Ameli, Duchess of Oldenburg explained

Princess Ameli
Duchess of Oldenburg
Spouse:Anton-Günther, Duke of Oldenburg
(m. 1951; died 2014)
Full Name:German: Ameli Gertrud Pauline Antonie Madeleine Wanda Elisabeth
House:Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg
Father:Udo, Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg
Mother:Countess Margarete of Castell-Castell
Birth Date:4 March 1923
Birth Place:Frankfurt am Main, Weimar Republic
Death Place:Eutin, Germany

Ameli, Princess of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg (German: Ameli Gertrud Pauline Antonie Madeleine Wanda Elisabeth Prinzessin zu Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg; 4 March 1923 – 26 March 2016) was the daughter of Udo, Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg, and widow of Anton-Günther, Duke of Oldenburg, the late pretender to the Grand Duchy of Oldenburg who died on September 20, 2014.

Early life

Ameli was born at Frankfurt am Main, Weimar Republic, the first child of Udo, Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg (1896–1980), and his wife, Countess Margarete of Castell-Castell (1899–1969), daughter of Friedrich Carl, Prince of Castell-Castell, and his wife, Countess Gertrud of Stolberg-Wernigerode.

Marriage and family

Ameli married on 7 August 1951 in Kreuzwertheim, to Duke Anton-Günther of Oldenburg (1923–2014), son of Nikolaus, Hereditary Grand Duke of Oldenburg (1897–1970) and his first wife Princess Helena of Waldeck and Pyrmont (1899–1948). Duke Anton-Günther is a grandson of the last Grand Duke of Oldenburg, Frederick Augustus II.[1]

They had two children.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: The book of kings : a royal genealogy . Arnold . McNaughton. 1973 . 1. 210. 1973. New York City. Quadrangle/New York Times Book Co. 0812902807 .