Grand Duchy of Oldenburg
Grand Duchy of Oldenburg | |||||||||||
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| 1815–1918 | |||||||||||
| Anthem: Heil dir, 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 53°8′38″N 8°12′50″E / 53.14389°N 8.21389°E | ||||||||||
| Religion | Evangelical Lutheran Church of Oldenburg | ||||||||||
| Government | Constitutional monarchy | ||||||||||
| Grand Duke | |||||||||||
• 1815–1823 | William I | ||||||||||
• 1823–1829 | Peter I | ||||||||||
• 1829–1853 | Augustus | ||||||||||
• 1853–1900 | Peter II | ||||||||||
• 1900–1918 | Frederick Augustus II | ||||||||||
| Staatsminister | |||||||||||
• 1814–1842 | Karl von Brandenstein (first) | ||||||||||
• 1916–1918 | Franz Friedrich Ruhstrat (last) | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| 1815 | |||||||||||
| 9 November 1918 | |||||||||||
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| Today part of | Germany | ||||||||||
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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, had one vote in the Bundesrat, and three members in the Reichstag. Its ruling family, the House of Oldenburg, also came to rule in Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Greece, Russia and United Kingdom.