House of Oldenburg: Map & History
The House of Oldenburg is a German dynasty whose members rule or have ruled in Denmark, Iceland, Greece, Norway, Russia, Sweden, the United Kingdom, Livonia, Schleswig, Holstein, and Oldenburg.
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The House of Oldenburg is a German dynasty whose members rule or have ruled in Denmark, Iceland, Greece, Norway, Russia, Sweden, the United Kingdom, Livonia, Schleswig, Holstein, and Oldenburg. The current kings of Norway and the United Kingdom are patrilineal descendants of the Glücksburg branch of this house.
Modern Countries Once Part of House of Oldenburg
At its mapped extent, House of Oldenburg covered territory in 7 present-day countries. The period shown is when the mapped borders include that country, and the note says how much of it.
- Aland1450–1458 CE · nearly all
- Finland1450–1458 CE · most
- Iceland1450–1452 CE · most
- Norway1450–1452 CE · most
- Sweden1450–1458 CE · most
- Faroe Islands1450–1452 CE · a large part
- Russia1450–1458 CE · a small part
States and Provinces
Largest Present-Day Cities in Its Territory
Each opens on the live map inside House of Oldenburg's borders of that time.
Derived by testing mapped cities against this polity's dated territorial polygons, so the list is indicative and follows the borders in the source dataset.
House of Oldenburg in Depth
History
Count Elimar I was first mentioned in 1091. The ancestral home of the family is Oldenburg Castle. In the 12th century, Rastede Monastery near Oldenburg became their house monastery and later their country seat to this day. Marriages of medieval counts of Oldenburg paved the way for their heirs to become kings of the three 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 as early as 1350.
At that time, the chief competitor to succeed Margaret I of Denmark (1353–1412), queen of Denmark, Sweden, and Norway, to the Northern thrones was the House of Mecklenburg, while other aspirants included the Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg.
Sections adapted from Wikipedia: House of Oldenburg (CC BY-SA 4.0).
House of Oldenburg Timeline
Key historical inflections from foundation to peak territorial expansion
Expansion to peak recorded area of 1,181,117 km² in 1451 CE.
House of Oldenburg: Frequently Asked Questions
When did House of Oldenburg exist?
House of Oldenburg is dated to 1450 CE – 1458 CE, in the Early Modern & Age of Discovery era.
How large was House of Oldenburg at its peak?
At its peak in 1451 AD House of Oldenburg covered about 1,181,117 km².
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