Duchy of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

Duchy of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
*Herzogtum Mecklenburg-Strelitz*
Duchy of Mecklenburg-Strelitz Herzogtum Mecklenburg-Strelitz
1701–1815
	Coat of arms
	Adolphus Frederick IV
• 1794–1815	Charles II
History
• Treaty of Hamburg	1701
• Raised to Grand Duchy	1815
Preceded by	Succeeded by
	Duchy of Mecklenburg
Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
Today part of	Germany

The Duchy of Mecklenburg-Strelitz was a

Bishopric of Ratzeburg in modern Schleswig-Holstein. At the time of its establishment, the duchy bordered on the territory of Swedish Pomerania in the north and of Brandenburg

in the south.

History

After more than five years of dispute over succession to the

commandries of Mirow and Nemerow. At the same time the principle of primogeniture was reasserted, and the right to summon the joint Landtag was reserved to the Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin.^[2] The 1701 provisions were maintained with minor changes until the end of the monarchy. Both parties continued to call themselves Dukes of Mecklenburg; Adolphus Frederick took his residence at Strelitz

.

The Strelitz duchy remained one of the most backward regions of the Empire. Nevertheless, its princesses achieved prominent marriages: Princess

queen consort of Hanover

.

Mecklenburg-Strelitz adopted the constitution of the sister duchy in September 1755. In 1806 it was spared the infliction of a French occupation through the good offices of the king of Bavaria. In 1808 its duke, Charles, joined the Confederation of the Rhine, but in 1813 he withdrew from it.^[3] The Congress of Vienna recognized both Mecklenburg-Strelitz and Mecklenburg-Schwerin as grand duchies and members of the German Confederation.

References

^ Chisholm 1911, p. 1018.
^ Chisholm 1911, p. 1019.
^ Chisholm 1911, p. 1020.

This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Mecklenburg". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 17 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 1018–1020.

External links

Grand Ducal House of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

[FOOTNOTEChisholm19111018-1] Chisholm 1911, p. 1018.

[FOOTNOTEChisholm19111019-2] Chisholm 1911, p. 1019.

[FOOTNOTEChisholm19111020-3] Chisholm 1911, p. 1020.

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v t e Lower Saxon Circle (1500–1806) of the Holy Roman Empire
Ecclesiastical	Bremen¹ Halberstadt ¹ Hildesheim Lübeck Magdeburg¹ Ratzeburg² Schwerin¹
Secular	Bremen³ Brunswick and Lunenburg Blankenburg⁴ Calenberg⁵ Celle⁵ Grubenhagen⁶ Hanover⁷ Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel Holstein Glückstadt Gottorp⁸ Pinneberg⁹ Mecklenburg Güstrow¹⁰ Schwerin Strelitz¹¹ Rantzau ¹² Regenstein Saxe-Lauenburg⁵
Cities	Bremen Goslar Hamburg Lübeck Mühlhausen Nordhausen
¹ until 1648. ² until 1701. ³ from 1648. ⁴ until 1731. ⁵ until 1705. ⁶ until 1596. ⁷ from 1708. ⁸ until 1773. ⁹ until 1640. ¹⁰ until 1695. ¹¹ from 1701. ¹² until 1734. Circles est. 1500: Bavarian, Swabian, Upper Rhenish, Lower Rhenish–Westphalian, Franconian, (Lower) Saxon Circles est. 1512: Austrian, Burgundian, Upper Saxon, Electoral Rhenish · Unencircled territories