Duke Peter of Oldenburg

Peter
Duke of Oldenburg
Born26 August [O.S. 14 August] 1812
Yaroslavl, Yaroslavl Governorate, Russian Empire
Died14 May [O.S. 2 May] 1881 (aged 68)
Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire
Burial
Spouse
(m. 1837; died 1871)
IssueGrand Duchess Alexandra Petrovna of Russia
Duke Nicholas
Duchess Cecile
Duke Alexander
Duchess Catherine
Duke George
Duke Constantine
Therese, Princess Therese Petrovna Romanovskaya
HouseHolstein-Gottorp
FatherDuke George of Oldenburg
MotherGrand Duchess Catherine Pavlovna of Russia
ReligionLutheranism

Duke Constantine Frederick Peter of Oldenburg (‹See Tfd›German: Konstantin Friedrich Peter; ‹See Tfd›Russian: Пётр Гео́ргиевич Ольденбу́ргский, romanizedPëtr Geórgievič Ol'denbúrgskij; 26 August [O.S. 14 August] 1812 – 14 May [O.S. 2 May] 1881) was a Duke of the House of Oldenburg. He was the grandfather of Duke Peter of Oldenburg as well as grandfather of Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich, General of the Imperial Russian Army during World War I. His great-great-grandson, Nicholas Romanov, was the President of the Romanov Family Association until his death in 2014.

Peter of Oldenburg was a scholar and philanthropist. He was also noted composer of music. In 1857 he composed the music for Marius Petipa's ballet La Rose, la Violette et le Papillon. The Pas d'Esclave from the ballet Le Corsaire, which is taken from his score for this work, is still heard in theatres all over the world.