Friedrich Wilhelm, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
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| Friedrich Wilhelm | |
| Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz | |
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| Reign | 6 September 1860 - 30 May 1904 |
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| Born | October 17, 1819 |
| Birthplace | Neustrelitz |
| Died | May 30, 1904 (aged 84) |
| Place of death | Neustrelitz |
| Predecessor | Georg |
| Successor | Adolf Friedrich V |
| Consort | Augusta of Cambridge |
| Royal House | Mecklenburg |
| Father | Georg |
| Mother | Marie of Hesse-Kassel |
Friedrich Wilhelm Karl Georg Ernst Adolf Gustav (17 October 1819 - 30 May 1904) was a Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz.
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[edit] Biography
He was born in Neustrelitz the son of Grand Duke Georg of Mecklenburg-Strelitz and Princess Marie of Hesse-Kassel (1796-1880). He spent his youth in Neustrelitz and later went to study history in Bonn. After finishing his studies he went travelling visiting Italy and Switzerland.
Friedrich Wilhelm succeeded as Grand Duke on the death of his father on the 6 September 1860. During his reign Mecklenburg-Strelitz became members of firstly the North German Confederation and then the German Empire. Friedrich Wilhelm was a large land owner with more than half of the whole Grand Duchy his personal property.[1]
On August 12, 1862 Friedrich Wilhelm was made a knight of the Order of the Garter by Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom.[2]
He died at Neustrelitz on the 30 May 1904 and was succeeded by his only son who became Adolf Friedrich V.
[edit] Marriage and children
Friedrich Wilhelm was married on the 28 June 1843 at Buckingham Palace to Princess Augusta of Cambridge, a member of the British Royal Family, and a granddaughter of King George III. They had one son.[3]
- Duke Adolf Friedrich (1848-1914)
Friedrich Wilhelm and his wife Augusta celebrated their diamond wedding anniversary by distributing 25 Pfennig to every citizen of the Grand Duchy from the public treasury.[4]
[edit] Ancestry
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Georg, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz |
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Friederike Caroline Luise of Hesse-Darmstadt |
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Prince Frederick of Hesse-Kassel |
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Marie of Hesse-Kassel |
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Princess Caroline Polyxene of Nassau-Usingen |
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[edit] References
- ^ "Wealthiest Grand Duke dead", New York Times, 1904-05-31. Retrieved on 2007-10-23.
- ^ "The Gentleman's Magazine", F. Jefferies, 1862, pp. 350.
- ^ Online Gotha
- ^ "Six Cents to Every Subject.", New York Times, 1903-07-05. Retrieved on 2007-11-08.
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Friedrich Wilhelm, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
Born: 17 October 1819 Died: 30 May 1904 |
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| Preceded by Georg |
Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz 1860–1904 |
Succeeded by Adolf Friedrich V |
