Frederick William, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
| Frederick William | |||||
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.jpg) The Grand Duke c. 1887 | |||||
| Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz | |||||
| Reign | 6 September 1860 – 30 May 1904 | ||||
| Predecessor | George | ||||
| Successor | Adolf Frederick V | ||||
| Born | 17 October 1819 Neustrelitz, Mecklenburg-Strelitz, German Confederation | ||||
| Died | 30 May 1904 (aged 84) Neustrelitz, Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Germany | ||||
| Burial | 6 June 1904 | ||||
| Spouse | |||||
| Issue | Duke Frederick William Adolphus Frederick V, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz | ||||
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| House | Mecklenburg-Strelitz | ||||
| Father | George, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz | ||||
| Mother | Princess Marie of Hesse-Kassel | ||||
Frederick William (17 October 1819 – 30 May 1904) was a German sovereign who ruled over the state of Mecklenburg-Strelitz as grand duke from 1860 until his death.
Biography[edit]
He was born in Neustrelitz, the son of Grand Duke Georg of Mecklenburg-Strelitz and Princess Marie of Hesse-Kassel. He spent his youth in Neustrelitz and later went to study history and jurisprudence in University of Bonn where he befriended Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.[1] After finishing his studies, he went travelling to Italy and Switzerland. He became a Doctor of Civil Law of the University of Oxford.
Friedrich Wilhelm succeeded as grand duke on the death of his father on 6 September 1860. During his reign, Mecklenburg-Strelitz became a member first of the North German Confederation and then the German Empire. Friedrich Wilhelm was a large land owner with more than half of the entire grand duchy as his personal property.[2]
He died at Neustrelitz on 30 May 1904 and was succeeded by his only surviving son, Adolf Friedrich V.
Marriage and children[edit]
Friedrich Wilhelm was married on 28 June 1843 at Buckingham Palace to his first cousin, Princess Augusta of Cambridge, a member of the British royal family and a granddaughter of King George III. The two were also second cousins on their fathers' side. They had two sons:
- Duke Frederick William of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (born and died in London, 13 January 1845).
- Duke Adolphus Frederick of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1848–1914); succeeded his father as Adolphus Frederick V, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz.
Friedrich Wilhelm and his wife Augusta celebrated their diamond wedding anniversary by distributing 25 Pfennig from the public treasury to every citizen of the grand duchy.[3]
Titles, styles and honours[edit]
Titles and styles[edit]
- 17 October 1819 – 6 September 1860: His Royal Highness The Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz[4]
- 6 September 1860 – 30 May 1904: His Royal Highness The Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz[5]
Honours[edit]
- German honours[6]
Mecklenburg:
- Grand Cross of the Wendish Crown, with Crown in Ore and Collar
- Memorial Medal for Grand Duke Friedrich Franz III
Ascanian duchies: Grand Cross of the Order of Albert the Bear, 30 May 1862[7]
Brunswick: Grand Cross of the Order of Henry the Lion
Ernestine duchies: Grand Cross of the Saxe-Ernestine House Order, 1877[8]
Hanover:
- Knight of St. George, 1861[9]
- Grand Cross of the Royal Guelphic Order
Hesse-Darmstadt: Grand Cross of the Ludwig Order, 6 September 1860[10]
Hesse-Kassel: Grand Cross of the Golden Lion, 18 December 1844[11]
Nassau: Knight of the Gold Lion of Nassau, August 1865[12]
Oldenburg: Grand Cross of the Order of Duke Peter Friedrich Ludwig, with Golden Crown, 23 August 1863[13]
Prussia:
- Knight of the Black Eagle, 29 February 1840; with Collar, 1883[14]
- Grand Cross of the Red Eagle
- Grand Commander's Cross of the Royal House Order of Hohenzollern, with Collar, 11 June 1879[14]
Saxony: Knight of the Rue Crown, 1872[15]
- Foreign honours[6]
Austrian Empire: Grand Cross of the Royal Hungarian Order of St. Stephen, 1860[16]
Denmark: Knight of the Elephant, 17 October 1860[17]
Greece: Grand Cross of the Redeemer
Montenegro: Grand Cross of the Order of Prince Danilo I
Netherlands: Grand Cross of the Netherlands Lion
United Principalities of Romania: Grand Cross of the Star of Romania
Russian Empire:
- Knight of St. Andrew, 1877
- Knight of St. Alexander Nevsky
- Knight of the White Eagle
- Knight of St. Anna, 1st Class
- Knight of St. Stanislaus, 1st Class
Serbia: Grand Cross of the Cross of Takovo[18]
Sweden-Norway: Knight of the Seraphim, 19 October 1860[19]
United Kingdom:
- Honorary Grand Cross of the Bath (civil), 22 January 1848[20]
- Stranger Knight of the Garter, 12 August 1862[21][22]
Ancestry[edit]
| Ancestors of Frederick William, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz |
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References[edit]
- ^ Gill, Gillian (2009). We Two: Victoria and Albert: Rulers, Partners, Rivals. New York: Ballatine Books. ISBN 978-0-345-52001-2.
- ^ "Wealthiest Grand Duke dead" (PDF). New York Times. 1904-05-31. Retrieved 2007-10-23.
- ^ "Six Cents to Every Subject". New York Times. 1903-07-05. Retrieved 2007-11-08.
- ^ "The London Gazette, Issue 20239, Page 2242". 4 July 1843.
- ^ "The London Gazette, Issue 26947, Page 1696". 14 March 1898.
- ^ a b Grossherzoglich Mecklenburg-Schwerinscher Staatskalendar, 1902, p. 6
- ^ Hof- und Staats-Handbuch des Herzogtum Anhalt (1867) "Herzoglicher Haus-orden Albrecht des Bären" p. 18
- ^ Staatshandbücher für das Herzogtum Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha (1884), "Herzogliche Sachsen-Ernestinischer Hausorden" p. 32
- ^ Hof- und Staats-Handbuch des Königreich Hannover (1865), "Königliche Orden und Ehrenzeichen" p. 38
- ^ Hof- und Staats-Handbuch ... Hessen (1879), "Großherzogliche Orden und Ehrenzeichen" p. 11
- ^ Hof- und Staats-Handbuch des Großherzogtum Hessen (1879), "Großherzogliche Orden und Ehrenzeichen" p. 44
- ^ Staats- und Adreß-Handbuch des Herzogthums Nassau (1866), "Herzogliche Orden" p. 9
- ^ Hof- und Staatshandbuch des Großherzogtums Oldenburg: für das Jahr 1878, "Der Großherzogliche Haus-und Verdienst Orden" p. 33
- ^ a b "Königlich Preussische Ordensliste", Preussische Ordens-Liste (in German), 1, Berlin: 4, 935, 1886
- ^ "Königliche Ritter-orden", Staatshandbuch für den Freistaat Sachsen (1873) (in German), Dresden, 1873, p. 4
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ "A Szent István Rend tagjai" Archived 22 December 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Jørgen Pedersen (2009). Riddere af Elefantordenen, 1559–2009 (in Danish). Syddansk Universitetsforlag. p. 466. ISBN 978-87-7674-434-2.
- ^ Acović, Dragomir (2012). Slava i čast: Odlikovanja među Srbima, Srbi među odlikovanjima. Belgrade: Službeni Glasnik. p. 607.
- ^ "Sveriges statskalender (1877) p.368" (in Swedish). Retrieved 2018-01-06 – via runeberg.org.
- ^ Shaw, Wm. A. (1906) The Knights of England, I, London, p. 208
- ^ Shaw, p. 61
- ^ "The Gentleman's Magazine". F. Jefferies. 1862. p. 350.
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