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Peter II, Grand Duke of Oldenburg

Peter II, Grand Duke of Oldenburg

German ruler
Peter II was the reigning Grand Duke of Oldenburg from 1853 to 1900. He claimed hereditary parts of Duchy of Holstein after the Second Schleswig War in 1864. After signing a treaty on 23 February 1867 in Kiel, he renounced his claims. Wikipedia
Born: July 8, 1827, Oldenburg, Germany
Died: June 13, 1900 (age 72 years), Rastede, Germany
Grandchildren: Nikolaus, Hereditary Grand Duke of Oldenburg, Duchess Sophia Charlotte of Oldenburg, Ingeborg Alix von Oldenburg, and more
Children: Frederick Augustus II, Grand Duke of Oldenburg and Georg Ludwig of Oldenburg
Parents: Augustus, Grand Duke of Oldenburg and Princess Ida of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym
Spouse: Princess Elisabeth of Saxe-Altenburg (m. 1852)
Great-grandparents: Frederick II Eugene, Duke of Württemberg, Princess Friederike of Brandenburg-Schwedt, Prince Georg Ludwig of Holstein-Gottorp, and more