George, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

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George
File:Georg (Mecklenburg-Strelitz).jpg
Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
Reign 6 November 1816 – 6 September 1860
Predecessor Charles II
Successor Frederick William
Born (1779-08-12)12 August 1779
Hanover
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Neustrelitz
Spouse Princess Marie of Hesse-Cassel
House House of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
Father Charles II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg
Mother Princess Friederike of Hesse-Darmstadt
Religion Lutheranism

George, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg (German: Georg Großherzog von Mecklenburg) (12 August 1779 – 6 September 1860) ruled the state of Mecklenburg-Strelitz from 1816 until his death.

Early life

Duke George Frederick Charles Joseph of Mecklenburg was born in Hanover, the eighth child of Charles II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, and his first wife Princess Friederike of Hesse-Darmstadt. Following the death of his mother in 1782 his father married her sister Charlotte two years later in 1784 and the family moved from Hanover to Darmstadt. George remained in Darmstadt until 1794, when his father succeeded as the ruling Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz and George accompanied his father to Neustrelitz.[1]

Heir apparent

Soon after arriving in Neustrelitz, George enrolled at the University of Rostock, where he studied until 1799.[2] After leaving university, George went to Berlin, where he lived at the Prussian court. George's sister Louise was married to the Prussian king, Frederick William III.[1] In 1802 he went to Italy, where he lived until 1804, He then returned to Germany and settled in Darmstadt.[3]

Following the Battle of Jena-Auerstedt in 1806, George travelled to Paris, where he negotiated the entry of Mecklenburg-Strelitz into the Confederation of the Rhine. He also attended the Congress of Vienna in 1814, where Mecklenburg-Strelitz was raised to the status of a grand duchy.[1]

Grand Duke

When George succeeded his father on 6 November 1816, he found the grand duchy in a bad state. He set about raising the standard of education of his subjects by building schools. By the end of his reign, the majority of his subjects could read and write.[3] He also improved agriculture in the grand duchy and abolished serfdom.[1]

George died on 6 September 1860 at Neustrelitz and was succeeded by his eldest son Friedrich Wilhelm.

Marriage and children

On 12 August 1817 in Kassel, George married Princess Marie of Hesse-Cassel, the daughter of Prince Frederick of Hesse.[4] Together they had four children:

Titles and styles

  • 12 August 1779 – 2 June 1794: His Serene Highness Duke George of Mecklenburg, Prince of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
  • 2 June 1794 – 28 June 1815: His Serene Highness The Hereditary Prince of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
  • 28 June 1815 – 6 November 1816: His Royal Highness The Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
  • 6 November 1816 – 6 September 1860: His Royal Highness The Grand Duke of Mecklenburg

Ancestry

Family of George, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
16. Adolf Frederick I, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
8. Adolf Frederick II, Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
17. Duchess Marie Katharina of Brunswick-Dannenberg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4. Duke Charles Louis Frederick of Mecklenburg, Prince of Mirow
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
18. Christian William I, Prince of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
9. Princess Christiane Emilie of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
19. Countess Antonie Sibylle of Barby-Muhlingen
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2. Charles II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
20. Ernest, Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
10. Ernest Frederick I, Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
21. Countess Sophie of Waldeck
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
5. Princess Elizabeth Albertine of Saxe-Hildburghausen
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
22. Count Georg Ludwig of Erbach-Erbach
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
11. Countess Sophia Albertine of Erbach-Erbach
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
23. Countess Amalia Katharina of Waldeck
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1. George, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
24. Ernest Louis, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
12. Louis VIII, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
25. Margravine Dorothea Charlotte of Brandenburg-Ansbach
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
6. Landgrave George William of Hesse-Darmstadt
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
26. Count Johann Reinhard III of Hanau-Lichtenberg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
13. Countess Charlotte of Hanau-Lichtenberg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
27. Margravine Dorothea Friederike of Brandenburg-Ansbach
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3. Princess Friederike of Hesse-Darmstadt
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
28. John, Count of Leiningen-Dagsburg-Falkenburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
14. Christian Karl Reinhard of Leiningen-Dachsburg-Falkenburg-Heidesheim
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
29. Countess Johanna Magdalene of Hanau-Lichtenberg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
7. Countess Maria Louise Albertine of Leiningen-Falkenburg-Dagsburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
30. Count Ludwig of Solms-Rödelheim
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
15. Countess Catharine Polyxene of Solms-Rödelheim and Assenheim
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
31. Countess Charlotte Sibylla of Ahlefeld
 
 
 
 
 
 

References

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George, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
Cadet branch of the House of Mecklenburg
Born: 12 August 1779 Died: 6 September 1860
Regnal titles
Preceded by Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
1816–1860
Succeeded by
Friedrich Wilhelm