Duke Anton Günther of Oldenburg turned 90

Duke Anton Günther of Oldenbrug celebrated his 90th birtday on Wednesday 16.01.2013. There was a reception for 80 guests at Güldenstein Castle in Schleswig-Holstein.

The Duke was born o 16.01.1923 as oldest child of Hereditary Grand Duke Nikolaus of Oldenbrug and his first wife Helene, née Princess zu Waldeck and Pyrmont. He made Abitur in 1942and after the war he stuedied forestry. In 1951 he married Princess Ameli zu Löwenstein-WertheimFreudenberg. the couple has 2 children, Duchess Helene and Duke Chiristian and 4 grandchildren. After the death of his father in 1970 he became the Had of the Grand Ducal House and took over the adminstration of the posessions in Güldenstein.

Article in NWZ Online

Diamond Wedding in the House of Oldenburg

On Sunday 07. August 2011 Duke Anton Günther of Oldenburg and his wife Ameli, née Princess zu Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg celebrated their Diamond Wedding in the garden of their Castle Güldenstein. They had married exactly 60 years ago at Kreuzwertheim am Main in a double Wedding. Also the brother of Duke Anton Günther, Duke Peter got then married to Ameli's sister Princess Gertrud zu Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg. Duchess Gertrud died in February this years otherwise it would have been a double diamond Wedding.

http://www.nwzonline.de/Region/Artikel/2663890/Herzog-feiert-seine-Diamantene-Hochzeit.html

Another Wedding in the House of Oldenburg

Only six Weeks after the Wedding of Duchess Tatiana of Oldenburg another Wedding took place id the Grand Ducal Family. Her cousin duchess Beatrix, older daughter of Duke Huno and his wife Fenita, married Sven von Storch. The civil marriage took place on the Castle of Eutin on 22. October. On the next day 23. October the oecumenuic religious Ceremony took palce at the Castle church of Eutin. Among the guest wher duke Friedrich August and Duchess Donata of Oldenburg
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http://www.ln-online.de/artikel/2871916

Ducal Wedding at Eutin

On Saturday 11.09.2010 the citiy of Eutin saw a noble Wedding. Duchess Tatiana of Oldenburg married her french finacee, Comte Axel de Chavagnac at the Castlechurch. The bride is the younger daughter of Duke Johann and Duchess Ilka of Oldenburg and a great-granddaughter of the Oldenbrugs last ereigning Grand Duke Friedrich August. She was previously engaged in 2001 to prince Jean of France, duke of Vendôme but the engemengemnt wasd broken some time before the planned Wedding.  Her engagement to Comte Axel de Chavagnac was announced in Janaury 2010. 

The oecumenical Wedding took place at the Castlechurch of Wutin. As the bridal Couple had wished for a private Wedding the Area of the Castle was closed to the Public and only invited guests where led in. The SErvioce was lead by the former Propst of Eutin Dr. Horst Dreyer and Kaplan Oliver Maik who took over the catholic part of the Serice (the religion of the groom).

Among the guests where the brides sister Ardchduchess Eilika and her husband Archduke Georg of Austria wither her 3 children, Zsofia, Ildiko and Karl-Konstantin, who ehere flower-children, Prince Georg Friedrich of Prussia, Duke Friedrich August and Duchess Donata of Oldenburg, Count Konstantin of Schönborn and many more,

Article with photo: http://www.ln-online.de/artikel/2849512