Person:Duke Peter Georgievich of Oldenburg (1)

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Duke Peter Georgievich of Oldenburg
b.26 Aug 1812 Yaroslavl, Yaroslavl, Russia
d.14 May 1881 Saint Petersburg, Saint Petersburg, Saint Petersburg, Russia
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m. 30 Apr 1809
  1. Duke Peter Georgievich of Oldenburg1812 - 1881
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  1. Duchess Alexandra Petrovna of Oldenburg1838 - 1900
  2. Alexander Petrovich of Oldenburg1844 - 1932
  3. Therese Petrovna of Oldenburg1852 - 1883
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Name Duke Peter Georgievich of Oldenburg
Gender Male
Birth[1] 26 Aug 1812 Yaroslavl, Yaroslavl, Russia
Marriage to Princess Therese of Nassau-Weilburg
Death[1] 14 May 1881 Saint Petersburg, Saint Petersburg, Saint Petersburg, Russia
Reference Number? Q62816?


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Duke Constantine Frederick Peter of Oldenburg (; ; – ) was a Duke of the House of Oldenburg. He was the grandfather of Duke Peter of Oldenburg as well as grandfather of Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich, General of the Imperial Russian Army during World War I. His great-great grandson, Nicholas Romanov, was the President of the Romanov Family Association until his death in 2014.

Peter of Oldenburg was a scholar and philanthropist. He was also noted composer of music. In 1857 he composed the music for Marius Petipa's ballet La Rose, la Violette et le Papillon. The Pas d'Esclave from the ballet Le Corsaire, which is taken from his score for this work, is still heard in theatres all over the world.

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Duke Peter Georgievich of Oldenburg, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.
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