Anton Gunther Friedrich Elimar (23 January 1844 – 17 October 1895) was a duke of

Oldenburg Oldenburg may also refer to: Places * Mount Oldenburg, Ellsworth Land, Antarctica *Oldenburg (city), an independent city in Lower Saxony, Germany **Oldenburg (district), a district historically in Oldenburg Free State and now in Lower Saxony * Ol ...

, and the son of

Augustus, Grand Duke of Oldenburg Augustus I or Paul Frederick Augustus () (13 July 178327 February 1853) was the reigning Grand Duke of Grand Duchy of Oldenburg, Oldenburg from 1829 to 1853. Birth and family Augustus was born on 13 July 1783 at Schloss Rastede near Oldenburg (ci ...

and Princess Cecilia of Sweden.

Family

Anton Gunther Friedrich Elimar was a child of

and his third wife, Princess Cecilia of Sweden, daughter of King

Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden Gustav IV Adolf or Gustav IV Adolph (1 November 1778 – 7 February 1837) was List of Swedish monarchs, King of Sweden from 1792 until he Coup of 1809, was deposed in a coup in 1809. He was also the last Swedish monarch to be the ruler of Fin ...

. His eldest half-sister Amalia was the first modern Queen-consort of Greece. Elimar was a charming prince and tried his best to please his worried father. His father was determined to keep his living son alive and make his wife Cecilia proud. Elimar was patient but unlike his other half-sister and half-brothers he wanted to have a good education. He went to public academies which made his father concerned. When his father died Elimar felt lonely but continued to take public academies.

Marriage

On 9 November 1876 he married

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Baroness Natalia Vogel von Friesenhof in

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, daughter of Baron Gustav Vogel von Friesenhof (1807-1889) and his wife, Alexandrine Goncharova (1811-1891). Her mother, being the sister

Natalia Goncharova Natalia Sergeevna Goncharova (, ; 3 July 188117 October 1962) was a Russian avant-garde artist, painter, costume designer, writer, illustrator, and set designer. Goncharova's lifelong partner was fellow Russian avant-garde artist Mikhail Lariono ...

, made her Alexandre Pushkin's niece and cousin of

Natalia Alexandrovna Pushkina Natalia Alexandrovna Pushkina, later Countess of Merenberg (, Saint Petersburg – , Cannes) was the daughter of Alexander Pushkin and the morganatic wife of Prince Nikolaus Wilhelm of Nassau. Biography Born on 4 June 1836, Kamenny Island, S ...

, Countess of Merenberg (1836-1913), herself the morganatic wife of

Prince Nikolaus Wilhelm of Nassau Prince Nikolaus Wilhelm of Nassau (20 September 1832 – 17 September 1905) was a German prince, military officer and parliamentarian. He was the youngest son of William, Duke of Nassau, and the only son by his second wife Princess Pauline of Wü ...

. Upon marriage, she held the title Countess von Welsburg. The couple had two children: *Countess Alexandrine Gustava Friederike von Welsburg (11 October 1877,

- 13 April 1901,

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); died unmarried at the age of 23. *Count Gustav Gregor Alexander von Welsburg (29 August 1878,

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- 29 November 1927,

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); married Countess Salbourg Luise von

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(1885-1923), daughter of Friedrich Franz, Count von Hahn (1859-1916) and his wife, Countess Therese

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(1859-1928). They had three sons and one daughter. In their former castle in

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(Slovakia) is the now Pushkin's museum.

Honours

* : Grand Cross of the Order of Duke Peter Friedrich Ludwig, with Golden Crown, ''23 January 1844'' * : ** Knight of the

House Order of Fidelity The House Order of Fidelity () is a dynastic order of the Margraviate of Baden. It was established by Charles III William, Margrave of Baden-Durlach as a reward for merit and to mark the laying of the foundation stone of his residence at Kar ...

, ''1860'' ** Grand Cross of the Zähringer Lion, ''1860'' * : Grand Cross of the

Ludwig Order The Ludwig Order (), was an order of the Grand Duchy of Hesse which was awarded to meritorious soldiers and civilians from 1807 to 1918. History The order was founded by Ludwig I, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine as an order of merit without name ...

, ''7 November 1860'' *

Kingdom of Prussia The Kingdom of Prussia (, ) was a German state that existed from 1701 to 1918.Marriott, J. A. R., and Charles Grant Robertson. ''The Evolution of Prussia, the Making of an Empire''. Rev. ed. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1946. It played a signif ...

: ** Grand Cross of the Red Eagle, ''18 October 1861'' ** Knight's Cross of the Royal

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, with Swords, ''20 September 1866'' * : Grand Cross of the

Royal Guelphic Order The Royal Guelphic Order (), sometimes referred to as the Hanoverian Guelphic Order, is a Kingdom of Hanover, Hanoverian order of chivalry instituted on 28 April 1815 by the Prince Regent (later King George IV). It takes its name from the House ...

, ''1862''

Ancestors

References

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