Skip to content
224,248 profiles ranked

Peter II, Grand Duke of Oldenburg

Grand Duke of Oldenburg (1827-1900) · Historical Figures · Died at 72

Peter II was the reigning Grand Duke of Oldenburg from 1853 to 1900. He claimed hereditary parts of Duchy of Holstein after the Second Schleswig War in 1864. After signing a treaty on 23 February 1867 in Kiel, he renounced his claims.

Peter II, Grand Duke of Oldenburg is read about 82 times a day, in 22 languages.

A typical day, 30 days to 18 September 2026

The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.

Something wrong?
Compare

People around Peter II

Family

Is this everyone?

Only relatives with a profile here are drawn, so a family can be larger than this. A line here can also be wrong.

Correct this family

Also in Deutsch

Media & music

Photos 1

Awards

Order of St. Andrew
Grand cross of the Order of Albert the Bear
Order of the Black Eagle
Order of St. George
Knight of the Order of the Elephant

About this person

In return, he received the district of Ahrensbök and the Prussian parts of the former Principality of Lübeck other than the village of Travenhorst, and was given a million taler as compensation from Prussia. Thus the Grand Duchy of Oldenburg gained access to the Baltic Sea.

Category
Historical Figures
Type
Historical Figure
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1827 to 1900 · aged 72