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class="infobox-label">Predecessor</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Adolf_Friedrich_IV,_Duke_of_Mecklenburg-Strelitz" class="mw-redirect" title="Adolf Friedrich IV, Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz">Adolf Friedrich IV</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Successor</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Georg,_Grand_Duke_of_Mecklenburg-Strelitz" class="mw-redirect" title="Georg, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz">Georg</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #e4dcf6;color:inherit;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;"><div style="height: 4px; width:100%;"></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><span style="display:none">(<span class="bday">1741-10-10</span>)</span>10 October 1741<br /><a href="/wiki/Mirow" title="Mirow">Mirow</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Died</th><td class="infobox-data">6 November 1816<span style="display:none">(1816-11-06)</span> (aged 75)<br /><a href="/wiki/Neustrelitz" title="Neustrelitz">Neustrelitz</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Spouses</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1151524712">.mw-parser-output .marriage-line-margin2px{line-height:0;margin-bottom:-2px}.mw-parser-output .marriage-line-margin3px{line-height:0;margin-bottom:-3px}.mw-parser-output .marriage-display-ws{display:inline;white-space:nowrap}</style> <div class="marriage-display-ws"><div style="display:inline-block;line-height:normal;margin-top:1px;white-space:normal;"><a href="/wiki/Princess_Friederike_of_Hesse-Darmstadt" title="Princess Friederike of Hesse-Darmstadt">Princess Friederike of Hesse-Darmstadt</a></div> <div class="marriage-line-margin2px"></div> <div style="display:inline-block;margin-bottom:1px;"></div>(<abbr title="married">m.</abbr> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1038841319">.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}</style><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip" title="18 September 1768">1768</span>; died <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319"><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip" title="22 May 1782">1782</span>)<wbr /></div></li><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1151524712"> <div class="marriage-display-ws"><div style="display:inline-block;line-height:normal;margin-top:1px;white-space:normal;"><a href="/wiki/Princess_Charlotte_of_Hesse-Darmstadt" title="Princess Charlotte of Hesse-Darmstadt">Princess Charlotte of Hesse-Darmstadt</a></div> <div class="marriage-line-margin2px"></div> <div style="display:inline-block;margin-bottom:1px;"></div>(<abbr title="married">m.</abbr> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319"><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip" title="28 September 1784">1784</span>; died <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319"><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip" title="12 December 1785">1785</span>)<wbr /></div></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Issue_(genealogy)" title="Issue (genealogy)">Issue</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Duchess_Charlotte_Georgine_of_Mecklenburg-Strelitz" title="Duchess Charlotte Georgine of Mecklenburg-Strelitz">Charlotte Georgine, Duchess of Saxe-Hildburghausen</a></li><li>Duchess Caroline Auguste</li><li>Duke Georg Carl</li><li><a href="/wiki/Duchess_Therese_of_Mecklenburg-Strelitz" title="Duchess Therese of Mecklenburg-Strelitz">Therese, Princess of Thurn and Taxis</a></li><li>Duke Friedrich Georg</li><li><a href="/wiki/Louise_of_Mecklenburg-Strelitz" title="Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz">Louise, Queen of Prussia</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Frederica_of_Mecklenburg-Strelitz" title="Frederica of Mecklenburg-Strelitz">Frederica, Queen of Hanover</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/George,_Grand_Duke_of_Mecklenburg-Strelitz" title="George, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz">George, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz</a></li><li>Duke Friedrich Karl</li><li>Duchess Auguste Albertine</li><li><a href="/wiki/Duke_Charles_of_Mecklenburg" title="Duke Charles of Mecklenburg">Duke Charles</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><table class="infobox" style="border-collapse:collapse; border-spacing:0px; border:none; width:100%; margin:0px; font-size:100%; clear:none; float:none"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="text-align:left">Names</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data nickname" style="text-align:left; padding-left:0.7em;">Charles Louis Frederick</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Dynasty" title="Dynasty">House</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/House_of_Mecklenburg-Strelitz" class="mw-redirect" title="House of Mecklenburg-Strelitz">Mecklenburg-Strelitz</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Father</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Duke_Charles_Louis_Frederick_of_Mecklenburg" title="Duke Charles Louis Frederick of Mecklenburg">Duke Charles Louis Frederick of Mecklenburg</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Mother</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Princess_Elisabeth_Albertine_of_Saxe-Hildburghausen" title="Princess Elisabeth Albertine of Saxe-Hildburghausen">Princess Elisabeth Albertine of Saxe-Hildburghausen</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Religion</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Lutheranism" title="Lutheranism">Lutheranism</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Charles II</b> (Charles Louis Frederick; 10 October 1741 – 6 November 1816) was ruler of the state of <a href="/wiki/Grand_Duchy_of_Mecklenburg-Strelitz" title="Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Strelitz">Mecklenburg-Strelitz</a> from 1794 until his death. Originally ruling as <a href="/wiki/Duke" title="Duke">duke</a>, he was raised to the rank of <a href="/wiki/Grand_duke" title="Grand duke">grand duke</a> in 1815. Prior to succeeding to the throne, he served as Governor of <a href="/wiki/Electorate_of_Hanover" title="Electorate of Hanover">Hanover</a> from 1776 to 1786. