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	PRELIMINARY REMARKS
		Houses of Tudor in England and of Stewart in Scotland.
		The House of Wittelsbach in the Palatinate and Bavaria.
		Dukes of Mantua: House of Gonzaga from 1478.
	www.uni-mannheim.de /mateo/camenaref/cmh/vol13.html (3049 words)

	House of Oldenburg - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The House of Oldenburg is a North German noble family and one of Europe's most influential Royal Houses.
		In 15th century, the Oldenburg heir of that claim married Hedwig of Holstein, a descendant of Euphemia of Sweden and Norway and also a descendant of Eric V of Denmark.
		The House of Mecklenburg became its chief competitor regarding the Northern thrones, and other claimants were e.g the House of Lauenburg.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/House_of_Oldenburg (281 words)

	Encyclopedia: House of Oldenburg
		Ducal House of Mecklenburg A North German Princely dynasty Origins Lords of the vend tribe Obotrites Claims to Swedish throne The Dukes of Mecklenburg pursued from 14th century a claim to inheritance in Sweden: The Duke of Mecklenburg was a descendant and the heir of two women whom legends tied...
		There is also a town Oldenburg in Holstein (at the Baltic Sea), the district of Oldenburg, the historical state and former Grand Duchy of Oldenburg, the ducal and royal House of Oldenburg and Oldenburg, Indiana.
		Oldenburg is the birthplace of the philosopher Karl Jaspers.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/House-of-Oldenburg (1783 words)

	YourArt.com >> Encyclopedia >> Romanov (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The House of Romanov (Ð Ð¾Ð¼ÌÐ°Ð½Ð¾Ð², pronounced {{IPA/rÊËmanÉf/}}) was the second and last imperial dynasty of Russia, which ruled Muscovy and the Russian Empire for five generations from 1613 to 1762.
		From 1762 to 1917 Russia was ruled by a branch of the House of Oldenburg, which retained the Romanov surname.
		The consorts of Russian dynasts had to be equal born (i.e., born to a sovereign house of Europe) and of the Orthodox faith.
	www.yourart.com /research/encyclopedia.cgi?subject=/Romanov (2144 words)

	Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (in Danish: Slesvig-Holsten-Sønderborg-Lyksborg (or Glücksborg)), from Glücksburg in northernmost Germany, is a line of the House of Oldenburg (Danish: Oldenborg), to which the royal houses of Denmark, Norway, and the former royal house of Greece belong.
		Christian IX's daughters, Alexandra of Denmark and Dagmar of Denmark (who became Maria Feodorovna), married Edward VII of the United Kingdom and Alexander III of Russia, respectively, meaning that by 1914, descendants of King Christian IX were nearly as prevalent on European thrones as those of Queen Victoria.
		Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, Kings of Denmark of the House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg-Beck, 1863-present, Kings of the Hellenes of the House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg-Beck, 1863-1973, Kings of Norway of the House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg-Beck, 1905-present, Royal families, Noble families and House of Glücksburg.
	www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Gl%FCcksburg (621 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Oldenburg
		In 1773, however, the Danish King Christian VII surrendered Oldenburg to the Grand Duke Paul of Russia, in consideration of the latter's renunciation of the sovereignty of Schleswig-Holstein.
		The Bishopric of Oldenburg was founded by the German Emperor Otto I about 950, and comprised the present territory of Holstein, The small town of Oldenburg (also called Aldenburg in the Middle Ages), near the coast of the Baltic Sea, which is still in existence, was the ancient seat of the bishop.
		The Diocese of Oldenburg was suffragan to the Archdiocese of Bremen; during the great revolt of the Slavic peoples in 1066, it ceased to exist, but was re-established in 1149 as the See of St. Vicelin, a missionary among the Slavs.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/11237b.htm (2149 words)

	House of Holstein-Gottorp
		The House of Holstein-Gottorp, a branch of the Oldenburg dynasty, rose to the Swedish throne with King Adolf Frederick in 1751.
		He was elected crown prince on June 23, 1743 as a Swedish concession to the Russian Tsar, a strategy for achieving an acceptable peace after the disastrous war of the same year.
		Adolf Frederick's grandson Gustav IV Adolf was deposed in 1809 following the loss of Finland, and the remaining parts of the dynasty became extinct with the death of his uncle Charles XIII in 1818.
	www.guajara.com /wiki/en/wikipedia/h/ho/house_of_holstein_gottorp.html (181 words)

