Elimar of Oldenburg
Anton Günther Friedrich Elimar Duke of Oldenburg (born January 23, 1844 in Oldenburg ; † October 17, 1895 in Vienna- Erlaa) was a German composer , writer and military man .
Life
He was born as the youngest son of Grand Duke Paul Friedrich August (1783–1853) and Princess Cäcilie (1807–1844), daughter of Gustav IV Adolf , King of Sweden. He received private lessons. He studied at the University of Bonn . 1865-1875 military service ( officer in the wars of 1866 and 1870 / 1871 ), he finished this illness and then lived on Castle Erlaa as a writer.
Elimar von Oldenburg was best known for his comedies, which were performed several times in Berlin and at the Hofburgtheater in Vienna. Some of his plays have been translated into Czech. In it, he skilfully led the ingeniously intricate plot to stage-effective solutions.
marriage
He entered into a morganatic marriage with the Vienna-born Baroness Natalie Vogel von Friesenhof .
ancestors
| Gustav III King of Sweden (1746–1792) | |||||||||||||
| Gustav IV Adolf King of Sweden (1778–1837) | |||||||||||||
| Sophie Magdalene of Denmark (1746–1813) | |||||||||||||
| Cecilia of Sweden (1807-1844) | |||||||||||||
| Karl Ludwig von Baden (1755–1801) | |||||||||||||
| Friederike von Baden (1781–1826) | |||||||||||||
| Amalie of Hessen-Darmstadt (1754–1832) | |||||||||||||
| Elimar Duke of Oldenburg | |||||||||||||
| Georg Ludwig of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorf | |||||||||||||
| Peter I of Oldenburg (1755–1829) | |||||||||||||
| Sofie Charlotte from Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck | |||||||||||||
| August I. (Oldenburg) (1783-1853) | |||||||||||||
| Friedrich Eugen (1732–1797) | |||||||||||||
| Friederike von Württemberg (1765–1785) | |||||||||||||
| Friederike Dorothea Sophia of Brandenburg-Schwedt (1736–1798) | |||||||||||||
literature
- Hans Christian Andersen : "Yes, I am a strange being ...". Diaries 1825–1875. Selected, edited and translated by Gisela Perlet . Volume 1. Wallstein-Verlag, Göttingen 2000, ISBN 3-89244-401-3 , p. 225.
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Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Oldenburg, Elimar Duke of |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Oldenburg, Anton Günther Friedrich Elimar Herzog von (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German composer, writer and military |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 23, 1844 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Oldenburg |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 17, 1895 |
| Place of death | Vienna -Erlaa |