Ameli, Duchess of Oldenburg

Duchess of Oldenburg
Names
German: Ameli Gertrud Pauline Antonie Madeleine Wanda Elisabeth
HouseLöwenstein-Wertheim-FreudenbergFatherUdo, Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-FreudenbergMotherMargarete, Countess of Castell-Castell

Ameli, Princess of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg (German: Ameli Gertrud Pauline Antonie Madeleine Wanda Elisabeth Prinzessin zu Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg;[a] 4 March 1923 – 26 March 2016) was the daughter of Udo, Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg, and widow of Anton-Günther, Duke of Oldenburg, the late pretender to the Grand Duchy of Oldenburg who died on September 20, 2014.

Early life

Ameli was born at Frankfurt am Main, Weimar Republic, the first child of Udo, Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg (1896–1980), and his wife, Countess Margarete of Castell-Castell (1899–1969), daughter of Friedrich Carl, Prince of Castell-Castell, and his wife, Countess Gertrud of Stolberg-Wernigerode.

Marriage and family

Ameli married on 7 August 1951 in Kreuzwertheim, to Duke Anton-Günther of Oldenburg (1923–2014), son of Nikolaus, Hereditary Grand Duke of Oldenburg (1897–1970) and his first wife Princess Helena of Waldeck and Pyrmont (1899–1948). Duke Anton-Günther is a grandson of the last Grand Duke of Oldenburg, Frederick Augustus II.[1]

They had two children.

  • Duchess Helene Elisabeth Bathildis Margarete of Oldenburg (born 3 August 1953 in Rastede), unmarried
  • Duke Christian Nikolaus Udo Peter of Oldenburg (born 1 February 1955 in Rastede), married to Countess Caroline zu Rantzau and has issue. Since the death of Duke Anton-Günther, Duke Christian is now the Duke of Oldenburg and head of the Grand Ducal Family of Oldenburg.

Ancestry

Ancestors of Ameli, Duchess of Oldenburg
8. William, Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg
4. Prince Alfred of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg
9. Countess Olga Clara of Schönburg-Forderglauchau
2. Udo, Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg
10. Count Wilhelm of Reichenbach-Lessonitz
5. Countess Pauline of Reichenbach-Lessonitz
11. Baroness Amélie Göler of Ravensburg
1. Princess Ameli of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg
12. Carl, Count of Castell-Castell
6. Friedrich Carl, Prince of Castell-Castell
13. Countess Emma of Solms-Rödelheim and Assenheim
3. Countess Margarete of Castell-Castell
14. Count Constantin of Stolberg-Wernigerode
7. Countess Gertrud of Stolberg-Wernigerode
15. Countess Antonie of Stolberg-Wernigerode

Notes

  1. ^ Regarding personal names: Prinzessin was a title before 1919, but now is regarded as part of the surname. It is translated as Princess. Before the August 1919 abolition of nobility as a legal class, titles preceded the full name when given (Graf Helmuth James von Moltke). Since 1919, these titles, along with any nobiliary prefix (von, zu, etc.), can be used, but are regarded as a dependent part of the surname, and thus come after any given names (Helmuth James Graf von Moltke). Titles and all dependent parts of surnames are ignored in alphabetical sorting. The masculine form is Prinz.

References

  1. ^ McNaughton, Arnold (1973). The book of kings : a royal genealogy. Vol. 1. New York City: Quadrangle/New York Times Book Co. p. 210. ISBN 0812902807.

Sources

  • Huberty, Michel; Giraud, Alain; Magdelaine, F. et B. (1976). L'Allemagne dynastique. Tome I, Hesse, Reuss, Saxe [Dynastic Germany. Volume I, Hesse, Reuss, Saxony.] (in French). Vol. I. Reference: IV 475. Le Perreux: A. Giraud.
  • The Royal House of Stuart, London, 1969, 1971, 1976, Addington, A. C., Reference: II 381
  • Addington, Arthur Charles (1969). The Royal House of Stuart: The Descendants of King James VI of Scotland, James I of England, Volume 1. Vol. 1. Skilton. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
  • Addington, Arthur Charles (1971). The Royal House of Stuart: The Descendants of King James VI of Scotland, James I of England, Volume 2. Vol. 2. Skilton. ISBN 978-0284391704. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
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  • Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels, Fürstliche Häuser, Reference: 1964 265
  • Ehrenkrook, Hans Fr. v. (1 January 1961). Genealogisches Handbuch der Adeligen Häuser [Genealogical Handbook of Noble Houses]. Fürstliche Häuser (in German). Vol. 6 (EA ed.). Limburg: Starke. ASIN B07VW32BWV. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
  • "Ameli Herzogin von Oldenburg verstorben" [Ameli, Duchess of Oldenburg passed away]. ln-online.de (in German). Retrieved 2 March 2023.
Ameli, Duchess of Oldenburg
Born: 4 March 1923
Titles in pretence
Preceded by — TITULAR —
Grand Duchess of Oldenburg
3 April 1970 – 20 September 2014
Reason for succession failure:
Grand Duchy abolished in 1918
Succeeded by
Countess Caroline zu Rantzau
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