
| Predecessor | Augustus | ||||
| Successor | Frederick Augustus II | ||||
| Born | 8 Julie 1827 Oldenburg | ||||
| Dee'd | 13 Juin 1900 (aged 72) Rastede | ||||
| Buirial | Ducal Mausoleum, Gertrudenfriedhof, Oldenburg | ||||
| Spouse | Elisabeth o Saxe-Altenburg | ||||
| Issue | Frederick Augustus II Duke Georg Ludwig | ||||
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| Hoose | Hoose o Holstein-Gottorp | ||||
| Faither | August | ||||
| Mither | Princess Ida o Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym | ||||
| Releegion | Lutheranism | ||||
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MairiageEedit
On 10 Februar 1852, Peter mairit Princess Elisabeth o Saxe-Altenburg. She wis the a dochter o Joseph, Duke o Saxe-Altenburg an Amelia o Württemberg, an wis a sister of Queen Marie o Hanover an Grand Duchess Alexandra Iosifovna o Roushie.
IssueEedit
- Frederick Augustus II, Grand Duke o Oldenburg (born in 1852)
- Georg (born in 1855).