Conrad I, Count of Oldenburg
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Conrad I | |
|---|---|
| Count of Oldenburg | |
| Reign | 1344–1367 |
| Predecessor | John III |
| Successor | Conrad II |
| Born | Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Germany |
| Died | 1367 Germany |
| Noble family | House of Oldenburg |
| Spouse(s) | Ingeborg of Holstein-Plön |
| Issue | Conrad II Gerard of Oldenburg Agnes, Countess von Winstorf Christian V |
| Father | John II, Count of Oldenburg |
| Mother | Hedwig of Diepholz |
Conrad I of Oldenburg (German: Konrad I. von Oldenburg; died 1367) was the Count of Oldenburg from 1344 to 1367. He succeeded his brother, John III of Oldenburg.
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. They had four children:
- Conrad II, Count of Oldenburg (d. 1401)
- Gerard of Oldenburg (died 1368);[2] killed in action while invading Rüstringen.
- Agnes of Oldenburg; married Count Ludwig von Winstorf
- Christian V, Count of Oldenburg
Conrad I of Oldenburg is also a male-line ancestor of Queen Margrethe II of Denmark, King Harald V of Norway, and of Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, and thus of Charles, Prince of Wales.
References
- ^ http://thepeerage.com/p473.htm#i4723 The Peerage
- ^ Anderson, James. Royal Genealogies, Or the Genealogical Tables of Emperors, Kings and Princes. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
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