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 Friedrich I of Mecklenburg-Schwerin and Christine Wilhelmine, princess of Hesse-Homburg. In 1714 he married Gustave Caroline of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, and had five children :

Mecklenburg-Schwerin Coat of Arms.

• Frederick II, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1717-85); married Luise Friederike of Württemberg (1722-91)
• Ulrike Sofie (1723-1813)
• Louis (1725-78); married Charlotte Sophie of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (1731-1810). They were the parents of Friedrich Franz I, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin.
• Luise (1730)
• Amalie (1732-75

His court included Johann Gottfried Müthel as organist and cembalist and Konrad Ekhof as comedian.

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

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Name	II, Christian Ludwig, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Alternative names	Christian II. Ludwig, Herzog zu Mecklenburg (German)
Short description	Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1747-1756)
Date of birth	15 May 1683
Place of birth	Grabow
Date of death	30 May 1756
Place of death	Schwerin