Name Anthony Count | ||
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Spouse(s) Sophie Catherine of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg Mother Elisabeth of Schwarzburg-Blankenburg Born 10 November 1583Oldenburg ( 1583-11-10 ) Died 19 June 1667(1667-06-19) (aged 83)Rastede | ||
Anthony Günther, Count of Oldenburg (aka Anton Günther, 10 November 1583 in Oldenburg – 19 June 1667 in Rastede) was an Imperial Count and a member of the House of Oldenburg.
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Günther was the ruling count of Oldenburg from 1603 until his death, and of Delmenhorst from 1647 until his death. He was the son of John VII (1540–1603) and Elisabeth of Schwarzburg-Blankenburg.
Anthony Günther married Sophie Catherine (28 June 1617 – 22 November 1696), a daughter of Alexander, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg and Dorothea of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen.
Haus "Graf Anton Günther"
The Haus "Graf Anton Günther" is a historic house in central Oldenburg, dating from 1682. Count Anton Günther is depicted on the facade, which was redesigned in the neo-Renaissance style in 1894. The house was used by merchants and tobacco manufacturers.