ɪnstˈɛd ʌv ɪŋklˈuːdɪŋ ɹˈɔɪəl pɹˈɪnsɛsᵻz ænd dˈʌtʃɛsᵻz ʌv smˈɔːl ænd lˈɑːɹdʒ dʒˈɜːmən stˈeɪts, æz wʌz kˈʌstəmˌɛɹi wɪððɪ ˈoʊldənbˌɜːɡ ɹˈɔɪəl fˈæmɪli, ðɛɹ mˈæɹɪdʒ kənˈɛkʃənz hɐdbɪn mˈoʊstli wɪððə noʊbˈɪlᵻɾi tʃˈiːfli ʌv dˈɛnmɑːɹk.
Instead of including royal princesses and duchesses of small and large German states, as was customary with the Oldenburg royal family, their marriage connections had been mostly with the nobility (chiefly of Denmark).