Duchess Gustave Caroline of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
Duchess consort of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Duchess Ulrike Sofie
Duke Louis
Duchess Luise
Duchess Amalie
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Duchess Gustave Caroline of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (12 July 1694 – 13 April 1748) was a daughter of Adolphus Frederick II, Duke of Mecklenburg and Princess Marie of Mecklenburg-Güstrow.[1]
Family
Gustave Caroline was the fourth daughter and youngest child of Adolphus Frederick II, Duke of Mecklenburg by his first wife Princess Maria of Mecklenburg. She was a younger sister of Adolphus Frederick III, Duke of Mecklenburg. Through her father's third marriage, she was an aunt of Queen Charlotte of the United Kingdom.[citation needed]
Marriage
On 13 November 1714, Gustave Caroline married her cousin Christian Ludwig of Mecklenburg.[1] He was the third eldest son of Frederick, Duke of Mecklenburg-Grabow and his wife Princess Christine Wilhelmine of Hesse-Homburg. Christian Ludwig succeeded as Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin in 1747, the year before Gustave Caroline's death.
They had five children:
- Frederick II, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1717–1785); married Duchess Louise Frederica of Württemberg
- Louis (1725–78); married Princess Charlotte Sophie of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (1731–1810). They were the parents of Frederick Francis I, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin.
- Ulrike Sofie (1723–1813)
- Luise (1730)
- Amalie (1732–1775)
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References
- ^ a b Lundy, Darryl. "The Peerage: Gustave Caroline von Mecklenburg-Strelitz". Retrieved 26 December 2009.
Duchess Gustave Caroline of Mecklenburg-Strelitz Born: 12 July 1694 Died: 13 April 1748 | ||
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| Preceded by | Duchess consort of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 1728 – 13 April 1748 | Vacant Title next held by Duchess Louise Frederica of Württemberg |
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