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On 22 January 1811, Oldenburg was annexed by Napoleon. Duke George at this time was the heir of his brother Duke Augustus. [1] As George was married to Alexander I's sister, this was a great insult by Napoleon to the Russians, and was one of many grievances Alexander would bring up in their correspondence. [2] The Oldenburg family was later given back their duchy after Napoleon's defeat.
Although reliable sources in English have yet to be found by way of verification, it appears that this Russian branch of the German House of Oldenburg were known in their adopted country by the unique title of Prints (russification of the German word for a cadet prince, Prinz) rather than by their apparently legal German title of Herzog or "Duke". Until this can be properly sorted out using sources that can be cited in the article, the historical reality should nonetheless be noted here, lest it be forgot. FactStraight ( talk) 04:21, 13 June 2012 (UTC)
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On 22 January 1811, Oldenburg was annexed by Napoleon. Duke George at this time was the heir of his brother Duke Augustus. [1] As George was married to Alexander I's sister, this was a great insult by Napoleon to the Russians, and was one of many grievances Alexander would bring up in their correspondence. [2] The Oldenburg family was later given back their duchy after Napoleon's defeat.
Although reliable sources in English have yet to be found by way of verification, it appears that this Russian branch of the German House of Oldenburg were known in their adopted country by the unique title of Prints (russification of the German word for a cadet prince, Prinz) rather than by their apparently legal German title of Herzog or "Duke". Until this can be properly sorted out using sources that can be cited in the article, the historical reality should nonetheless be noted here, lest it be forgot. FactStraight ( talk) 04:21, 13 June 2012 (UTC)