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Mecklenburg-Strelitz. 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.
His Royal Highness Georg Friedrich Carl Joseph, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg, Prince of Wenden, Schwerin and Ratzeburg, Count of Schwerin, Lord of the Lands of Rostock and Stargard, was born on 12 August 1779 in Hanover. He was the only surviving son of Duke Carl and his first wife Duchess Friederike, nee Princess of Hesse-Darmstadt.
Sep 25, 2017 · In 1795, the same year that he married, the Prince prodded their maternal uncle, the Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, to arrange a match between Charlotte and the Duke of Oldenburg. It came to nothing. The following year, his sights were set on Frederick, Hereditary Prince of Württemberg.
Born a princess on May 19, 1744, in Mirow, Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Germany; died on November 17, 1818, in Kew Palace, Surrey; interred at St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle; daughter of Charles Louise Frederick (b. 1708), duke of Mecklen-burg-Strelitz and Elizabeth of Saxe-Hildburghausen (1713–1761); married George III (1738–1820), king
Jul 20, 2018 · Duke Heinrich of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1876 – 1934), married Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands, had one daughter: Queen Juliana of the Netherlands; Marie’s childhood was marked by the wars of German unification. Her father Friedrich Franz II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin was the nephew of King Wilhelm I of Prussia.
In 1388, John II married Catherine ("Wilheida"), the daughter of Grand Duke Algirdas ("Olgierd") of Lithuania. They had three children: Agnes, (d. 1467), married Duke Otto II of Pomerania; John III, who succeeded him as Duke of Mecklenburg-Stargard and Lord of Sternberg (1417–1438) Anna (1390–1467), abbess in Ribnitz Abbey (1423–1467)
Georg Alexander, Duke of Mecklenburg (27 August 1921 – 26 January 1996) he married Archduchess Ilona of Austria on 20 April 1946 and they were divorced on 12 December 1974. They have four children. Duchess Helene of Mecklenburg (15 November 1924 – 8 July 1962) she married Hassan Sayed Kamil (1918–1991).
