- Duke Louis of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
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Duke Louis of Mecklenburg-Schwerin Portrait of the court painter Georg David Matthieu: Prince Louis of Mecklenburg, oil painting Spouse Princess Charlotte Sophie of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld Issue Frederick Francis I, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Sophia Frederica, Hereditary Princess of Denmark and NorwayFull name German: Ludwig House House of Mecklenburg Father Christian Ludwig II, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin Mother Duchess Gustave Caroline of Mecklenburg-Strelitz Born 6 August 1725
Grabow, Mecklenburg-SchwerinDied 12 September 1778 (aged 53)
Schwerin, Mecklenburg-SchwerinDuke Louis of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (German: Herzog Ludwig von Mecklenburg-Schwerin; 6 August 1725 – 12 September 1778) was heir to the Dukedom of Mecklenburg-Schwerin from 1756 to his death. He was also the father of the first Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin Frederick Francis I
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Early life
Louis was born at Grabow, Mecklenburg-Schwerin, third child and second son of Christian Ludwig II, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1683–1756), (son of Frederick, Duke of Mecklenburg-Grabow and Landgravine Christine Wilhelmine of Hesse-Homburg) and his wife, Duchess Gustave Caroline of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1694–1748), (daughter of Adolphus Frederick II, Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz and Duchess Marie of Mecklenburg-Güstrow).
After the death of the father in 1756, his brother Frederick succeed to the Dukedom. Since his brother remained unmarried and childless he was appointed heir, but he died in 1778, at the death of his brother in 1785 his son Frederick Francis, succeeded as the Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, and later Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin.
Marriage
Louis married 13 May 1755 at Schwerin to Princess Charlotte Sophie of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (1731–1810), daughter of Francis Josias, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, and his wife, Princess Anna Sophie of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt.
They had one son and one daughter:
- Frederick Francis I, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (10 December 1756 – 1 February 1837); married in 1775 Princess Louise of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg, had issue.
- Duchess Sophia Frederica of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (24 August 1758 – 29 November 1794); married in 1774 to Frederick, Hereditary Prince of Denmark and Norway, had issue.
Titles and Styles
- 6 August 1725 – 12 September 1778: His Highness Duke Louis of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Ancestry
Ancestors of Duke Louis of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 16. Johann VII, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 8. Adolf Frederick I, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 17. Princess Sophie of Holstein-Gottorp 4. Frederick, Duke of Mecklenburg-Grabow 18. Julius Ernst, Duke of Brunswick-Dannenberg 9. Duchess Maria Katharina of Brunswick-Dannenberg 19. Countess Marie of Ostfriesland 2. Christian Ludwig II, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 20. Frederick I, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg 10. Wilhelm Christoph, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg 21. Countess Margarethe of Leiningen-Westerburg 5. Landgravine Christine Wilhelmine of Hesse-Homburg 22. George II, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt 11. Landgravine Sofie Eleonore of Hesse-Darmstadt 23. Duchess Sophia Eleonore of Saxony 1. Duke Louis of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 24. Johann VII, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (= 16) 12. Adolf Frederick I, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (= 8) 25. Princess Sophie of Holstein-Gottorp (= 17) 6. Adolphus Frederick II, Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz 26. Julius Ernst, Duke of Brunswick-Dannenberg (= 18) 13. Duchess Maria Katharina of Brunswick-Dannenberg (= 9) 27. Countess Marie of Ostfriesland (= 19) 3. Duchess Gustave Caroline of Mecklenburg-Strelitz 28. John Albert II, Duke of Mecklenburg-Güstrow 14. Gustav Adolph, Duke of Mecklenburg-Güstrow 29. Princess Eleonore Marie of Anhalt-Bernburg 7. Duchess Marie of Mecklenburg-Güstrow 30. Frederick III, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp 15. Princess Magdalene Sibylle of Holstein-Gottorp 31. Duchess Marie Elisabeth of Saxony Notes and sources
- Genealogics - Leo van de Pas - Ludwig, Herzog von Mecklenburg-Schwerin
- thePeerage.com - Ludwig Herzog von Mecklenburg-Schwerin
- Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels, Fürstliche Häuser , Reference: 1956
- Het Groothertogelijk Huis Mecklenburg, Bergen-op-Zoom, 1901–1902 , Juten, W. J. F., Reference: 106
Categories:- 1727 births
- 1778 deaths
- People from Grabow
- House of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
- People from Mecklenburg-Schwerin
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