European Royalty during World War II:
Royal Houses

Living Members of
The Former Ruling House of Oldenburg, 1939-1945

Head of House

Nikolaus, Hereditary Grand Duke of Oldenburg (1897-     ).  Succeeded as head of the dynasty in 1931 on the death of his father, Grand Duke Friedrich August.
Wife: Helene, née Princess of Waldeck und Pyrmont (1899-     )
Issue:
  1. Anton-Günther, Duke of Oldenburg (1923-     )
  2. Rixa, Duchess of Oldenburg (1924-1939).  Died on April 1, 1939, after a fall from her horse.
  3. Peter, Duke of Oldenburg (1926-     )
  4. Eilika, Duchess of Oldenburg (1928-     )
  5. Egilmar, Duke of Oldenburg (1934-     )
  6. Friedrich August, Duke of Oldenburg (1936-     )
  7. Altburg, Duchess of Oldenburg (1938-     )
  8. Huno, Duke of Oldenburg, born on January 3, 1940, at Lensahn.
  9. Johann, Duke of Oldenburg, born on January 3, 1940, at Lensahn.

Mother
Second Wife of Grand Duke Friedrich August of Oldenburg (1852-1931)

 
Elisabeth, née Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1869-     )

Half-Sister
Daughter of Grand Duke Friedrich August of Oldenburg (1852-1931) by his first marriage

Sophie Charlotte, Frau Harald von Hedemann (1879-     )

Sisters
Daughters of Grand Duke Friedrich August of Oldenburg (1852-1931) by his second marriage

Ingeborg Alix, Princess Stefan of Schaumburg-Lippe (1901-     )

Altburg, Hereditary Princess of Waldeck und Pyrmont (1903-     )

Brother of Father
Son of Grand Duke Peter II of Oldenburg (1827-1900)

 
Georg, Duke of Oldenburg (1855-1939).  Died at Eutin on November 30, 1939.

Brother of Grandfather
Son of Grand Duke (Paul Friedrich) August of Oldenburg (1783-1853)

Elimar, Duke of Oldenburg (1844-1895)
Issue of his unequal marriage:  2 children, including
  1. Alexander, Count von Welsburg (1878-1927)
    Issue:
    1. Georg Elimar, Count von Welsburg (1906-     )
      2nd Wife:  Maria Ruth, née Schalscha von Ehrenfeld (1899-     )

      Issue of his second marriage:
      1. Alexander, Count von Welsburg (1938-     )
      2. Christian, Count von Welsburg, born at Brodany, Hungary, on March 4, 1939.
    2. Alexander, Count von Welsburg (1908-1945).  Died in Berlin on April 29, 1945.
    3. Alexandra, Frau Jürgen von Schalburg (1910-     )
    4. Percy, Count von Welsburg (1913-     ).  Married in Berlin on September 12, 1940.
      Wife: 
      Ingeborg, née von Kusserow (1919-     )

      Issue:
      1. Patrick, Count von Welsburg, born in Berlin on July 13, 1943.

Brother of Great-Grandfather
Son of Grand Duke Peter I of Oldenburg (1755-1829)

Georg, Duke of Oldenburg (1784-1812)
Issue:  2 children, including
  1. Peter, Duke of Oldenburg (1812-1881)
    Issue:  8 children, including
    1. Nikolaus, Duke of Oldenburg (1840-1886)
      Issue of his unequal marriage:  3 children, including
      1. Alexandra, Mme. Paul Vérola (1864-     )
    2. Konstantin, Duke of Oldenburg (1850-1906)
      Issue of his unequal marriage:  6 children, including
      1. Aleksandra Konstantinovna, Mme. Leo Vassilievich Narishkina (1883-     )
      2. Ekaterina Konstantinovna, Mme. Ivan von Ploen (1884-     )
      3. Nikolai Konstantinovich, Count von Zarnekau (1885-     )
      4. Petr Konstantinovich, Count von Zarnekau (1889-     )
        2nd Wife:  Aleksandra Feodorovna, née Annenkova (1905-     )
        Issue of his first marriage:
        1. Konstantin Petrovich, Count de Zarnekau (1916-     )
        2. Nina Petrovna, Countess de Zarnekau (1919-     )

Senior Surviving Oldenburg Line
Recognized by a family compact of 1904 as possessing rights of succession to the Grand Duchy of Oldenburg upon the extinction of the junior line (above).

Duke Friedrich of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (1814-1885)
Issue:  5 children, including
  1. Friedrich Ferdinand, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (1855-1934)
    Issue:
    1. Viktoria Adelheid, Duchess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1885-     )
    2. Alexandra Viktoria, Frau Rumann (1887-     )
    3. Helene, Princess Harald of Denmark (1888-     )
    4. Adelheid, The Princess of Solms-Baruth (1889-     )
    5. Wilhelm Friedrich, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (1891-     )
      Issue:  4 children, including
      1. Hans, Hereditary Prince of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (1917-1944).  Killed in action during World War II at Zedlinsk, Poland, on August 10, 1944.
      2. Peter, Hereditary Prince of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (1922-     )
      3. Marie Alexandra, Princess of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (1927-     )
    6. Karoline Mathilde, Countess Hans of Solms-Baruth (1894-     )
  2. Marie, Princess of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, Abbess of Itzhoe (1859-1941).  Died on June 26, 1941.
  3. Albrecht, Prince of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (1863-     ).
    2nd Wife: Hertha, née Princess of Ysenburg und Büdingen in Büdingen (1883-     )
    Issue:
    1. Marie Luise, Baroness Rudolf Karl von Stengal (1908-     ).  Adopted by Duke Ernst Günther of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg in 1920.
    2. Friedrich Wilhelm, Prince of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (1909-1940).  Killed in action during World War II on June 6, 1940, at Trier.
    3. Johann Georg, Prince of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (1911-1941).  Adopted by Duke Ernst Günther of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg in 1920.  Killed in action during World War II on June 23, 1941, in Russia.
    4. Friedrich Ferdinand, Prince of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (1913-     ).  Married on September 1, 1943, at Wiligrad.
      Wife:
      Anastasia, Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1923-     )
      Issue:
      1. Elisabeth, Princess of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, born in Schleswig on September 10, 1945.
    5. Ortrud, Princess of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (1925-     )

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