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As a result since 2001 the head of the House of Mecklenburg-Strelitz is in effect head of the entire House of Mecklenburg. Although extinct in the male line since 2001 the House of Mecklenburg-Schwerin still has two living female members, Duchess Donata, born 1956, and Duchess Edwina, born 1960, the two daughters of Duke Christian Ludwig.
HRH Charles's 4-Great Grandmother. Philippe of Belgium's 5-Great Grandmother. Grand Duke Henri's 5-Great Grandmother. HM Margrethe II's 4-Great Grandmother.
The Dowager Grand Duchess Augusta died peacefully in Neustrelitz at 2am on 5 December 1916 aged 94. Proud to the end of her position as a British princess, on her deathbed she had a message sent to King George V that it was a “stout old English heart which is ceasing to beat”.
Jutta spent the winter season of 1898 at the Imperial Court in Russia where she was chaperoned by her cousin Duchess Helene of Mecklenburg, a member of the Russian branch of the House of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. During her stay in the country Jutta met Danilo, the Hereditary Prince of Montenegro. The Montenegrin heir apparent was a relative of the ...
Since 1701 all other members of the House of Mecklenburg-Strelitz have held the titles: Duke/Duchess of Mecklenburg, Prince/Princess of Wenden, Schwerin and Ratzeburg, Count/Countess of Schwerin, Lord/Lady of the Lands of Rostock and Stargard. The style Serene Highness was held from 1701 to 1815, and Highness from 1815 onwards.
Ties with Britain. Out of all the European countries the House of Mecklenburg-Strelitz has had particularly close ties with the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (now Northern Ireland) and its royal family. Relations between the two families were cemented by three marriages over three consecutive generations in the 18th and 19th ...
Born at 131 London Road in St Leonards on Sea, Duchess Helene was the second member of the Grand Ducal Family to have been born in the United Kingdom after the first child of Grand Duke Friedrich Wilhelm and Grand Duchess Augusta. She was christened into the Roman Catholic Church. At birth Duchess Helene bore the title Countess of Carlow due to ...
