Georges de Mecklembourg-Strelitz
Georges de Mecklembourg-Strelitz , (in German Georg von Mecklenburg-Strelitz), born the 12 August 1779 with Hanover, deceased the September 6th 1860 with Neustrelitz.
He was large-duke of Mecklembourg-Strelitz of 1816 with 1860.
Family
Wire of Charles II of Mecklembourg-Strelitz and Frederique of Hesse-Darmstadt.
Marriage and descent
The August 12th 1817 Georges de Mecklembourg-Strelitz married Marie de Hesse-Cassel (1796 - 1880), (girl of the duke Frederic de Hesse-Cassel).
Four children were born from this union:
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Frederic-Guillaume de Mecklembourg-Strelitz, large-duke of Mecklembourg-Strelitz
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Caroline de Mecklembourg-Strelitz (1821 - 1876), in 1841 it married Frederic VII of Denmark
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Georges-Auguste de Mecklembourg-Strelitz, duke of Mecklembourg-Strelitz.
Biography
Under his reign, Georges de Mecklembourg-Strelitz made a improvement to public education and abolishes serfdom. Great mind, it corresponded with the great authors of its time, such as Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. With time, its policy proved reactionary more and more. At the time of the Révolution of 1848, it was a keen adversary of liberalism what prevented Mecklembourg from obtaining a modern constitution.
Genealogy
Georges de Mecklembourg-Strelitz belongs to the third branch (Mecklembourg-Strelitz) resulting from the first branch of the Maison of Mecklembourg. This third line died out with dead of the large-duke Georges-Alexandre de Mecklembourg occurred in 1996. Georges Borwin is the current one claiming with the succession.
Internal bonds
- Charles Ier de Mecklembourg-Strelitz (paternal grandfather)
External bonds and sources
de.wikipedia.org
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