Duchess Gertrud of Oldenburg

Duchess Gertrud of Oldenburg died on February 4.  She was 85 years old.   Duchess Gertrud was the wife of Duke Peter Friedrich of Oldenburg. The couple would have celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary on August 7, as they were married in a double wedding ceremony with Peter's older brother,  Anton-Günther, Duke of Oldenburg, and Gertude's older sister, Ameli.

Princess Gertrud Olga Ilka Emma Agnes Magdalena Mechthild was born at Langenzell on January 24, 1926, the third child of was the third child of  Udo, Prince of Lowenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg and Countess Margarete of Castell-Castell.

Duchess Gertrud is survived by her husband, Peter, and their four children, Duke Friedrich August, Duchess Margarete, Princess Philipp von Croy,  Duke Nikolaus, and Duke Georg-Moritz, and nine grandchildren,  Duchess Anastasia, Duchess Alice, Duchess Cara, Duke Christoph, Duke Georg, Duke Oscar, and Prince Alexander, Prince Maximilian and Princess Rosalie of Croy.

For many years, Duchess Gertrud was an active member of the German Red Cross in eastern Holstein.  She served in various positions, and in 1986, she was elected chairman.  She stepped down from this position in 1996.