Christian Ludwig II, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin

Christian Ludwig II, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Christian Ludwig II, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin by Georg Weissman
Spouse(s) Gustave Caroline of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
Noble family House of Mecklenburg
Father Frederick, Duke of Mecklenburg-Grabow
Mother Christine Wilhelmine of Hesse-Homburg
Born 15 May 1683(1683-05-15)
Grabow
Died 30 May 1756(1756-05-30) (aged 73)
Schwerin

Christian Ludwig II of Mecklenburg (15 May 1683 – 30 May 1756) was the Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin from 1747 to 1756.

He was the son of Frederick, Duke of Mecklenburg-Grabow, and Christine Wilhelmine, princess of Hesse-Homburg. In 1714 he married Gustave Caroline of Mecklenburg-Strelitz and had five children :

His household employed Johann Gottfried Müthel as an organist and cembalist and Konrad Ekhof as a comedian.

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Christian Ludwig II, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Born: 15 May 1683 Died: 30 May 1756
Preceded by
Karl Leopold
Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
1747–1756
Succeeded by
Frederick II