House of Oldenburg

and Queen Dorothy of Denmark started the royal dynasty in 1450 with the birth of their first child – death of Frederik VII and accession of Christian IX marking the transfer of the throne to the Glucksburg branch of the House of Oldenburg Count Elimar I was first mentioned in 1091. The ancestral home of the family is Oldenburg Castle. In the 12th century, Rastede Monastery near Oldenburg became their house monastery and later their country seat to this day. Marriages of medieval counts of Oldenburg paved the way for their heirs to become kings of the three Scandinavian kingdoms. Through marriage with a descendant of King Valdemar I of Sweden and of King Eric IV of Denmark, a claim to Sweden and Denmark was staked as early as 1350. At that time, its competitors were the successors of Margaret I of Denmark. In the 15th century, the Oldenburg heir of that claim married Hedwig of Holstein, a descendant of King Magnus Ladulås of Sweden, of King Haakon V of Norway, and of the kings Eric V and Abel of Denmark. Since descendants better situated in genealogical charts died out, their son Christian (the abovementioned) became the king of all three kingdoms of the whole Kalmar Union. The House of Mecklenburg was its chief competitor regarding the Northern thrones, and other aspirants included the Duke of Lauenburg. Different Oldenburgine branches have reigned in several countries. The House of Oldenburg was briefly poised to claim the British thrones through the marriage of Queen Anne and Prince George of Denmark and Norway in 1683; however, due to the early deaths of all their children, the crown passed to the House of Hanover, Oldenburgs not gaining that crown until 2022. ==Rulers==

• Counts of Oldenburg (1101–1448, 1667–1773) • Kings of Denmark (1448–1863) • Kings of Norway (1450–1814) • Kings of Sweden (1457–1464, 1497–1501, 1520–1521) • Dukes of Schleswig (1460–1864) (divided among various rulers 1544–1721) • Counts (1460–1574) and Dukes (1574–1864) of Holstein (divided among various rulers 1544–1773) • Dukes of Saxe-Lauenburg (1815–1863) == Branches ==

• Oldenburg comital line (1448–1667), extinct in 1667 • Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg • Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg, extinct in 1931 • Dukes of Schleswig-Holstein (claimant in 1863, then titular dukes until 1931) • Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (name changed from Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck in 1825) • Dukes of Schleswig-Holstein (titular dukes since 1931) • Kings and queens of Denmark (1863–present) • Dukes of Saxe-Lauenburg (1863–1864) • King of Iceland (1918–1944) • Kings of Norway (1905–present) • Kings of the Hellenes (1863–1924, 1935–1973) • Kings of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth Realms (2022–) • Holstein-Gottorp • Dukes of Holstein-Gottorp (1544–1739) • Holstein-Gottorp-Romanov (commonly still called Romanov) • Dukes of Holstein-Gottorp (1739–1773) • Emperors of Russia (1762, 1796–1917) • Holstein-Gottorp (Swedish line), extinct in 1877 • Kings of Sweden (1751–1818) • King of Norway (1814–1818) • Holstein-Gottorp (Grand ducal line) • Dukes and Grand Dukes of Oldenburg (1774–1918) • Danneskiold (illegitimate branch) • Danneskiold-Løvendal, extinct in 1829 • Danneskiold-Laurvig, extinct in 1783 • Danneskiold-Samsøe == Family tree of the House of Oldenburg (Counts of Oldenburg) ==

