Duchess Marie Louise of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Duchess Marie Louise of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (German: Herzogin Marie Luise Friederike Alexandrine Elisabeth Charlotte Catherine Mecklenburg-Schwerin; 31 March 1803 – 26 October 1862) was daughter of Frederick Louis, Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin and consort of Georg, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg.
Early life
Marie Louise was born at Ludwigslust, Mecklenburg-Schwerin, second child and first daughter of Frederick Louis, Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1778–1819), (son of Frederick Francis I, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin and Princess Louise of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg) and his wife, Grand Duchess Elena Pavlovna of Russia (1784–1803), (daughter of Paul I of Russia and Duchess Sophie Dorothea of Württemberg).
Marriage
Marie Louise married 7 October 1825 at Ludwigslust to Georg, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg (1796–1853), son of Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg, and his wife, Duchess Charlotte Georgine of Mecklenburg-Strelitz.
They had three children:
- Ernst I, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg (b. Hildburghausen, 16 September 1826 – d. Altenburg, 7 February 1908); married Princess Agnes of Anhalt-Dessau.
- Prince Albrecht Frederick August (b. Hildburghausen, 31 October 1827 – d. Ludwigslust, 28 May 1835).
- Prince Moritz of Saxe-Altenburg (b. Eisenberg, 24 October 1829 – d. Arco, Italy, 13 May 1907); married Princess Augusta of Saxe-Meiningen.
Titles and Styles
- 31 March 1803 – 7 October 1825: Her Highness Duchess Marie Louise of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
- 7 October 1825 – 30 November 1848: Her Highness Duchess George of Saxe-Altenburg
- 30 November 1848 – 3 August 1853: Her Highness The Duchess of Saxe-Altenburg
- 3 August 1853 – 26 October 1862: Her Highness The Dowager Duchess of Saxe-Altenburg
Ancestry
| Ancestors of Duchess Marie Louise of Mecklenburg-Schwerin |
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16. Christian Ludwig II, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin |
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8. Duke Louis of Mecklenburg-Schwerin |
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17. Duchess Gustave Caroline of Mecklenburg-Strelitz |
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4. Frederick Francis I, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin |
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18. Francis Josias, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld |
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9. Princess Charlotte Sophie of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld |
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19. Princess Anna Sophie of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt |
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2. Frederick Louis, Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin |
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20. Frederick II, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg |
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10. Prince John August of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg |
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21. Princess Magdalena Augusta of Anhalt-Zerbst |
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5. Princess Louise of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg |
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22. Heinrich I, Count of Reuss of Schleiz |
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11. Princess Louise Reuss of Schleiz |
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23. Countess Juliane of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Virneburg |
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1. Duchess Marie Louise of Mecklenburg-Schwerin |
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24. Charles Frederick, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp |
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12. Peter III of Russia |
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25. Grand Duchess Anna Petrovna of Russia |
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6. Paul I of Russia |
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26. Christian August, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst |
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13. Princess Sophie of Anhalt-Zerbst
Catherine II of Russia |
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27. Princess Joanna Elisabeth of Holstein-Gottorp |
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3. Grand Duchess Elena Pavlovna of Russia |
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28. Charles Alexander, Duke of Württemberg |
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14. Frederick II Eugene, Duke of Württemberg |
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29. Princess Maria Augusta of Thurn and Taxis |
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7. Duchess Sophie Dorothea of Württemberg |
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30. Frederick William, Margrave of Brandenburg-Schwedt |
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15. Margravine Sophia Dorothea of Brandenburg-Schwedt |
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31. Princess Sophia Dorothea of Prussia |
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Notes and sources
- Genealogics - Leo van de Pas - Marie, Herzogin von Mecklenburg-Schwerin
- thePeerage.com - Marie Luise Friederike Herzogin von Mecklenburg-Schwerin
- The Royal House of Stuart, London, 1969, 1971, 1976 , Addington, A. C., Reference:
- Het Groothertogelijk Huis Mecklenburg, Bergen-op-Zoom, 1901–1902 , Juten, W. J. F., Reference: page 112