Frederick Louis, Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin

Frederick Louis
Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Born	(1778-06-13)13 June 1778 Ludwigslust, Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Died	29 November 1819(1819-11-29) (aged 41) Ludwigslust, Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Spouse	Grand Duchess Elena Pavlovna of Russia Princess Caroline Louise of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
Issue	Paul Frederick, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin Marie Louise, Duchess of Saxe-Altenburg Duke Albert Helene, Duchess of Orléans Duke Magnus
Names German: Friedrich Ludwig
House	House of Mecklenburg
Father	Frederick Francis I, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Mother	Princess Louise of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg
Religion	Lutheranism

Frederick Louis of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (13 June 1778, Ludwigslust – 29 November 1819, Ludwigslust) was a hereditary prince of the Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, one of the constituent states of the German Confederation. He was the son of Frederick Francis I, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, and of Princess Louise of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg.

Marriage and issue

At Gatchina near Saint Petersburg) on 12 October 1799 (Old Style - 23 October) he married Grand Duchess Elena Pavlovna of Russia, daughter of Tsar Paul I of Russia. They had two children:

1. Paul Frederick of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1800-1842) grand-duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, who in 1822 married Princess Alexandrine of Prussia (1803-1892)
2. Marie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1803-1862), who in 1825 married Georg, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg.

On Elena's death, in 1810 he married Princess Caroline Louise of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, daughter of Charles Augustus, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach. They had 3 children:

1. Albert of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1812-1834)
2. Hélène of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1814-1858), who in 1837 married Prince Ferdinand Philippe, Duke of Orléans (1810-1842) eldest son of Louis Philippe I, King of the French
3. Magnus of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1815-1816)

After Caroline's death in 1816, he remarried in 1818 to Augusta of Hesse-Homburg.

Ancestry

Family of Frederick Louis, Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin

16. Frederick, Duke of Mecklenburg-Grabow 8. Christian Ludwig II, Duke of Mecklenburg 17. Christine Wilhelmine of Hesse-Homburg 4. Duke Louis of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 18. Adolphus Frederick II, Duke of Mecklenburg 9. Gustave Caroline of Mecklenburg-Strelitz 19. Princess Maria of Mecklenburg-Gustrow 2. Frederick Francis I, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg 20. John Ernest IV, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld 10. Francis Josias, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld 21. Charlotte Johanne of Waldeck-Pyrmont 5. Princess Charlotte Sophie of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld 22. Loius Frederick I, Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt 11. Princess Anna Sophie of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt 23. Anna Sophie of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg 1. Frederick Louis, Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 24. Frederick I, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg 12. Frederick II, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg 25. Magdalena Sibylle of Saxe-Weissenfels 6. Prince John August of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg 26. Karl, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst 13. Princess Magdalena Augusta of Anhalt-Zerbst 27. Princess Sophia of Saxe-Weissenfels 3. Louise of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg 28. Heinrich XI, Count Reuss of Schleiz 14. Heinrich I, Count Reuss of Schleiz 29. Johanna Dorothea of Tättenbach-Geilsdorf 7. Countess Louise Reuss of Schleiz 30. Eucharius Kasimir, Count of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Virneburg 15. Countess Juliana Dorothea Louise of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Virneburg 31. Countess Juliana Dorothea Luise of Limpurg-Gaildorf

Bibliography

• Template:Fr icon Hélène de Mecklembourg-Schwerin; Madame la duchesse d'Orléans; Nouvelle édition. Paris: Michel Lévy, 1859. DC 269 .O7 M34 1859

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