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Duchess Donata of Mecklenburg (born 11 March 1956) is the senior remaining member of the House of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. Since there are no males left in the family, the Schwerin branch itself is considered extinct due to the Salic law of succession, leaving Mecklenburg-Strelitz as the only remaining line of the House of Mecklenburg .
Her Highness Helene Olga Feodora Donata Maria Katharina Theresia, Duchess of Mecklenburg, Princess of Wenden, Schwerin and Ratzeburg, Countess of Schwerin, Lady of the Lands of Rostock and Stargard, was born on 13 October 1988 in Freiburg-im-breisgau.
With the adoption the survival of the House of Mecklenburg-Strelitz was secured and Count Georg and his family adopted the titles duke/duchess of Mecklenburg along with the coat of arms of Mecklenburg-Strelitz and the family motto ‘Avito viret honore’, meaning ‘He flourishes with hereditary honours’.
Although unable to become the formal head of the House of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Duchess Donata represents the family and is the legal heir to the legacy and estate of her grandfather Grand Duke Friedrich Franz IV which includes various forests and works of art.
Duchess Donata of Mecklenburg (born 11 March 1956) is the senior remaining member of the House of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. Since there are no males left in the family, the Schwerin branch itself is considered extinct due to the Salic law of succession, leaving Mecklenburg-Strelitz as the only remaining line of the House of Mecklenburg.
The remaining members of the House of Mecklenburg-Schwerin are the daughters of Duke Christian Ludwig, the second son of Frederick Francis IV, the Duchesses Donata (born 1956) and Edwina (born 1960).
The ruling dynasty is one of the oldest and most stable in Germany. During the revolution in 1918 they renounced the throne and the male line died out in 1996. Since then the 'House of Mecklenburg' has been ruled for the first time by a woman – Duchess Donata of Mecklenburg.
