Frederick Louis, Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Frederick Louis of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (13 June 1778, Ludwigslust – 29 November 1819, Ludwigslust) was a hereditary prince of the Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, one of the constituent states of the German Confederation. He was the son of Frederick Francis I, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, and of Princess Louise of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg.
Marriage and issue
At Gatchina near Saint Petersburg) on 12 October 1799 (Old Style - 23 October) he married Grand Duchess Elena Pavlovna of Russia, daughter of Tsar Paul I of Russia. They had two children:
- Paul Frederick of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1800-1842) grand-duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, who in 1822 married Princess Alexandrine of Prussia (1803-1892)
- Marie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1803-1862), who in 1825 married Georg, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg.
On Elena's death, in 1810 he married Princess Caroline Louise of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, daughter of Charles Augustus, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach. They had 3 children:
- Albert of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1812-1834)
- Hélène of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1814-1858), who in 1837 married Prince Ferdinand Philippe, Duke of Orléans (1810-1842) eldest son of Louis Philippe I, King of the French
- Magnus of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1815-1816)
After Caroline's death in 1816, he remarried in 1818 to Augusta of Hesse-Homburg.
Ancestry
| Ancestors of Frederick Louis, Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin |
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16. Frederick, Duke of Mecklenburg-Grabow |
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8. Christian Ludwig II, Duke of Mecklenburg |
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17. Christine Wilhelmine of Hesse-Homburg |
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4. Duke Louis of Mecklenburg-Schwerin |
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18. Adolphus Frederick II, Duke of Mecklenburg |
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9. Gustave Caroline of Mecklenburg-Strelitz |
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19. Princess Maria of Mecklenburg-Gustrow |
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2. Frederick Francis I, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg |
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20. John Ernest IV, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld |
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10. Francis Josias, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld |
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21. Charlotte Johanne of Waldeck-Pyrmont |
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5. Princess Charlotte Sophie of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld |
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22. Loius Frederick I, Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt |
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11. Princess Anna Sophie of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt |
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23. Anna Sophie of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg |
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1. Frederick Louis, Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin |
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24. Frederick I, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg |
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12. Frederick II, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg |
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25. Magdalena Sibylle of Saxe-Weissenfels |
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6. Prince John August of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg |
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26. Karl, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst |
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13. Princess Magdalena Augusta of Anhalt-Zerbst |
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27. Princess Sophia of Saxe-Weissenfels |
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3. Louise of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg |
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28. Heinrich XI, Count Reuss of Schleiz |
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14. Heinrich I, Count Reuss of Schleiz |
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29. Johanna Dorothea of Tättenbach-Geilsdorf |
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7. Countess Louise Reuss of Schleiz |
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30. Eucharius Kasimir, Count of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Virneburg |
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15. Countess Juliana Dorothea Louise of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Virneburg |
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31. Countess Juliana Dorothea Luise of Limpurg-Gaildorf |
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Bibliography
- (French) Hélène de Mecklembourg-Schwerin; Madame la duchesse d'Orléans; Nouvelle édition. Paris: Michel Lévy, 1859. DC 269 .O7 M34 1859
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