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Grand Duchy of Oldenburg
Großherzogtum Oldenburg(German)
1815–1918
Flag
Coat of arms
Anthem: "Heil dir, o Oldenburg [de]" "Hail to thee, 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
Religion
Evangelical Lutheran Church of Oldenburg
Government
Constitutional monarchy
Grand Duke
• 1815–1823
Wilhelm
• 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
• Congress of Vienna
1815
• German Revolution
9 November 1918
Currency
Thaler (until 1858)
Vereinsthaler (1858–1873)
German Goldmark (1873–1914)
German Papiermark (1914–1918)
Preceded by
Succeeded by
First French Empire
Duchy of Oldenburg
Free State of Oldenburg
Today part of
Germany
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 and had one vote in the Bundesrat and three members in the Reichstag.[1]
Its ruling family, the House of Oldenburg, also came to rule in Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Greece, Russia[2] and United Kingdom.
^Chisholm 1911, p. 71.
^Chisholm 1911, p. 72.
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