Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Appearance
Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin Herzogtum Mecklenburg-Schwerin | |||||||||
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1379–1815 | |||||||||
Mecklenburg c. 1803 (brown) | |||||||||
Status |
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Capital | Schwerin | ||||||||
Common languages | East Pomeranian German, Polabian | ||||||||
Religion | Evangelical Lutheran State Church of Mecklenburg-Schwerin | ||||||||
Government | Monarchy | ||||||||
Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin | |||||||||
• 1701–1713 | Frederick William | ||||||||
• 1713–1728 | Karl Leopold | ||||||||
• 1728–1756 | Christian Ludwig II | ||||||||
• 1756–1785 | Frederick II | ||||||||
• 1785–1815 | Frederick Francis I | ||||||||
History | |||||||||
• Treaty of Hamburg | 1379 | ||||||||
• Raised to Grand Duchy | 1815 | ||||||||
Currency | Mecklenburg thaler | ||||||||
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Today part of | Germany |
The Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin was a duchy in northern Germany created in 1701. It ended in 1815 during the Napoleonic Wars .
References
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