== Family tree of the House of Oldenburg (Senior line) ==

== List of head of the House of Oldenburg ==

• Main line of Oldenburg (1101–1863, Counts of Oldenburg: 1101–1448, Kings of Denmark: 1448–1863) • Elimar I (1040–1112, Reign: 1091–1108) – Count of Oldenburg • Elimar II (1070–1142, Reign: 1108–1142) – Count of Oldenburg • Christian I (1123–1167, Reign: 1142–1167) – Count of Oldenburg • Maurice (1145–1209, Reign: 1167–1209) – Count of Oldenburg • Otto I (1175–1251, Reign: 1209–1251) – Count of Oldenburg • Christian II (1184–1233, Reign: 1209–1233) – Count of Oldenburg • John I (1204–1270, Reign: 1233–1270) – Count of Oldenburg • Christian III (?–1285, Reign: 1270–1285) – Count of Oldenburg • Otto II (?–1112, Reign: 1272–1278) – Count of Oldenburg • John II (?–1315, Reign: 1285–1315) – Count of Oldenburg • Christian IV (?–1323, Reign: 1315–1323) – Count of Oldenburg • John III (1295–1345, Reign: 1315–1345) – Count of Oldenburg • Conrad I (?–1347, Reign: 1324–1347) – Count of Oldenburg • John IV (?–1356, Reign: 1345–1356) – Count of Oldenburg • Conrad II (?–1401, Reign: 1347–1401) – Count of Oldenburg • Christian V (1342–1399, Reign: 1368–1398) – Count of Oldenburg • Maurice II (1381–1420, Reign: 1401–1420) – Count of Oldenburg • Cristian VI (1394–1421, Reign: 1403–1421) – Count of Oldenburg • Dietrich (1390–1440, Reign: 1403–1440) – Count of Oldenburg • Christian I (1426–1481) – Count of Oldenburg (Reign: 1440–1448), King of Denmark (Reign: 1448–1481) • John (1455–1513, Reign: 1481–1513) – King of Denmark • Christian II (1481–1559, Reign: 1513–1523) – King of Denmark • Frederick I (1471–1533, Reign: 1523–1533) – King of Denmark • Christian III (1503–1559, Reign: 1534–1559) – King of Denmark • Frederick II (1534–1588, Reign: 1559–1588) – King of Denmark • Christian IV (1577–1648, Reign: 1588–1648) – King of Denmark • Frederick III (1609–1670, Reign: 1648–1670) – King of Denmark • Christian V (1646–1699, Reign: 1670–1699) – King of Denmark • Frederick IV (1671–1730, Reign: 1699–1730) – King of Denmark • Christian VI (1699–1746, Reign: 1730–1746) – King of Denmark • Frederick V (1723–1766, Reign: 1746–1766) – King of Denmark • Christian VII (1749–1808, Reign: 1766–1808) – King of Denmark • Frederick VI (1768–1839, Reign: 1808–1839) – King of Denmark • Christian VIII (1786–1848, Reign: 1839–1848) – King of Denmark • Frederick VII (1808–1863, Reign: 1848–1863) – King of Denmark • Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg (1863–) • Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg (1863–1931) • Christian August II (1798–1869, Reign: 1863–1869) – Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augsthenburg • Frederick VIII (1829–1880, Reign: 1869–1880) – Duke of Schleswig-Holstein (nominally) • Ernst Günther II (1863–1921, Reign: 1880–1921) – Duke of Schleswig-Holstein (nominally) • Albert (1869–1931, Reign: 1921–1931) – Duke of Schleswig-Holstein (nominally) • Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (1931–) • Friedrich Ferdinand (1855–1934, Reign: 1931–1934) – Duke of Schleswig-Holstein (nominally) • Wilhelm Friedrich (1891–1965, Reign: 1934–1965) – Duke of Schleswig-Holstein (nominally) • Peter (1922–1980, Reign: 1965–1980) – Duke of Schleswig-Holstein (nominally) • Christoph (1949–2023, Reign: 1980–2023) – Duke of Schleswig-Holstein (nominally) • Friedrich Ferdinand (1985–present, Reign: 2023–present) – Duke of Schleswig-Holstein (nominally) == Line of succession ==

