Ludwig, Hereditary Prince of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
| Ludwig of Mecklenburg-Schwerin | |
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| Hereditary Prince of Mecklenburg-Schwerin | |
.jpg) Portrait by Georg David Matthieu | |
| Born | 6 August 1725 Grabow, Mecklenburg-Schwerin |
| Died | 12 September 1778 (aged 53) Schwerin, Mecklenburg-Schwerin |
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Christian Ludwig II, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin | |
| Mother | Duchess Gustave Caroline of Mecklenburg-Strelitz |
Ludwig, Hereditary Prince of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (
Frederick Francis I
.
Early life
Louis was born at
Adolphus Frederick II, Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz and Duchess Marie of Mecklenburg-Güstrow
).
After the death of the father in 1756, his brother
Frederick Francis
, succeeded as the Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin who later became the Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin.
Marriage
Louis married 13 May 1755 at Schwerin to Princess Charlotte Sophie of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (1731–1810), daughter of Francis Josias, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, and his wife, Princess Anna Sophie of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt.
They had one son and one daughter:
- Frederick Francis I, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (10 December 1756 – 1 February 1837); married in 1775 Princess Louise of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg, had issue.
- Frederick, Hereditary Prince of Denmark and Norway, had issue.
Ancestry
| Ancestors of Ludwig, Hereditary Prince of Mecklenburg-Schwerin Adolphus Frederick II, Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz | | ||||||||||||
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| 13. Duchess Maria Katharina of Brunswick-Dannenberg (= 9) | |||||||||||||
| 3. Duchess Gustave Caroline of Mecklenburg-Strelitz | |||||||||||||
| 14. Gustav Adolph, Duke of Mecklenburg-Güstrow | |||||||||||||
| 7. Marie of Mecklenburg-Güstrow | |||||||||||||
| 15. Magdalena Sibylla of Holstein-Gottorp | |||||||||||||
References
- ^ Genealogie ascendante jusqu'au quatrieme degre inclusivement de tous les Rois et Princes de maisons souveraines de l'Europe actuellement vivans [Genealogy up to the fourth degree inclusive of all the Kings and Princes of sovereign houses of Europe currently living] (in French). Bourdeaux: Frederic Guillaume Birnstiel. 1768. p. 82.
Bibliography
- Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels, Fürstliche Häuser, Reference: 1956
- Het Groothertogelijk Huis Mecklenburg, Bergen-op-Zoom, 1901–1902, Juten, W. J. F., Reference: 106
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