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Frederick Louis

Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin

Born

13 June 1778
Ludwigslust, Mecklenburg-Schwerin

Died

29 November 1819 (aged 41)
Ludwigslust, Mecklenburg-Schwerin

Spouse

Grand Duchess Elena Pavlovna of Russia
Princess Caroline Louise of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach

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 of Mecklenburg

Father

Frederick Francis I, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin

Mother

Princess Louise of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg

Religion

Frederick Louis of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (13 June 1778 in Ludwigslust – 29 November 1819 in 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:

Paul Frederick of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1800-1842) grand-duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, who in 1822 married Princess Alexandrine of Prussia (1803-1892)
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:

Albert of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1812-1834)
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
Magnus of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1815-1816)

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

Among Friedrich Louis's descendants are the Queen of the Netherlands, the Queen of Denmark, the Queen of Greece, the Count of Paris, the Duke of Parma, the Hereditary Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg, the Grand Duchess of Russia and the Prince of Prussia.

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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