By agnatic primogeniture: • Frederick I of Denmark (1471–1533) • Christian III of Denmark (1503–1559) • John II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg (1545–1622) • Alexander, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg (1573–1627) • August Philipp, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck (1612–1675) • Frederick Louis, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck (1653–1728) • Peter August, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck (1697–1775) • Prince Karl Anton August of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck (1727–1759) • Friedrich Karl Ludwig, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck (1757–1816) • Friedrich Wilhelm, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (1785–1831) • Friedrich, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (1814–1885) • Friedrich Ferdinand, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein (1855–1934) • Wilhelm Friedrich, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein (1891–1965) • Peter, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein (1922–1980) • Christoph, Prince of Schleswig-Holstein (1949–2023) • Friedrich Ferdinand, Prince of Schleswig-Holstein (b. 1985) • (1) Alfred, Hereditary Prince of Schleswig-Holstein (b. 2019) • (2) Prince Albert of Schleswig-Holstein (b. 2020) • (3) Prince Constantin of Schleswig-Holstein (b. 1986) • (4) Prince Tassilo of Schleswig-Holstein (b. 2023) • (5) Prince Leopold of Schleswig-Holstein (b. 1991) • (6) Prince Alexander of Schleswig-Holstein (b. 1953) • (7) Prince Julian of Schleswig-Holstein (b. 1997) • Christian IX of Denmark (1818–1906) • Frederick VIII of Denmark (1843–1912) • Christian X of Denmark (1870–1947) • Knud, Hereditary Prince of Denmark (1900–1976) • (8) Count Ingolf of Rosenborg (b. 1940) • Haakon VII of Norway (1872–1957) • Olav V of Norway (1903–1991) • (9) Harald V of Norway (b. 1937) • (10) Haakon, Crown Prince of Norway (b. 1973) • (11) Prince Sverre Magnus of Norway (b. 2005) • Prince Harald of Denmark (1876–1949) • Count Oluf of Rosenborg (1923–1990) • (12) Count Ulrik of Rosenborg (b. 1950) • (13) Count Philip of Rosenborg (b. 1986) • George I of Greece (1845–1913) • Constantine I of Greece (1868–1923) • Paul of Greece (1901–1964) • Constantine II of Greece (1940–2023) • (14) Pavlos, Crown Prince of Greece (b. 1967) • (15) Prince Constantine Alexios of Greece and Denmark (b. 1998) • (16) Prince Achileas Andreas of Greece and Denmark (b. 2000) • (17) Prince Odysseas Kimon of Greece and Denmark (b. 2004) • (18) Prince Aristide Stavros of Greece and Denmark (b. 2008) • (19) Prince Nikolaos of Greece and Denmark (b. 1969) • (20) Prince Philippos of Greece and Denmark (b. 1986) • Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark (1882–1944) • Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (1921–2021) • (21) Charles III of the United Kingdom (b. 1948) • (22) William, Prince of Wales (b. 1982) • (23) Prince George of Wales (b. 2013) • (24) Prince Louis of Wales (b. 2018) • (25) Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex (b. 1984) • (26) Prince Archie of Sussex (b. 2019) • (27) Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor (b. 1960) • (28) Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh (b. 1964) • (29) James Mountbatten-Windsor, Earl of Wessex (b. 2007) • Prince Valdemar of Denmark (1858–1939) • Prince Axel of Denmark (1888–1964) • Count Flemming of Rosenborg (1922–2002) • (30) Count Axel of Rosenborg (b. 1950) • (31) Count Carl Johan of Rosenborg (b. 1979) • (32) Count Valdemar of Rosenborg (b. 2014) • (33) Count Alexander Flemming of Rosenborg (b. 1993) • (34) Count Birger of Rosenborg (b. 1950) • (35) Count Carl Johan of Rosenborg (b. 1952) • Prince Erik, Count of Rosenborg (1890–1950) • Count Christian of Rosenborg (1932–1997) • (36) Count Valdemar of Rosenborg (b. 1965) • (37) Count Nicolai of Rosenborg (b. 1997) • Adolf, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp (1526–1586) • John Adolf, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp (1575–1616) • Frederick III, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp (1597–1659) • Christian Albert, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp (1641–1695) • Frederick IV, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp (1671–1702) • Charles Frederick, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp (1700–1739) • Peter III of Russia (1728–1762) • Paul I of Russia (1728–1762) • Nicholas I of Russia (1796–1855) • Alexander II of Russia (1818–1881) • Grand Duke Paul Alexandrovich of Russia (1860–1919) • Grand Duke Dmitri Pavlovich of Russia (1891–1941) • Prince Paul Dimitrievich Romanovsky-Ilyinsky (1928–2004) • (38) Prince Dimitri Pavlovich Romanovsky-Ilyinsky (b. 1954) • (39) Prince Michael Pavlovich Romanovsky-Ilyinsky (b. 1961) • Grand Duke Michael Nicolaevich of Russia (1832–1909) • Grand Duke Alexander Mikhailovich of Russia (1866–1933) • Prince Andrei Alexandrovich of Russia (1897–1981) • Andrew Andreevich, Prince of Russia (1923–2021) • (40) Alexis Andreevich, Prince of Russia (b. 1953) • (41) Prince Peter Andreevich of Russia (b. 1961) • (42) Prince Andrew Andreevich of Russia (b. 1963) • Prince Rostislav Alexandrovich of Russia (1902–1978) • Prince Rostislav Rostislavovich of Russia (1938–1999) • (43) Prince Rostislav Rostislavovich of Russia (b. 1985) • (44) Prince Nikita Rostislavovich of Russia (b. 1987) • Prince Nicholas Rostislavovich of Russia (1945–2000) • (45) Prince Nicholas Nicolaevich of Russia (b. 1968) • (46) Prince Daniel Nicolaevich of Russia (b. 1972) • (47) Prince Jackson Daniel Danielaevich of Russia (b. 2009) • Prince Christian August of Holstein-Gottorp (1673–1726) • Prince Georg Ludwig of Holstein-Gottorp (1719–1763) • Peter I, Grand Duke of Oldenburg (1755–1829) • Augustus, Grand Duke of Oldenburg (1783–1853) • Peter II, Grand Duke of Oldenburg (1827–1900) • Frederick Augustus II, Grand Duke of Oldenburg (1852–1931) • Nikolaus, Hereditary Grand Duke of Oldenburg (1897–1970) • Anton Günther, Duke of Oldenburg (1923–2014) • (48) Christian, Duke of Oldenburg (b. 1955) • (49) Alexander, Hereditary Duke of Oldenburg (b. 1990) • (50) Duke Philipp of Oldenburg (b. 1991) • (51) Duke Anton Friedrich of Oldenburg (b. 1993) • Duke Peter of Oldenburg (1926–2016) • (52) Duke Nikolaus of Oldenburg (b. 1955) • (53) Duke Christoph of Oldenburg (b. 1985) • (54) Duke Georg of Oldenburg (b. 1990) • (55) Duke Oscar of Oldenburg (b. 1991) • Duke Friedrich August of Oldenburg (1936–2017) • (56) Duke Paul-Wladimir of Oldenburg (b. 1969) • (57) Duke Kirill of Oldenburg (b. 2002) • (58) Duke Carlos of Oldenburg (b. 2004) • (59) Duke Paul of Oldenburg (b. 2005) • (60) Duke Louis of Oldenburg (b. 2012) • (61) Duke Huno of Oldenburg (b. 1940) • Duke Johann of Oldenburg (1940–2025) • (62) Duke Konstantin Nikolaus of Oldenburg (b. 1975) ==Historical images==

