Princess Ameli of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg daughter of Udo, Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg, and wife of Anton-Günther, Duke of Oldenburg

Anton-Günther, Duke of Oldenburg

Anton-Günther, Duke of Oldenburg is the head of the Grand Ducal Family of Oldenburg....

, current pretender to the Grand Duchy of Oldenburg

Oldenburg (state)

Oldenburg — named after its capital, the town of Oldenburg — was a state in the north of present-day Germany. Oldenburg survived from 1180 until 1918 as a county, duchy and grand duchy, and from 1918 until 1946 as a free state. It was located near the mouth of the River Weser...

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Early life

Helena was born at Frankfurt am Main, Weimar Republic

Weimar Republic

The Weimar Republic is the name given by historians to the parliamentary republic established in 1919 in Germany to replace the imperial form of government...

 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.

Marriage and family

Ameli married on 7 August 1951 in Kreuzwertheim

Kreuzwertheim

Kreuzwertheim is a market community in the Main-Spessart district in the Regierungsbezirk of Lower Franconia in Bavaria, Germany and the seat of the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft of Kreuzwertheim.- Location :...

, to Duke Anton-Günther of Oldenburg

Anton-Günther, Duke of Oldenburg

Anton-Günther, Duke of Oldenburg is the head of the Grand Ducal Family of Oldenburg....

 (b. 1923), son of Nikolaus, Hereditary Grand Duke of Oldenburg

Nikolaus, Hereditary Grand Duke of Oldenburg

Nikolaus, Hereditary Grand Duke of Oldenburg was the eldest son of Frederick Augustus II, Grand Duke of Oldenburg, last ruling Grand Duke of Oldenburg...

 (1897–1970) and his first wife Princess Helena of Waldeck and Pyrmont

Princess Helena of Waldeck and Pyrmont (1899–1948)

Princess Helena of Waldeck and Pyrmont was the only daughter of Friedrich, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont, last reigning Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont, and wife of Nikolaus, Hereditary Grand Duke of Oldenburg.-Early life:...

 (1899–1948). Duke Anton-Günther is a grandson of the last Grand Duke of Oldenburg

Oldenburg (state)

Oldenburg — named after its capital, the town of Oldenburg — was a state in the north of present-day Germany. Oldenburg survived from 1180 until 1918 as a county, duchy and grand duchy, and from 1918 until 1946 as a free state. It was located near the mouth of the River Weser...

, Frederick Augustus II

Frederick Augustus II, Grand Duke of Oldenburg

Frederick Augustus II was the last ruling grand duke of Oldenburg. He married Princess Elisabeth Anna of Prussia, daughter of Princess Maria Anna of Anhalt-Dessau and Prince Frederick Charles of Prussia...

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They have two children.

• HH Duchess Helene Elisabeth Bathildis Margarete of Oldenburg (born 3 August 1953 in Rastede
  Rastede
  Rastede is a municipality in the Ammerland district, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approx. 12 km north of Oldenburg. It is the site of the Schloss Rastede.-References:...
  
  ), unmarried
• HH Duke Christian Nikolaus Udo Peter of Oldenburg
  Duke Christian of Oldenburg
  Duke Christian of Oldenburg is the heir apparent to the headship of Grand Ducal Family of Oldenburg, though not the senior extant line of the House of Oldenburg.-Family and life:...
  
   (born 1 February 1955 in Rastede
  Rastede
  Rastede is a municipality in the Ammerland district, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approx. 12 km north of Oldenburg. It is the site of the Schloss Rastede.-References:...
  
  ), married to Countess Caroline zu Rantzau and has issue

Titles and styles

• 4 March 1923 – 7 August 1951: Her Serene Highness Princess Ameli of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg
• 7 August 1951 – 3 April 1970: Her Royal Highness Duchess Ameli of Oldenburg
• 3 April 1970 – present: Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Oldenburg
  • Title in pretence: 3 April 1970 – present: Her Royal Highness The Grand Duchess of Oldenburg

Ancestry