Peter II, Grand Duke of Oldenburg

Peter II
Grand Duke of Oldenburg
Reign27 February 1853 – 13 June 1900
PredecessorAugustus
SuccessorFrederick Augustus II
Born(1827-07-08)8 July 1827
Oldenburg
Died(1900-06-13)13 June 1900 (aged 72)
Rastede
Burial
Ducal Mausoleum, Gertrudenfriedhof, Oldenburg
SpouseElisabeth of Saxe-Altenburg
IssueFrederick Augustus II
Duke Georg Ludwig
Names
German: Nikolaus Friedrich Peter
HouseHouse of Holstein-Gottorp
FatherAugustus
MotherPrincess Ida of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym
ReligionLutheranism

Peter II (German: Nikolaus Friedrich Peter) (8 July 1827 – 13 June 1900) 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. In return, he received the district of Ahrensbök, the Prussian parts of the former Principality of Lübeck other than the village of Travenhorst, and was given a million taler as compensation from Prussia. Thus the Grand Duchy of Oldenburg gained access to the Baltic Sea.