Conrad I, Count of Oldenburg
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| Conrad I | |
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| Count of Oldenburg | |
| Reign | 1344–1367 |
| Predecessor | John III, Count of Oldenburg |
| Successor | Conrad II, Count of Oldenburg |
| Spouse | Ingeborg of Holstein-Plön |
| Issue | |
| Conrad, Gerard, Agnes, Christian | |
| House | House of Oldenburg |
| Father | John II |
| Mother | Hedwig of Diepholz |
| Born | Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Deutschland |
| Died | 1367 Tyskland |
Conrad I of Oldenburg (German: Konrad I. von Oldenburg) was Count of Oldenburg from 1344 to 1367.
He was the son of John II of Oldenburg and Hedwig of Diepholz.[1] Conrad married Ingeborg, the daughter of Count Gerhard IV of Holstein-Plön. Four children were born of this union:
- Conrad II, Count of Oldenburg (d. 1401)
- Gerard of Oldenburg (killed in action 1367 while invading Rüstringen)
- Agnes of Oldenburg married Count Ludwig von Winstorf
- Christian V, Count of Oldenburg
Conrad I of Oldenburg succeeded his brother John III of Oldenburg in 1344.
Conrad I of Oldenburg is also the male-line ancestor of Queen Margrethe II of Denmark, Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, and thus of Charles, Prince of Wales.
References [edit]
- ^ http://thepeerage.com/p473.htm#i4723 The Peerage
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Conrad I, Count of Oldenburg
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| Preceded by John III |
Count of Oldenburg 1344–1368 |
Succeeded by Conrad II |
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