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In Mecklenburg. …territory went to Mecklenburg-Schwerin, while Mecklenburg-Strelitz comprised the principality of Ratzeburg in the northwest and the lordship of Stargard in the southeast. In 1808 both duchies joined the Confederation of the Rhine set up by Napoleon I; the Congress of Vienna in 1814–15 recognized them as grand duchies and ...
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The Duchy of Mecklenburg [a] was a duchy within the Holy Roman Empire, located in the region of Mecklenburg. It existed during the Late Middle Ages and the early modern period, from 1471 to 1520, as well as 1695 to 1701. Its capital was Schwerin . The state was formed in 1471, when duke Henry IV, had united the duchies of Mecklenburg-Stargard ...
Charlotte was born into the ruling family of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, a duchy in northern Germany. In 1760, the young and unmarried George III inherited the British throne. As Charlotte was a minor German princess with no interest in politics, George considered her a suitable consort, and they married in 1761.
Welcome to mecklenburg-strelitz.org an unofficial website dedicated to the Grand Ducal House of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. Within the site you can find information on the grand ducal house and its members past and present. If you have any information, corrections etc that can improve the content and site please feel free to get in contact. I would ...
After the fall of the monarchies in 1918 resulting from World War I, the Grand Duchy became the Free State of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. On 1 January 1934 it was united with the neighbouring Free State of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (both today part of the Germany's Bundesland Mecklenburg-Vorpommern). List of the Dukes of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1701-1815)
Charles II was ruler of the duchy of Mecklenburg-Strelitz from 1794 until his death, first under the title of Duke, then assuming the rank of Grand Duke in 1815. He had previously served as Governor of Hanover from 1776 to 1786. In 1768 Charles married Princess Friederike of Hesse-Darmstadt, with whom he had ten children. An enlightened ruler, Charles introduced agricultural reforms, a new ...
