Duke George of Oldenburg [SEP] father
Duke George of Oldenburg
Duke Peter Frederick George of Oldenburg (; 9 May 1784 – 27 December 1812) was a younger son of Peter I, Grand Duke of Oldenburg and his wife Duchess Frederica of Württemberg. He was a son-in-law of Paul I of Russia through marriage to his daughter Grand Duchess Catherine Pavlovna of Russia. He was referred to as a prince in Russia, Prince Georgy Petrovich Oldenburgsky.
Birth and family.
George was born on 9 May 1784 to the then Prince Peter Frederick Louis
of Holstein-Gottorp and his wife Duchess Frederica of Württemberg, a daughter of Frederick II Eugene, Duke of Württemberg.
George had an elder brother, Duke Augustus of Oldenburg, who was one year older than him.
In 1785, when George was one year old, his mother died from childbirth. His father never remarried.
Birth and family Early life.
In 1785, when George was one year old, his father became Prince-Bishop of Lübeck and was furthermore appointed regent of the Duchy of Oldenburg