Mecklembourg-Strelitz

Mecklembourg-Strelitz was of 1701 with 1918 a duchy then a Grand Duchy, it represented part of the totality of the State of Mecklembourg, of 1919 with 1933 an independent State, in same time, it was member of the German Empire (1871).

Geographical location

The duchy of Mecklembourg-Strelitz was located in the North-East of the Germany (today Mecklembourg-Poméranie). This duchy was set up on the old duchy of Mecklembourg-Güstrow. Its capital was Neustrelitz.

History

After five years of polemic of succession in the House of Mecklembourg, the duchy of Mecklembourg-Strelitz was born in 1701. This disagreement related to the succession of the duchy of Mecklembourg-Güstrow whose last representative, the duke Gustave-Adolphe de Mecklembourg-Güstrow died without male heirs in 1695. An attestation of inheritance was signed with Hamburg in 1701. This act gave rise to the Mecklembourg-Schwerin and to Mecklembourg-Strelitz. The duchy of Mecklembourg was formed of the principality of Ratzebourg at the western border Mecklembourgeoise, in the south of Lübeck, of the principality of Stargard in south-east with the towns of Brandebourg, Friedland, Woldegk, Strelitz, Furstenberg, Stargard and Wesenberg, the commanderies of Mirow and Nemrow.

The bases of the attestation of inheritance of 1701 remained with however a short intermediate phase between 1848 and 1850. For this period, Mecklembourg-Strelitz became a modern State and remained it until the end of monarchy (1918).

The line of Mecklembourg-Strelitz was the youngest branch of the Maison of Mecklembourg, its dukes then large-dukes reigned of 1701 with 1918. The Congrès of Vienna raised the dukes of Mecklembourg-Strelitz under reigning large-duke and member of the German confederation (1815). In 1871, Mecklembourg-Strelitz became part of the German Empire. January 1st 1934, it was plain in Mecklembourg-Schwerin to form the State de Mecklembourg (today Mecklembourg-Poméranie).

With the signature of the act of Hamburg, it was assigned a minor role with the duke of Mecklembourg-Strelitz. In 1748, a total dissolution of the two duchies of Mecklembourg was decided by the two dukes reigning, it was a failure. Since 1701, as regards interior policy, the two duchies mecklembourgeois often acted by mutual agreement. In foreign policy, the duchy of Strelitz respected, in spite of different objectives, a policy of neutrality. This duchy did not take part in the Guerre Seven year old (1756 - 1763), in 1866, always neutral, it condemned the annexation of the Hanover by the Prussia. In 1870, the mobilization of the army mecklembourgeoise was delayed by the large-duke of Mecklembourg-Strelitz and it did not pay any attention to the proclamation with Versailles of his cousin Guillaume II of Germany the January 18th 1871.

In 1867, the two duchies mecklembourgeois became Federal states of the Confédération of Germany of North, in 1871 they integrated the German Empire.

After the fall of monarchy in 1918, Mecklembourg-Strelitz became an autonomous State for the first time of its history and remained as a such member of the German State (law of the May 23rd 1923). The maintenance of the small German States proved with financially impossible time. In 1926, the cases of the State were left empty by the last-large duke. The Supreme court of Leipzig sought a solution to link Schwerin in Strelitz, it was a failure. The plans of a political adhesion in Prussia failed in 1932. the reunification of Mecklembourg-Strelitz and Mecklembourg-Schwerin took place in Mecklembourg under the pressure of the Parti national-Socialist the German workers on January 1st 1934. For the future, " the area became in a permanent way Mecklembourg of NSDAP" since the Parliament mecklembourgeois was dissolved after the vote on the fusion of the two duchies.

The principality of Stargard as a central area of Mecklembourg-Strelitz was transformed into 1934 in political circle Stargard, there existed under this name during and after the Second world war until the reform of the administration by the German Democratic republic in 1952. The territories of the North-East became the Schönberg circle, in 1960, it was renamed Grevesmülhen circle. In 1994, the district of Mecklembourg-Strelitz was again formed.

Internal bonds

External bonds and sources

de.wikipedia.org

See too

  • List of the dukes and large-dukes of Mecklembourg-Strelitz

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