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The House of Oldenburg is a European royal house of North German origin. It is one of Europe's most influential Royal Houses with branches that rule or have ruled in Denmark, Greece, Norway, Russia, Sweden, Schleswig, Holstein, and Oldenburg. The current Queen of Denmark, the King of Norway and the ex-King of Greece as well as consorts of Greece and the United Kingdom belong to this House.
It rose to prominence when Count Christian I of Oldenburg was elected King of Denmark in 1448, Norway in 1450 and Sweden in 1457. The house has occupied the Danish throne ever since.
Marriages of medieval counts of Oldenburg had paved the way for their heirs to become kings of various Scandinavian kingdoms. Through marriage with a descendant of King Valdemar I of Sweden and of King Eric IV of Denmark, a claim to Sweden and Denmark was staked, since 1350.
At that time, its competitors were the successors of House of Hanover.
The head of the house since 1980 is Christoph, Prince of Schleswig-Holstein.[1]
Founder King Christian I of Denmark, Norway and Sweden (1426-1481)
The current (2014) head of the House of Oldenburg Christoph of Schleswig-Holstein (*1949)
Ex-king Constantine II of Greece (*1940) and wife, a princess of Denmark (*1946)
Sweden's most prominent Oldenburg king was Gustav III (1746-1792)
King Harald V of Norway (*1937)
Queen Margrethe II of Denmark (*1940)
Nicholas II (1868-1918) was the last Emperor of Russia
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, Prince of Greece and Denmark (*1921)
Queen Sofía of Spain, Princess of Greece and Denmark (*1938)
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1 Transcontinental country. 2 Entirely in Southwest Asia but having socio-political connections with Europe.
After partitions:
House of Habsburg, House of Vasa, House of Bonaparte, House of Oldenburg, House of Romanov
Dynasty, Napoleon III, Napoleon, Jérôme Bonaparte, Napoleonic Wars
Dynasty, House of Savoy, House of Lorraine, Kingdom of Hungary, House of Vasa
House of Oldenburg, House of Vasa, House of Savoy, House of Bonaparte, House of Habsburg
Ottoman Empire, House of Vasa, House of Savoy, House of Bonaparte, House of Habsburg
House of Oldenburg, Christian VIII of Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark, Holstein
United Kingdom, Elizabeth II, House of Oldenburg, House of Vasa, House of Savoy
House of Oldenburg, Frederick VI of Denmark, Frederick VII of Denmark, /, Norway