	House Laws of Oldenburg
		Oldenburg, Delmenhort and generally everything that was possessed by his line up to Anton I went to the king of Denmark and the duke of Holstein-Gottorp.
		A house law was promulgated in 1872, although not published as a law as in other constitutional monarchies, because it was limited to matters regarding the internal management of the grand-ducal house.
		The grand-duchy consisted of three parts: the old duchy of Oldenburg, itself composed of the original counties of Oldenburg and Delmenhorst and the lordship of Jever (acquired 1818); the principality ofLübeck (acquired 1803), and the principality of Birkenfeld (acquired 1817).
	www.heraldica.org /topics/royalty/HGOldenburg.htm (10875 words)

	Decorations of the Grand Duchy of Oldenburg
		The Grand Duchy of Oldenburg was the eighth-largest member state of the German Empire in size and the tenth-largest in population.
		Oldenburg had managed to stay out of the Thirty Years' War and the initial phases of the Napoleonic Wars, but in 1808 Oldenburg was forced to join Napoleon's Conferation of the Rhine and was to contribute an 800-man infantry regiment.
		The Oldenburg Regiment became part of the army of the German Confederation established in 1815 and in 1830 was expanded to two regiments of 10 companies.
	home.att.net /~david.danner/militaria/oldenburg.htm (1798 words)

	Fits of Knowledge » SE Poem: Oldenburg (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		oldenburg is one of the youngest universities in germany
		oldenburg is one of the youngest universities in
		oldenburg is associate director of the southern asian institute and adjunct assistant professor of political science at columbia university
	fits2.com /se-poem-oldenburg (636 words)

	History of the Royal House of Denmark (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Christian of Oldenburg elected Christian I, King of Denmark 1448 and Norway 1450, reigned as King of Sweden 1457-64, Duke of Schleswig and Count of Holstein, Stormarn and Dithmarschen, etc 1460 (Duke from 1474).
		A new law allowing for the succession of females to the throne, limiting succession to the descendants of King Christian X, was passed by Parliament 27 March 1953 and by referendum 5 June 1953.
		With the accession of Queen Margrethe II 1972 the use of the titles of King of the Wends and Goths, Duke of Schleswig, Holstein, Stormarn, Dithmarschen, Lauenburg and Oldenburg were abandoned (even though all descendants in the male line enjoy the Schlesvig, Holstein titles by right).
	www.chivalricorders.org /royalty/gotha/denmark.htm (538 words)

	Oldenburg
		In the platting of the town in 1837, land was reserved for the tiny log church known as St. Mary’s which was already under construction.
		Incorporated in 1869, Oldenburg is called the "Village of Spires" because of its churches and religious educational institutions.
		Oldenburg is clearly a diamond in the rough.
	www.franklinchs.com /ppp/places/Oldenburg/oldenburg.htm (802 words)

	The surviving prerogatives and titles of the Grand Ducal House of Tuscany (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The survival of the Grand Ducal House of Tuscany, a branch of the House of Habsburg-Lothringen, whose members also enjoys the titles, rank and privileges of Archduke of Austria, Royal Prince of Hungary and Bohemia, was of little interest to the citizens of Florence and the surrounding region until relatively recently.
		The Grand Dukes, of course, were sensible to the traditions of the House of Habsburg and, as eventual heirs to Austria in the event of the extinction of the male line of Franz I, conformed to the laws of the House in respect of marriage.
		The House of Saxe-Coburg at the time of the promulgation of its House Laws in 1855, had provided the Consorts of the Queens of Great Britain and Ireland and of Portugal, and the King of the Belgians; it was later to provide the Monarchs of Great Britain and of Portugal, and the Kings of Bulgaria.
	www.chivalricorders.org /royalty/habsburg/tuscany/survprerogtusc.htm (11026 words)

