Duke Charles Louis Frederick of Mecklenburg
Charles Louis Frederick | |
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Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz Prince of Mirow | |
Born | Strelitz, Duchy of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Holy Roman Empire | 23 February 1708
Died | 5 June 1752 Mirow | (aged 44)
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Adolphus Frederick II, Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz | |
Mother | Princess Christiane Emilie of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen |
Duke Charles Louis Frederick of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (23 February 1708 – 5 June 1752) was a member of the Strelitz branch of the
He was styled as the Prince of Mirow (Prinz von Mirow). He was not a reigning Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, unlike his father and son.
Life
Charles was born in
Charles's father died when he was only three months old. His half-brother succeeded their father as
In keeping with the custom of the times, Charles set out on a
After leaving the Army, Charles lived with his family in the castle of Mirow, managing his estates and attending to the education of his children.[1] He lived at Mirow until his death there at the age of 44.
When his older half-brother, Adolphus Frederick III, died in December 1752 without a male heir, Charles's son Adolf Friedrich succeeded as the next Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, reigning as Adolphus Frederick IV.
Family
Charles was married on 5 February 1735 in Eisfeld to Princess Elisabeth Albertine of Saxe-Hildburghausen, daughter of Ernest Frederick I, Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen.[citation needed] She was regent to her son in 1752 and played a major part in the struggle for the throne at that time.
They had ten children, six of whom survived into adulthood:
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Through his daughter Charlotte, Charles Louis Frederick is the ancestor of every British monarch beginning with
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References
- ^ a b c Watkins, John (1819). Memoirs of Her Most Excellent Majesty Sophia-Charlotte, Queen of Great Britain. H. Colburn. pp. 28–30.
- ^ a b Carlyle, Thomas (1866). History of Friedrich the Second Called Frederick the Great. Harper & Brothers. pp. 477, 478.
- ISBN 978-0-7546-3714-1.