Frederick Augustus I | |||||
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Duke of Oldenburg | |||||
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Duke of Oldenburg | |||||
Reign | 1774–1785 | ||||
Predecessor | Kings of Denmark as counts | ||||
Successor | William I | ||||
Born | Gottorp, Schleswig | 20 September 1711||||
Died | 6 July 1785 Oldenburg | (aged 73)||||
Spouse | Princess Ulrike Friederike Wilhelmine of Hesse-Kassel | ||||
Issue | Wilhelm, Duke of Oldenburg Princess Luise Hedvig Elisabeth Charlotte, Queen of Sweden and Norway | ||||
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House | Holstein-Gottorp | ||||
Father | Christian August of Holstein-Gottorp, Prince of Eutin | ||||
Mother | Margravine Albertina Frederica of Baden-Durlach |
Friedrich August, Duke of Holstein-Oldenburg[citation needed] (20 September 1711 – 6 July 1785) was the son of Christian August, regent of Holstein-Gottorp and his wife Margravine Albertine Friederike of Baden-Durlach.[citation needed] He was born in Gottorp, Schleswig[citation needed]