File:Karte-Oldenburg.png|The Grand Duchy of Oldenburg bordered Bremen and the Kingdom of Hanover and included the islands of Wangerooge and Mellum File:Kft B-L 1789.png|The Duchy of Oldenburg in 1789 (in the northwest, Hzm. Oldenburg, light green) File:Schloß Oldenburg (01).JPG|Oldenburg Palace in Oldenburg File:Oldenburg Gräfliches Wappen.JPG|Coat of arms of the counts of Oldenburg at Oldenburg Palace: red stripes on gold for Oldenburg; golden cross on blue for Delmenhorst ==Prominent members==

File:Christian I of Denmark, Norway & Sweden 1440s.jpg|The first Oldenburg king was Christian I of Denmark, Norway and Sweden (1426–1481) File:King Charles III (July 2023).jpg|King Charles III of the United Kingdom (b. 1948) File:Drottning Margrethe av Danmark.jpg|Queen Margrethe II of Denmark (b. 1940) File:Harald V of Norway in Slovenia in 2011 (crop).jpg|King Harald V of Norway (b. 1937) File:Gustav III of Sweden c 1785 by Lorens Pasch the Younger.jpg|Sweden's most prominent Oldenburg king was Gustav III (1746–1792) File:Nicholas II of Russia painted by Earnest Lipgart.jpg|Nicholas II (1868–1918) was the last Emperor of Russia File:T.M. Constantine & Anne-Marie of Greece Allan Warren.jpg|Former King Constantine II (1940–2023) and Queen Anne-Marie (b. 1946) of Greece, both Oldenburgs, she being a princess of Denmark File:Spain.QueenSofia.01.jpg|Former Queen Sofía of Spain, Princess of Greece and Denmark (b. 1938) File:Funeral of Frederick August II.jpg|Frederick Augustus II (1852–1931) was the last ruling Grand Duke of Oldenburg File:Christoph of Schleswig-Holstein 2010 crop.jpg|Christoph, Prince of Schleswig-Holstein (1949–2023), head of the House of Oldenburg for 43 years from 1980 ==See also==