Charles II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

Charles II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

Reign

Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
June 28, 1815 - November 6, 1816  (1 year) (73-75)
Succeeded by George, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
June 2, 1794 - June 28, 1815  (21 years) (52-73)
Preceded by Adolphus Frederick IV, Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

Life Data

Full Name	Charles Louis Frederick
House	Mecklenburg-Strelitz
Born	October 10, 1741
Birthplace	Mirow, Germany
Died	November 6, 1816  (75 years)
Deathplace	Neustrelitz, Germany

Parents

Charles Louis Frederick, Duke of Mecklenburg

Born	February 23, 1708
Father	Adolphus Frederick II, Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz  (1658-1708) (50 years)
Mother	Christiane Emilie, Princess of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen  (1681-1751) (70 years)
Marriage	1735-52  (17 years, died)
Died	June 5, 1752  (44 years)

Elisabeth Albertine, Princess of Saxe-Hildburghausen

Born	August 4, 1713
Father	Ernest Frederick I, Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen  (1681-1724) (43 years)
Mother	Sophia Albertine, Countess of Erbach-Erbach  (1683-1742) (59 years)
Children	10
Died	June 29, 1761  (47 years)

Siblings

1. Christiane, Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz  (1735-94) (59 years)
2. Caroline, Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz  (1736-36) (1 day)
3. Adolphus Frederick IV, Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz  (1738-94) (56 years)
4. Elisabeth Christine, Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz  (1739-41) (2 years)
5. Sophie Louise, Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz  (1740-42) (2 years)
6. Ernest Gottlob, Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz  (1742-1814) (72 years)
7. Charlotte, Queen of the United Kingdom  (1744-1818) (74 years)
8. Gotthelf, Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz  (1745-45) (2 days)
9. George Augustus, Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz  (1748-85) (37 years)

Marriages

1. Friederike, Princess of Hesse-Darmstadt

Born	August 20, 1752
Father	George William, Prince of Hesse-Darmastadt  (1722-82) (60 years)
Mother	Maria Louise Albertine, Countess of Leiningen-Dagsburg-Falkenburg  (1729-1818) (89 years)
Marriage	September 18, 1768 - May 22, 1782  (13 years, widowed)
Died	May 22, 1782  (29 years)

2. Charlotte, Princess of Hesse-Darmstadt

Born	November 5, 1755
Father	George William, Prince of Hesse-Darmstadt  (1722-82) (60 years)
Mother	Maria Louise Albertine, Countess of Leiningen-Dagsburg-Falkenburg  (1729-1818) (89 years)
Marriage	September 28, 1784 - December 12, 1785  (1 year, widowed)
Died	December 12, 1785  (30 years)

Child 1: Charlotte Georgine, Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

Born	November 17, 1769	Died	May 14, 1818 (48 years)

Marriages

Husband	Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg  (1763-1834) (71 years)
Marriage	September 3, 1785 - May 14, 1818  (32 years, died)

Children

1. Joseph Georg, Prince of Saxe-Hildburghausen  (1786-86) (1 month)
2. Charlotte, Princess of Saxe-Hildburghausen  (1787-1847) (60 years)
3. Caroline, Princess of Saxe-Hildburghausen  (1788-88) (1 day)
4. Joseph, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg  (1789-1868) (79 years)
5. Fredericke, Princess of Saxe-Hildburghausen  (1791-91) (2 months)
6. Therese, Princess of Saxe-Hildburghausen  (1792-1854) (62 years)
7. Louise, Princess of Saxe-Hildburghausen  (1794-1825) (31 years)
8. Franz Frederick, Prince of Saxe-Hildburghausen  (1795-1800) (5 years)
9. Georg, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg  (1796-1853) (57 years)
10. Frederick Wilhelm, Prince of Saxe-Altenburg  (1801-70) (69 years)
11. Maximilian, Prince of Saxe-Hildburghausen  (1803-03) (1 month)
12. Eduard, Prince of Saxe-Altenburg  (1804-52) (48 years)

Child 2: Caroline Auguste, Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

Born	February 17, 1771	Died	January 11, 1773 (1 year)

Child 3: Georg Carl, Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

Born	March 4, 1772	Died	May 21, 1773 (1 year)

Child 4: Therese, Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

Born	April 5, 1773	Died	February 12, 1839 (65 years)