	Copenhagen
		Built between 1749 and 1757 not originally intended as a Royal Palace, but to celebrate the 300th jubilee of the royal House of Oldenburg in 1749.
		Christiansborg Palace is situated on Slotsholmen and houses the Danish Parliament, the Supreme Court and the State Rooms.
		In the beginning Rosenborg was only a modest two-storied house, but as King Christian IV continued to improve the building it grew until 1633 when he considered it done.
	www.clt.astate.edu /ddearman/intl/copenhagen08.htm (423 words)

	Search Results for "Oldenburg" (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Oldenburg, former state, Germany, (ol´dnboorkh) (KEY), former state, NW Germany.
		Usually considered part of the pop art movement, Oldenburg explores the ironic and...
		...(KEY), 1426-81, king of Denmark (1448-81), Norway (1450-81), and Sweden (1457-64), count of Oldenburg, and founder of the Oldenburg dynasty of Danish kings.
	www.bartleby.com /cgi-bin/texis/webinator/sitesearch?FILTER=&query=Oldenburg (262 words)

	House of Holstein-Gottorp (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Adolf Frederick's grandson Gustav IV Adolf was deposed in 1809 following the loss of Finland and the remaining parts of the became extinct with the death of his Charles XIII in 1818.
		At a truly awful, smokey, overcrowded club (to the point of near fistfights breaking out if i didn't walk away from the local troglodites), Lucy managed to promo her new CD and tell gushing new-mo...
		I would listen to it and imagine that I was held in the arms of the vampire Lestat, or when I'm in love with the demon child Claudia.
	www.freeglossary.com /House_of_Holstein-Gottorp (447 words)

	Project for Public Spaces (PPS) \| Ray Oldenburg (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Ray Oldenburg, Ph.D., is Professor Emeritus at the Department of Sociology at the University of West Florida in Pensacola.
		Oldenburg holds a Bachelor of English and Social Studies from Mankato State University, Minnesota, and a Master and PhD in Sociology from the University of Minneapolis.
		Oldenburg identifies third places, or "great good places," as the public places on neutral ground where people can gather and interact.
	www.pps.org /info/placemakingtools/placemakers/roldenburg (1551 words)

	Telegraph \| News \| Queen Ingrid of Denmark
		Her father, then Crown Prince Gustaf and a captain in the Swedish army, did not become King until he was nearly 70, on the death of his 92-year-old father King Gustaf V in 1950.
		Through her paternal grandmother Queen Victoria (of Sweden), the daughter of Friedrich, Grand Duke of Baden, Princess Ingrid was also descended from the Royal House of Vasa, which in the 16th and 17th centuries gave Sweden some of its greatest monarchs and military leaders.
		Rumours, in 1933, that she might become engaged to George V's youngest son Prince George, later to be the Duke of Kent, were firmly denied, and in 1934 Princess Ingrid was one of bridesmaids at his wedding to Princess Marina.
	www.telegraph.co.uk /news/main.jhtml?view=DETAILS&grid=&targetRule=10&xml=%2Fnews%2F2000%2F11%2F08%2Fdb01.xml (1489 words)

	Denmark
		Christian founded the Oldenburg dynasty in Denmark, succeeding Christopher III of Bavaria as king.
		In domestic affairs, Christian IX's reign was marked by a struggle between liberal and conservative elements for control of the Folketing, the lower house of the Danish Rigsdag, the legislature.
		The most important event of his reign was his proclamation in 1846 that Schleswig and Holstein, of which the Danish kings had long been dukes, were indissolubly united to Denmark.
	website.lineone.net /~johnbidmead/denmark.htm (2882 words)

	Kingdom of Greece: Decrees on the flags (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The blue and white rhombs of Our Ancestral House shall occupy the centre of the white cross (of the flag), above the shield shall appear crown and this same shall be topped by an orb and small cross.
		The white cross is upright with equal arms, and extends to the outer edges of the blue square on which it is set, (whilst) the crown, orb and cross shall extend to one-half the length of the upper arm, that is, to a height equal to the width of a stripe.
		Since Otto von Wittelsbach - son of the King of Bavaria - abdicated childless in 1862 to be succeeded by Georges I, a Prince of the House of Oldenburg, on 31 October 1863, we may assume that the Bavarian lozenges were dropped from the flag (and a crown substituted) sometime around these dates.
	www.crwflags.com /fotw/flags/gr~l19c.html (543 words)

