George, Duke of Mecklenburg
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| Head of the House of Mecklenburg-Strelitz | |||||
| Period | 6 December 1934 – 6 July 1963 | ||||
| Predecessor | Duke Charles Michael | ||||
| Successor | Duke Georg Alexander | ||||
| Born | 5 October [O.S. 22 September] 1899 Oranienbaum, Russia | ||||
| Died | 6 July 1963 (aged 63) Sigmaringen, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany | ||||
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George, Duke of Mecklenburg (German: Georg Herzog zu Mecklenburg; 5 October [O.S. 22 September] 1899 – 6 July 1963) was the head of the House of Mecklenburg-Strelitz from 1934 until his death. Through his father, he was a descendant of Emperor Paul I of Russia.
Early life
He was born in
Grand Duke Adolf Friedrich V of Mecklenburg-Strelitz.[2] After the 1917 October Revolution George and his family fled Russia heading first to France before later moving to Germany.[3]
On 11 September 1928 George was adopted by his uncle Duke Charles Michael, who was the head of the House of Mecklenburg-Strelitz.Grand Duke Friedrich Franz IV of Mecklenburg-Schwerin.[4] Duke George studied political science at the University of Freiburg and became a Doctor of Economics and Social Sciences.[5]
Head of the House
On 6 December 1934, his uncle Duke Charles Michael died, and George succeeded him as head of the
Princess Margarete of Hohenzollern (wife of Frederick, Prince of Hohenzollern) in March 1945.[7]
On 18 December 1950 the
House of Mecklenburg-Schwerin confirmed the decisions made in 1929 regarding George's title, and he assumed the style of Highness[4] while his status as head of the House of Mecklenburg-Strelitz was also confirmed.[8]
At the same time, the Count of Carlow title was abolished.
George died in
Duke Georg Alexander
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Marriages and children
Duke George was married firstly in
Grigori Potemkin, Prince of Tauria, descending from the childless Prince's sister. The couple had four children though one son Alexander born on 3 August 1922 died at the age of just eighteen days.[10]
The children who survived into adulthood were:
- Georg Alexander, Duke of Mecklenburg (27 August 1921 – 26 January 1996) he married Archduchess Ilona of Austria on 20 April 1946 and they were divorced on 12 December 1974. They have four children.
- Duchess Helene of Mecklenburg (15 November 1924 – 8 July 1962) she married Hassan Sayed Kamil (1918–1991).[11] on 18 February 1955. They have a daughter:
- Sheila Kamil (26 July 1958 – 21 March 2018)
- Duke Carl Gregor of Mecklenburg (14 March 1933 – 23 July 2018) he married Princess Maria Margarethe of Hohenzollern (daughter of Franz Joseph, Prince of Hohenzollern-Emden) on 18 February 1965.
In May 1956 George became engaged to Archduchess Charlotte of Austria,[12] a daughter of the last Austrian Emperor, Charles I and Zita of Bourbon-Parma. They were married in a civil ceremony on 21 July 1956 in Pöcking, Germany followed by a religious ceremony four days later.
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References
- ^ L'Allemagne Dynastique, Tome VI : Bade-Mecklembourg. p. 230.
- ^ Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Beiträge zur Geschichte einer Region. p. 187.
- ^ "Duke Succumbs". The Capital Times. 1963-07-08. p. 4.
- ^ a b c d e f L'Allemagne Dynastique, Tome VI : Bade-Mecklembourg. p. 235.
- ISBN 3-486-56281-9.
- ^ Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Beiträge zur Geschichte einer Region. pp. 188–189.
....Herzog Carl Michael verstarb am 6. Dezember 1934 in Remplin. Neues Oberhaupt des Strelitzer Fürstenhaus wurde sein neffe Herzog Georg....
- ^ a b c Oster, Uwe (2008-03-14). "Musik und Literatur als roter Faden". Hohenzollerische Zeitung. Retrieved 2008-04-08.
- ISBN 2-9507974-3-1.
- New York Times. 1963-07-08. p. 29.
- ^ Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Beiträge zur Geschichte einer Region. p. 188.
- ^ House of Mecklenburg-Strelitz genealogy
- New York Times. 1956-05-16. p. 31.
- Erstling, Frank; Frank Saß; Eberhard Schulze; Harald Witzke (April 2001). "Das Fürstenhaus von Mecklenburg-Strelitz". Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Beiträge zur Geschichte einer Region (in German). Friedland: Steffen. ISBN 3-9807532-0-4.
- Huberty, Michel; Alain Giraud; F. et B. Magdelaine (1945). L'Allemagne Dynastique, Tome VI : Bade-Mecklembourg. ISBN 978-2-901138-06-8.
- For the Von Lahr-Larsky family, see family tree edited by V.A.Arseniev - Pinakothek - München
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