Duchess Gustave Caroline of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
| Gustave Caroline of Mecklenburg-Strelitz | |||||
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Portrait attributed to Ádám Mányoki, c. 1720 | |||||
| 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 | ||||
Duchess Gustave Caroline of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (12 July 1694 – 13 April 1748) was the daughter of Adolphus Frederick II, Duke of Mecklenburg, and Princess Marie of Mecklenburg-Güstrow.[1]
Family
Gustave 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.
Marriage
On 13 November 1714, Gustave Caroline married her cousin Christian Ludwig of Mecklenburg. 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
- ^ Corston, Daniel. "Genealogy". mecklenburg-strelitz.org. Retrieved 21 September 2025.