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Born: 1417: Died: 9 March 1477: Spouse: Dorothea of Brandenburg: House: House of Mecklenburg: Father: John IV, Duke of Mecklenburg: Mother: Catherine of Saxe-Lauenburg
The original county of Mecklenburg was considerably larger than it is today. It included portions of what are now Cabarrus, Union, Lincoln, Rutherford, Cleveland, and Gaston counties. Upper portions of South Carolina were also once in Mecklenburg County. The small village of Mint Hill was established circa 1750.
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While there was some opposition, a majority for this division and the Secretary of Interior declared on June 30, 1960, that no Indian child born after midnight July 2, 1960, would be officially termed an Indian. Thus the tribal rolls were closed forever and the Catawba nation, last organized Indian tribe in South Carolina, ceased to exist.
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The general area was first settled in the 1750s, and Mecklenburg County was formed out of Anson County in 1763. The principle city of Mecklenburg County is Charlotte, founded in 1768. Today Charlotte is the largest city in the two Carolinas, but it was a small country village up to the time of the Civil War.
It was named for the German Princess Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1744-1818), who had become queen consort of King George III the previous year. She is also the eponym of Mecklenburg County’s county seat and largest city, Charlotte. In 1768 the part of Mecklenburg County west of the Catawba River became Tryon County.
Article History. Henry IV. Also called (1377–97): earl of Derby or (1397–99) duke of Hereford. Byname: Henry Bolingbroke or Henry of Lancaster. Born: April? 1366, Bolingbroke Castle, Lincolnshire, England. Died: March 20, 1413, London. Title / Office: king (1399-1413), England. Political Affiliation: lords appellants. House / Dynasty:
