Ameli, Princess of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg (; 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
The Grand Duchy of 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 Bir ...
who died on September 20, 2014.
Early life
Ameli was born at
Frankfurt am Main
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,
Weimar Republic
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, the first child of
Udo, Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg (1896–1980), and his wife, Countess Margarete of
Castell-Castell
Castell-Castell was a county in the Holy Roman Empire, ruled by a branch of the Counts of Castell. It was established as a partition of Castell-Remlingen in 1668, and it was partitioned between itself and Castell in 1709. It annexed the County ...
(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
Kreuzwertheim () is a market Municipalities of Germany, municipality in the Main-Spessart, Main-Spessart district in the ''Regierungsbezirk'' of Lower Franconia (''Unterfranken'') in Bavaria, Germany and the seat of the ''Municipal association, V ...
, to
Duke Anton-Günther of Oldenburg (1923–2014), son of
Nikolaus, Hereditary Grand Duke of Oldenburg
Nikolaus, Hereditary Grand Duke of Oldenburg (; 10 August 18973 April 1970) was the eldest son of Frederick Augustus II, Grand Duke of Oldenburg, who was the last Rulers of Oldenburg, ruling Grand Duke of Grand Duchy of Oldenburg, Oldenburg.
In 1 ...
(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.
They had two children.
*Duchess ''Helene'' Elisabeth Bathildis Margarete of Oldenburg (born 3 August 1953 in
Rastede
Rastede (Low German: ''Raastäe/Raas'') is a municipality in the Ammerland district, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 12 km north of Oldenburg. It is the site of the Schloss Rastede.
The Rastede railway station is ...
), unmarried
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Duke ''Christian'' Nikolaus Udo Peter of Oldenburg (born 1 February 1955 in
Rastede
Rastede (Low German: ''Raastäe/Raas'') is a municipality in the Ammerland district, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 12 km north of Oldenburg. It is the site of the Schloss Rastede.
The Rastede railway station is ...
), 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
Notes
References
Sources
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*The Royal House of Stuart, London, 1969, 1971, 1976, Addington, A. C., Reference: II 381
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*Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels, Fürstliche Häuser, Reference: 1964 265
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1923 births
2016 deaths
Nobility from Frankfurt am Main
House of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg
Duchesses of Oldenburg
Princesses of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg
Burials at the Ducal Mausoleum, Gertrudenfriedhof (Oldenburg)