	Brewer, E. Cobham. Dictionary of Phrase & Fable. Old’enburg Horn. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		A horn long in the possession of the reigning princes of the House of Oldenburg, but now in the collection of the King of Denmark.
		According to tradition, Count Otto of Oldenburg, in 967, was offered drink in this silver-gift horn by a “wild woman,” at the Osenborg.
		As he did not like the look of the liquor, he threw it away, and rode off with the horn.
	www.bonus.com /contour/bartlettqu/http@@/www.bartleby.com/81/12408.html (109 words)

	dj_nobility
		All the families listed are connected with the House of Guelph, one of the original Black Nobility families of Venice, from which the House of Windsor and thus the present Queen of England, Elizabeth II, descends.
		The Guelphs are so intertwined with the German aristocracy through the House of Hanover that it would take several pages to mention all their connections.
		Almost all European royal houses originate from the House of Hanover and thus from the House of Guelph - the Black Nobility.
	www.geocities.com /proutyuk/dj_nobility (803 words)

	Oldenburg Royal Family
		Wilhelm's father Friedrich August (1711-1785) was Duke of Holstein-Gottorp and was ceded Oldenburg on 14 December 1773 by his cousin Paul (later Emperor Paul I of all the Russias).
		Oldenburg was elevated from a County to a Duchy in 29 December 1774 (publicly announced on 22 March 1777) with further elevation to a Grand Duchy on 9 June 1815.
		Anton Gunther is the present Head of the Ducal House of Oldenburg
	www.btinternet.com /~allan_raymond/Oldenburg_Royal_Family.htm (411 words)

	The Danish EU Presidency - eu2002.dk - The Royal Family (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The Danish royal family is one of the oldest monarchies in the world, dating back to Gorm the Old, who lived in the tenth century.
		The monarchy in Denmark may be divided into two branches: the House of Glücksborg and the House of Oldenburg.
		In that year, Frederik VII died without leaving an heir to the throne, which therefore passed to his relative, Prince Christian of Glücksborg, in accordance with the Act of Succession of 1853.
	www.eu2002.dk /EU2002/denmark?MenuElementID=6119 (616 words)

	College Writing Center at St. Louis Community College at Meramec (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		I never really went to his house until a year later when we found out we were in the same class in school.
		It was probably one of the better houses on the street, though at the time I never really thought about things like that: the narrowness of the streets, the cracks in the walls, the aging sidewalks overgrown with weeds.
		It was a two-story house, which made me excited when we first moved there, because I'd never lived in a two-story house before--well, except for the time when we lived with my grandparents for a few months when we first came to St. Louis.
	www.stlcc.cc.mo.us /MC/support/cwc/fpages/sstory8.html (2533 words)

	The Danish Monarchy - History - Christian IX (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		As the first representative of the House of Glücksborg, Christian IX became King in November 1863 at a very difficult moment in time.
		With an eye to the future, she arranged her daughters' marriages in such a manner that the Danish Royal House obtained dynastic connections with the most important European royal and princely houses.
		Thus, Alexandra married Edward VII of Great Britain, Dagmar became Empress of Russia through her marriage to Tsar Alexander III of Russia, and the third daughter, Thyra, married Duke Ernest Augustus of Cumberland, heir to the Kingdom of Hanover.
	www.kongehuset.dk /artikel.php?dogtag=k_en_his_chrix (570 words)

	WHKMLA : History of Oldenburg, 1667-1773
		In 1748 Denmark celebrated the 300th anniversary of their dynasty, the House of Oldenburg.
		Yet Oldenburg was a costly possession to Denmark.
		In 1762 negotiations were begun, which lead in 1773 to the sale of Oldenburg with Delmenhorst to the younger line of the House of Holstein-Gottorp.
	www.zum.de /whkmla/region/germany/oldenburg16671773.html (199 words)

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