Duke Georg Borwin of Mecklenburg

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Pretender
Georg Borwin
Born 10 June 1956 (1956-06-10) (age 52)
Freiburg, Germany
Title(s) Duke of Mecklenburg
Throne(s) claimed Mecklenburg-Strelitz
Pretend from 26 January 1996
Monarchy abolished 1918
Last monarch Adolf Friedrich VI
Connection with Cousin
Royal House Mecklenburg¹
Father Duke Georg Alexander
Mother Archduchess Ilona of Austria
Spouse Alice Wagner
Children Duchess Olga, Duke Alexander, Duke Michael
Predecessor Duke Georg Alexander
¹ Strelitz line

Georg Borwin, Duke of Mecklenburg (Georg Borwin Friedrich Franz Karl Stephan Konrad Hubertus Maria zu Mecklenburg, born 10 June 1956 at Freiburg) has been since 1996 head of the Grand Ducal House of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. Since 2001 this is the only remaining line of the House of Nikloting, the dynasty which ruled in Mecklenburg until 1918.

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[edit] Biography

Georg Borwin was born in Freiburg the only son of Duke Georg Alexander of Mecklenburg and Archduchess Ilona of Austria (born 1927). He is a male line descendant of Georg, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz and through his mother a descendant of King Frederick Augustus III of Saxony and Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria.

In 1928 his grandfather Georg was adopted by his uncle and the head of the House of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Duke Charles Michael of Mecklenburg. His grandfather subsequently assumed the title of Duke of Mecklenburg which was confirmed by the head of the Imperial of Russia, Grand Duke Cyril Vladimirovich on 18 July 1929 and then recognised on 23 December by Grand Duke Friedrich Franz IV of Mecklenburg-Schwerin.[1] On 18 December 1950, Hereditary Grand Duke Friedrich Franz of Mecklenburg-Schwerin confirmed the title and also granted the style Highness, which in conjunction with the title, is the style enjoyed by all members of the House of Mecklenburg.[2]

Duke Georg Borwin succeeded as head of the House of Mecklenburg-Strelitz following his father's death on 26 January 1996.[3] With the death of Hereditary Grand Duke Friedrich Franz on the 31 July 2001, the House of Mecklenburg-Schwerin has become extinct in the male line leaving Mecklenburg-Strelitz as the only surviving branch of the Grand Ducal house in the male line.

Along with being a former serving officer in the German Army, Georg Borwin has studied Viticulture and managed a Swiss drinks company.[3] In politics, he is the Christian Democratic Union's local party chairman for Hinterzarten in the Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald district. He is also the grand master of the dynastic house order of the Wendisch Crown[4] and the patron and protector of the Order of the Griffin which was re-established in 1984.[5] In 2005 Georg Borwin with the head of House of Hohenzollern, Prince Georg Friedrich of Prussia appeared at an event to remember Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz who married into the House of Hohenzollern and became Queen of Prussia.[6] He has also served as a member of the Almanach de Gotha's Comité de Patronage.[7]

[edit] Marriage and children

Duke Georg Borwin married Alice Wagner (born 2 August 1959 in Hinterzarten) the daughter of Dr Jürgen Wagner and Marianne Bichl in a civil marriage on December 24, 1985 at Hinterzarten followed by a religious ceremony on July 19, 1986. They have three children.[2]

  • HH Duchess Helene Olga Feodora Donata Maria Katharina Theresia of Mecklenburg (born 13 October 1988 at Hinterzarten)
  • HH Duke Georg Alexander Michael Heinrich Ernst Franz Ferdinand Maria of Mecklenburg (born 17 July 1991 at Freiburg)
  • HH Duke Carl Michael Borwin Georg Friedrich Franz Hubertus Maria of Mecklenburg (born 30 January 1994 at Freiburg)

[edit] Ancestry

[edit] Footnotes

Styles of
Georg Borwin, Duke of Mecklenburg
Reference style His Highness
Spoken style Your Highness
Alternative style Sir
  1. ^ L'Allemagne Dynastique, Tome VI : Bade-Mecklembourg, 235. 
  2. ^ a b Theroff, Paul. Mecklenburg. Online Gotha. Retrieved on 2008-03-06.
  3. ^ a b Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Beiträge zur Geschichte einer Region, 191. “...Als zwölftes Oberhaupt des Strelitzer Hauses trat Herzog Georg Borwin die Nachfolge seines Vaters an. Er durchlief die Offizierslaufbahn der Bundeswehr, studierte Weinbau und ist heute Manager in einem schweizerischen Getränkekonzern...” 
  4. ^ International Commission for Orders of Chivalry
  5. ^ Ordenskurier 2007 (PDF). Ritterorden der Greif. Retrieved on 2008-03-07.
  6. ^ Saisoneröffnung in Hohenzieritz. Official Website of the House of Hohenzollern. Retrieved on 2007-08-26.
  7. ^ Comité de Patronage. Almanach de Gotha.

[edit] Sources

  • Erstling, Frank; Frank Saß, Eberhard Schulze, Rajko Lippert... (April 2001). "Das Fürstenhaus von Mecklenburg-Strelitz", Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Beiträge zur Geschichte einer Region (in German). Friedland: Steffen. ISBN 3980753204. 
  • Huberty, Michel; Alain Giraud, F. et B. Magdelaine. L'Allemagne Dynastique, Tome VI : Bade-Mecklembourg. ISBN 9782901138068. 

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Duke Georg Borwin of Mecklenburg
Born: 10 June 1956
Titles in pretence
Preceded by
Georg Alexander, Duke of Mecklenburg		 — TITULAR —
Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
26 January 1996-Present
Reason for succession failure:
Grand Duchy abolished in 1918		 Incumbent
Designated heir:
Duke Alexander of Mecklenburg
British royalty
Preceded by
Isobel Brena		 Line of succession to the British throne Succeeded by
Duke Alexander of Mecklenburg
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