Duchess Gustave Caroline of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (12 July 1694 – 13 April 1748) was a daughter of Adolphus Frederick II, Duke of Mecklenburg and Princess Marie of Mecklenburg-Güstrow.[1]
| Gustave Caroline of Mecklenburg-Strelitz | |||||
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| Duchess consort of Mecklenburg-Schwerin | |||||
| Tenure | 1728 – 13 April 1748 | ||||
| Born | 12 July 1694 | ||||
| Died | 13 April 1748 (aged 53) | ||||
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| Issue | Frederick II, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin Duchess Ulrike Sofie Duke Louis Duchess Luise Duchess Amalie | ||||
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| House | Mecklenburg-Strelitz | ||||
| Father | Adolphus Frederick II, Duke of Mecklenburg | ||||
| Mother | Maria of Mecklenburg | ||||
Family
editGustave Caroline was the fourth daughter and youngest child of Adolphus Frederick II, Duke of Mecklenburg by his first wife Princess Maria of Mecklenburg. She was a younger sister of Adolphus Frederick III, Duke of Mecklenburg. Through her father's third marriage, she was an aunt of Queen Charlotte of the United Kingdom.[citation needed]
Marriage
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On 13 November 1714, Gustave Caroline married her cousin Christian Ludwig of Mecklenburg.[1] He was the third eldest son of Frederick, Duke of Mecklenburg-Grabow and his wife Princess Christine Wilhelmine of Hesse-Homburg. Christian Ludwig succeeded as Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin in 1747, the year before Gustave Caroline's death.
They had five children:
- Frederick II, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1717–1785); married Duchess Louise Frederica of Württemberg
- Louis (1725–78); married Princess Charlotte Sophie of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (1731–1810). They were the parents of Frederick Francis I, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin.
- Ulrike Sofie (1723–1813)
- Luise (1730)
- Amalie (1732–1775)
Ancestry
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References
edit- ^ a b Lundy, Darryl. "The Peerage: Gustave Caroline von Mecklenburg-Strelitz". Retrieved 26 December 2009.
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