Карл II, герцог Мекленбург-Стреліцкого: біографія

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Герцог Карл Луїз народився у світовий, і був другим сином Карла Мекленбург-Стреліцкого і його дружини Єлизавети Альбертіні. On 11 December +1752 his uncle Adolf Friedrich III died and as a result the older brother of Charles succeeded him becoming Adolf Friedrich IV. With his brother's ascension Charles was taken with the rest of the family from Mirow to the capital Strelitz.

Since the age of four Charles looked set for a career in Hanoverian service after being given a Captains commission. His sister Charlotte married the Elector of Hanover, King George III of the United Kingdom on 8 September 1761. Charles made frequent visits to his sister in Great Britain and he ultimately entered in the service of his brother in law the Elector of Hanover being given a chief military appointment at Hanover following service in Spain.

In the Autumn of 1776 Charles was appointed governor-general of Hanover by his brother in law. As Governor of Hanover Charles effectively held all the powers of a sovereign ruler with his brother in law having no wish to reside in Germany being thoroughly English. Shortly after being widowed for a second time in December 1785 Charles requested permission to retire from his military employments in Hanover and resign the governorship. His brother in law granted his request and promoted Charles to the rank of field marshal and granted him a pension. Charles then spent some time travelling before settling down in Darmstadt where he became President of the Imperial Credit Commission.

Following the childless death of his older brother Adolf Friedrich IV on 2 June тисячі сімсот дев'яносто чотири Charles succeeded him as the ruling Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz.

Ruler of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

As ruler Charles encouraged new agricultural trends, established a new police force, and implemented compulsory education. In 1806, his duchy joined the Confederation of the Rhine. Following the Congress of Vienna his title was elevated on 28 June 1815, making him a grand duke.

In the summer of 1816 Charles went on a tour of Rebburg, Schwalbach and Hildburghausen. Shortly after returning he was taken ill with inflammation of the lungs dying in Neustrelitz after suffering a fit of apoplexy. He was succeeded by his eldest son Georg.

Marriages and children

After unsuccessful attempts to marry a Princess of Denmark and a Princess of Saxe-Gotha Charles married as his first wife Princess Friederike of Hesse-Darmstadt, a daughter of Landgrave George William of Hesse-Darmstadt on 18 September 1768 in Darmstadt. They had ten children together with two daughters becoming German queens consort.

• Duchess Auguste Albertine of Mecklenburg (1782-1782)
• Duke Friedrich Georg of Mecklenburg (1774-1774)
• Duchess Caroline Auguste of Mecklenburg (1771-1773)
• Georg, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1779-1860)
• Duchess Frederica of Mecklenburg (1778 -1841) married (1) Prince Louis Charles of Prussia (2) Frederick William, Prince of Solms-Braunfels (3) Ernest Augustus I of Hanover
• Duchess Therese of Mecklenburg (1773-1839) married Karl Alexander , 5th Prince of Thurn and Taxis
• Duke Friedrich Karl of Mecklenburg (1781-1783)
• Duke Georg Carl of Mecklenburg (1772-1773)
• Duchess Charlotte Georgine of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1769-1818) married Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg
• Duchess Louise of Mecklenburg (1776-1810) married Frederick William III of Prussia

After Friederike's death in 1782, he married her sister Princess Charlotte of Hesse-Darmstadt (1755-1785) on 28 September тисяча сімсот вісімдесят чотири in Darmstadt. Charlotte died on 12 December 1785 shortly after giving birth to their son.

• Duke Charles of Mecklenburg (1785-1837)

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