Editing Christian, Grand Duke of Oldenburg

{| class="wikitable" style="float:right" size="500px"
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! colspan="2" |HRH The Grand Duke of Oldenburg
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| colspan="2" |[[File:Oldenburg_Christian.jpg|center|frameless]]
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|'''Titles'''
|Grand Duke of [[Oldenburg]]
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|'''Reign'''
|20 September 2014 - present

''Regency 30 March 2022 - present''
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|'''Coronation'''
|17 April 2015
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|'''Predecessor'''
|[[Grand Duke Anton Gunther of Oldenburg|Anton Gunther]]
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|'''Heir'''
|[[Alexander, Hereditary Grand Duke of Oldenburg]]
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! colspan="2" |Biographical Information
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|'''Born'''
|1 February 1955 (age 70)

Rastede, Oldenburg, Germany
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|'''Spouse'''
|[[Countess Caroline of Rantzau]]
(m. 1987)
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|'''Issue'''
|[[Alexander, Hereditary Grand Duke of Oldenburg]]
[[Prince Philipp of Oldenburg|Prince Philipp]]<br>
[[Prince Anton Friedrich of Oldenburg|Prince Anton Friedrich]]<br>
[[Princess Katharina of Oldenburg|Princess Katharina of Liechtenstein]]
|-
|'''Name'''
|Christian Nikolaus Udo Peter
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|'''House'''
|Oldenburg
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|'''Father'''
|[[Grand Duke Anton Gunther of Oldenburg]]
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|'''Mother'''
|[[Princess Amelie of Lowenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg]]
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|'''Religion'''
|Lutheran
|}
'''Christian, Grand Duke of Oldenburg''' (born ''Prince Christian of Oldenburg'' on 1 February 1955) is the current reigning Grand Duke of Oldenburg.

==Life==
Christian was born the second child and only son of '''Grand Duke Anton Gunther of Oldenburg''' and '''Princess Amelie of Lowenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg'''.

Christian became heir to the throne upon the death of his grandfather in 1970. He ascended to the throne upon the death of his father in 2014.

In 2022, the Grand Ducal court announced that Christian had been diagnosed with aphasia, and his son and heir would be stepping in as regent. In early 2023, the court released a statement confirming that Christian had been diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia and the regency would be permanent, with Christian retiring from public life. 

==Marriage and Issue==
On 26 September 1987, Christian married '''Countess Caroline of Rantzau''' in Oldenburg. The couple have four children, '''Alexander, Philipp, Anton Friedrich,''' and '''Katharina'''.
{| class="wikitable"
!Photo
!Name
!Birth
!Death
!Marriage
|-
|[[File:Oldenburg_Alexander.jpg|frameless|150x150px]]
|[[Alexander, Hereditary Grand Duke of Oldenburg]]
|17 March 1990
|
|[[Princess Olga of Yugoslavia (b. 1988)|Princess Olga of Yugoslavia]] (m. 2024); has issue
|-
|[[File:Oldenburg Philipp.png|frameless|150x150px]]
|[[Prince Philipp of Oldenburg|Prince Philipp]]
|28 December 1991
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|[[Countess Eleonore of Wchnitz-Tettau]] (m. 2025); no issue
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|[[File:Oldenburg Anton Friedrich.png|frameless|150x150px]]
|[[Prince Anton Friedrich of Oldenburg|Prince Anton Friedrich]]
|9 January 1993
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|Unmarried and without issue
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|[[File:Oldenburg_Katharina.png|frameless|150x150px]]
|[[Princess Katharina of Oldenburg|Princess Katharina of Liechtenstein]]
|20 February 1997
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|[[Prince Joseph Wenzel of Liechtenstein]] (m. 2024); no issue
|}

==Residences==
<gallery>
File:Residences Oldenburg Rastede Palace.jpg|link=|Rastede Palace; Main Residence of the Grand Duke and Grand Duchess (Year Round)
</gallery>

==Titles and Honours==

* '''1955-1970'''   Prince Christian of Oldenburg
* '''1970-2014'''   Christian, Hereditary Grand Duke of Oldenburg
* '''2014-present'''   Christian, Grand Duke of Oldenburg

===National Honours===
[[File:Honours_Oldenburg_Order_of_Duke_Peter_Friedrich_Ludwig.png|frameless|75x75px]] Order of Duke Peter Friedrich Ludwig (1973)

===Foreign Honours===
[[File:Honours_Prussia_Order_of_the_Black_Eagle.png|frameless|75x75px]] Order of the Black Eagle (2015) (Germany)

[[File:Honours_Prussia_Order_of_the_Red_Eagle.png|frameless|75x75px]] Order of the Red Eagle (1995) (Germany)

==Ancestry==
{| class="wikitable"
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!Parents
!Grandparents
!Great-Grandparents
!Great-Great-Grandparents
|-
|[[Grand Duke Anton Gunther of Oldenburg]]
|[[Grand Duke Nikolaus of Oldenburg]]
[[Princess Helena of Waldeck and Pyrmont]]
|[[Grand Duke Frederick Augustus II of Oldenburg]]
[[Princess Elisabeth Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin]]

[[Friedrich, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont]]

[[Princess Bathildis of Schaumburg-Lippe]]
|[[Grand Duke Peter II of Oldenburg]]
[[Princess Elisabeth of Saxe-Altenburg]]

[[Grand Duke Frederick Francis II of Mecklenburg-Schwerin]]

[[Princess Marie of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt]]

[[George Victor, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont]]

[[Princess Helena of Nassau]]

[[Prince William of Schaumburg-Lippe]]

[[Princess Bathildis of Anhalt-Dessau]]
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|[[Princess Amelie of Lowenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg]]
|[[Udo, Prince of Lowenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg]]
[[Countess Margarete of Castell-Castell]]
|[[Prince Alfred of Lowenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg]]
[[Countess Pauline of Reichenbach-Lessonitz]]

[[Friedrich Carl, Prince of Castell-Castell]]

[[Countess Getrud of Stolberg-Wernigerode]]
|[[Wilhelm, Prince of Lowenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg]]
[[Countess Olga of Schonburg-Forderglauchau]]

[[Wilhelm, Count of Reichenbach-Lessonitz]]

[[Amelie von Ravensburg]]

[[Carl, Count of Castell-Castell]]

[[Countess Emma of Solms-Rodelheim-Assenheim]]

[[Count Constantin of Stolberg-Wernigerode]]

[[Countess Antonie of Stolberg-Wernigerode]]
|}

==Lines of Succession==
{| class="wikitable wiki-table"
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! colspan="3" |Christian, Grand Duke of Oldenburg
House of Oldenburg 

Born: 1 February 1955 
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| colspan="3" |<center>'''Lines of Succession'''</center>
|-
|<center>Preceded by</center>
|<center>Succession to the [[Oldenburg]] throne</center>
|<center>Followed by</center>
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|<center><small>Incumbent</small>
'''<small>preceded by</small>'''
[[Grand Duke Anton Gunther of Oldenburg|'''<small>Anton Gunther</small>''']]</center>
|<center>Incumbent</center>
|<center>[[Alexander, Hereditary Grand Duke of Oldenburg]]</center>
|}
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[[Category:House Oldenburg]]
[[Category:Monarchs of Oldenburg]]
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