Marriages

Husband	Karl Alexander, Prince of Thurn and Taxis  (1770-1827) (57 years)
Marriage	May 25, 1789 - July 15, 1827  (38 years, widowed)

Children

1. Charlotte Luise, Princess of Thurn and Taxis  (1790-90) (5 months)
2. George Karl, Prince of Thurn and Taxis  (1792-95) (3 years)
3. Maria Theresia, Princess of Thurn and Taxis  (1794-1874) (80 years)
4. Luise Friederike, Princess of Thurn and Taxis  (1795-95) (3 months)
5. Maria Sophia, Princess of Thurn and Taxis  (1800-70) (70 years)
6. Maximilian Karl, Prince of Thurn and Taxis  (1802-71) (69 years)
7. Friedrich Wilhelm, Prince of Thurn and Taxis  (1805-25) (20 years)

Child 5: Friedrich Georg, Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

Born	1774	Died	1774 (1 day)

Child 6: Louise, Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

Born	March 10, 1776	Died	July 19, 1810 (34 years)

Marriages

Husband	Frederick William III, King of Prussia  (1770-1840) (70 years)
Marriage	December 24, 1793 - July 19, 1810  (16 years, died)

Children

1. Frederick William IV, King of Prussia  (1795-1861) (66 years)
2. William I, Emperor of Germany  (1797-1888) (91 years)
3. Charlotte, Princess of Prussia  (1798-1860) (62 years)
4. Frederica, Princess of Prussia  (1799-1800) (1 year)
5. Charles, Prince of Prussia  (1801-83) (82 years)
6. Alexandrine, Princess of Prussia  (1803-92) (89 years)
7. Ferdinand, Prince of Prussia  (1804-06) (2 years)
8. Louise, Princess of Prussia  (1808-70) (62 years)
9. Albert, Prince of Prussia  (1809-72) (63 years)

Child 7: Frederica, Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

Born	March 3, 1778	Died	June 29, 1841 (63 years)

Marriages

First Husband	Louis Charles, Prince of Prussia  (1773-96) (23 years)
First Marriage	December 26, 1793 - December 28, 1796  (3 years, widowed)

Second Husband	Frederick William, Prince of Solms-Braunfels  (1770-1814) (44 years)
Second Marriage	December 8, 1798 - April 13, 1814  (15 years, widowed)

Third Husband	Ernest Augustus, King of Hanover  (1771-1851) (80 years)
Third Marriage	May 29, 1815 - June 29, 1841  (26 years, died)

Children

1. Frederick, Prince of Prussia  (1794-1863) (69 years)
2. Charles, Prince of Prussia  (1795-98) (3 years)
3. Frederica Wilhelmina, Princess of Prussia  (1796-1850) (54 years)

4. Sophia, Princess of Solms-Braunfels  (1799-99) (7 months)
5. Frederick, Prince of Solms-Braunfels  (1800-00) (3 days)
6. Wilhelm, Prince of Solms-Braunfels  (1801-68) (67 years)
7. Augusta, Princess of Solms-Braunfels  (1804-65) (61 years)
8. Alexander, Prince of Solms-Braunfels  (1807-67) (60 years)
9. Carl, Prince of Solms-Braunfels  (1812-75) (63 years)

10. Frederica, Princess of Cumberland  (1817-17) (1 day)
11. George V, King of Hanover  (1819-78) (59 years)

Child 8: George, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

Born	August 12, 1779	Died	September 6, 1860 (81 years)

Marriages

Wife	Marie, Princess of Hesse-Kassel  (1796-1880) (84 years)
Marriage	August 12, 1817 - September 6, 1860  (43 years, died)

Children

1. Luise, Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz  (1818-42) (24 years)
2. Frederick William, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz  (1819-1904) (85 years)
3. Caroline Mariane, Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz  (1821-76) (55 years)
4. Georg August, Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz  (1824-76) (52 years)

Child 9: Friedrich Karl, Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

Born	January 7, 1781	Died	March 24, 1783 (2 years)

Child 10: Auguste Albertine, Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

Born	May 19, 1782	Died	May 20, 1782 (1 year)

Child 11: Charles, Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

Born	November 30, 1785	Died	September 21, 1837 (51 years)