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Anthony II, Count of Delmenhorst

1550–1619 · 16th century · Also known as Anton II of Delmenhorst

Anthony II was count of Delmenhorst, a younger son of Count Anthony I of Oldenburg. After a long dispute with his elder brother John VII of Oldenburg over the inheritance, he obtained Delmenhorst as a separate county, founding a branch line of the House of Oldenburg. The line died out in 1647, and Delmenhorst returned to Oldenburg.

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