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House of Mecklenburg. The House of Mecklenburg, also known as Nikloting, is a North German dynasty of Polabian origin that ruled until 1918 in the Mecklenburg region, being among the longest-ruling families of Europe. Queen Juliana of the Netherlands (1909–2004), former Queen of the Netherlands (1948–1980), was an agnatic member of this house.
- 1167; 856 years ago
- Duke Borwin
Beatrix [1] (Beatrix Wilhelmina Armgard, Dutch pronunciation: [ˈbeːjaːtrɪks ˌʋɪlɦɛlˈminaː ˈʔɑr (ə)mɡɑrt] ⓘ; born 31 January 1938) is a member of the Dutch royal house who reigned as Queen of the Netherlands from 1980 until her abdication in 2013. Beatrix was born during the reign of her maternal grandmother, Queen Wilhelmina ...
- 30 April 1980 – 30 April 2013
- Juliana of the Netherlands
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Duke Carl Michael, head of the House of Mecklenburg-Strelitz and ipso jure the last Grand Duke, left Russia in 1919 settling in Denmark. Duke Carl Michael’s letter renouncing the throne dated 27 July 1918 was finally received by Grand Duke Friedrich Franz IV in December 1918/January 1919 after the monarchy had already ended and he had himself signed his own renunciation on 14 November 1918 ...
Anastasia (1317-1321) Albert II (1318-1379), nicknamed The Great, who succeeded Henry as Lord of Mecklenburg, and in 1348 became the first Duke of Mecklenburg. Agnes (1320-1340), married on 6 January 1338 with Lord Nicholas III of Werle-Güstrow. John I (1329-1392), Lord of Mecklenburg and from 1348, Duke of Mecklenburg-Stargard.
- after 14 April 1266
- 21 January 1329, Sternberg
- Anastasia of Pomerania
- Henry I, Lord of Mecklenburg
Queen Juliana. Beatrix (Beatrix Wilhelmina Armgard) (January 31, 1938 - ) reigned as Queen of the Netherlands from 1980 until her abdication in 2013, after a reign of exactly 33 years. She is the eldest daughter of Queen Juliana and her husband, Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld. Upon her mother's accession in 1948, she became heir presumptive.
Origins and history of the dynastic titles. Grand Duke of Mecklenburg. The full title of Niklot, ancestor of the House of Mecklenburg, was Prince of the Obotrites, Chizzini and Circipani, Lord of Schwerin; however these titles and territories were all lost following his defeat and death in 1160 to the forces of Duke Heinrich III & XII ‘the Lion’ of Saxony and Bavaria.
House of Amsberg is the name of a German noble family descending from Mecklenburg. Its most notable scions are Willem-Alexander, Prince of Orange and his father Prince Claus of the Netherlands (1926–2002), prince consort of Queen Beatrix. Descendants in the male lineage from the two junior sons born in this marriage bear the surname van ...
