Christian I, Count of Oldenburg

Christian I, known as "the Quarrelsome" (died 1167[1]) was Count of Oldenburg from 1143 to 1167. He was son of Elimar II, Count of Oldenburg and his wife Eilika von Werl-Rietberg,[2] daughter of Count Heinrich von Rietberg.[3]

Issue

Maurice, Count of Oldenburg (c1145 - c1211)

He is a direct male-line ancestor of Queen Margrethe II of Denmark and of King Harald V of Norway, and also of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, and thus of Charles, Prince of Wales, the heir apparent to the British crown.[2]

References

"Lineage of HRH The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh" (PDF). Burke's Peerage. Retrieved 27 July 2013.
Montgomery-Massingberd, Hugh (editor). Burke's Guide to the Royal Family, Burke's Peerage, London, 1973, pp. 277-278, 307, 327-328. ISBN 0-220-66222-3
Biographisches Handbuch zur Geschichte des Landes Oldenburg (PDF; 6,8 MB). Isensee-Verlag, pag. 126, 127, ISBN 3-89442-135-5

Regnal titles
Christian I, Count of Oldenburg House of Oldenburg
Preceded by Elimar II	Count of Oldenburg 1143–1167	Succeeded by Maurice

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[1] "Lineage of HRH The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh" (PDF). Burke's Peerage. Retrieved 27 July 2013.

[burke-2] Montgomery-Massingberd, Hugh (editor). Burke's Guide to the Royal Family, Burke's Peerage, London, 1973, pp. 277-278, 307, 327-328. ISBN 0-220-66222-3

[3] Biographisches Handbuch zur Geschichte des Landes Oldenburg (PDF; 6,8 MB). Isensee-Verlag, pag. 126, 127, ISBN 3-89442-135-5