Christian V, Count of Oldenburg

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Christian V
Count of Oldenburg
Reign1368–1398
PredecessorConrad I with
Successor
Bornc. 1342
Diedafter 6 April 1399
Noble familyHouse of Oldenburg
Spouse(s)
Issue
Dietrich, Count of Oldenburg
FatherConrad I of Oldenburg
Mother

Christian V, Count of Oldenburg (sometimes called Christian VI; c. 1342 – after 6 April 1399) was the ruling count of Oldenburg from 1368 until 1398. He was born sometime before 1347 to Count Conrad I of Oldenburg and . After his father died in 1347, he ruled Oldenburg jointly with his elder brother , and after Conrad II's deaths in 1386, with the latter's son, .

He married , and the Danish Royal houses of Oldenburg and Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg descend from him via his son and successor Dietrich, Count of Oldenburg. Through the dynastic marriages of his descendants, he is an ancestor of many European Royal houses.

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Christian V, Count of Oldenburg
Born: c. 1342 Died: after 6 April 1399
Regnal titles
Preceded by
Conrad I with
Count of Oldenburg
1368–1398
with his cousin and (1345–1356)
his brother (1368–1401)
Succeeded by


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