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life_and_service_in_Hanover">Early life and service in Hanover</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Charles_II,_Grand_Duke_of_Mecklenburg-Strelitz&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life and service in Hanover"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Duke Charles Louis Frederick of Mecklenburg was born in <a href="/wiki/Mirow" title="Mirow">Mirow</a>, the second son of <a href="/wiki/Duke_Charles_Louis_Frederick_of_Mecklenburg" title="Duke Charles Louis Frederick of Mecklenburg">Duke Charles Louis Frederick of Mecklenburg</a> and his wife <a href="/wiki/Princess_Elisabeth_Albertine_of_Saxe-Hildburghausen" title="Princess Elisabeth Albertine of Saxe-Hildburghausen">Princess Elisabeth Albertine of Saxe-Hildburghausen</a>. On 11 December 1752 his uncle <a href="/wiki/Adolphus_Frederick_III,_Duke_of_Mecklenburg-Strelitz" class="mw-redirect" title="Adolphus Frederick III, Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz">Adolphus Frederick III</a> died and was succeeded by Charles's older brother, who became <a href="/wiki/Adolphus_Frederick_IV,_Duke_of_Mecklenburg-Strelitz" class="mw-redirect" title="Adolphus Frederick IV, Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz">Adolphus Frederick IV</a>. With his brother's accession Charles was taken with the rest of the family from Mirow to the capital <a href="/wiki/Mecklenburg-Strelitz_(district)" title="Mecklenburg-Strelitz (district)">Strelitz</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>From the age of four, Charles looked set for a career in Hanoverian service after being given a Captain's commission.<sup id="cite_ref-Orr_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Orr-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His sister <a href="/wiki/Charlotte_of_Mecklenburg-Strelitz" title="Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz">Charlotte</a> married the Elector of Hanover, King <a href="/wiki/George_III_of_the_United_Kingdom" class="mw-redirect" title="George III of the United Kingdom">George III of the United Kingdom</a> on 8 September 1761. Charles made frequent visits to his sister in Great Britain and he ultimately entered the service of his brother-in-law the Elector of Hanover with a chief military appointment at <a href="/wiki/Hanover" title="Hanover">Hanover</a> following service in Spain under <a href="/wiki/William,_Count_of_Schaumburg-Lippe" title="William, Count of Schaumburg-Lippe">Count Lippe</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Hudson_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hudson-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In the autumn of 1776, Charles was appointed <a href="/wiki/Governor-general" title="Governor-general">governor-general</a> of Hanover by his brother-in-law. As Governor of Hanover, Charles effectively held all the powers of a sovereign ruler. His brother-in-law had no wish to reside in Germany, being thoroughly English.<sup id="cite_ref-Hudson_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hudson-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 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.<sup id="cite_ref-Hudson_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hudson-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His brother-in-law granted his request, promoted Charles to the rank of <a href="/wiki/Field_marshal" title="Field marshal">field marshal</a> and granted him a pension.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Charles then spent some time traveling before settling down in <a href="/wiki/Darmstadt" title="Darmstadt">Darmstadt</a>, where he became President of the Imperial Credit Commission.<sup id="cite_ref-Orr_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Orr-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Following the death of his childless older brother Adolf Friedrich IV on 2 June 1794, Charles succeeded him as the ruling Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz.<sup id="cite_ref-Baines_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Baines-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Ruler_of_Mecklenburg-Strelitz">Ruler of Mecklenburg-Strelitz</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Charles_II,_Grand_Duke_of_Mecklenburg-Strelitz&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Ruler of Mecklenburg-Strelitz"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>As ruler, Charles encouraged new agricultural trends, established a new <a href="/wiki/Police" title="Police">police</a> force, and implemented <a href="/wiki/Compulsory_education" title="Compulsory education">compulsory education</a>. In 1806, his duchy joined the <a href="/wiki/Confederation_of_the_Rhine" title="Confederation of the Rhine">Confederation of the Rhine</a>. Following the <a href="/wiki/Congress_of_Vienna" title="Congress of Vienna">Congress of Vienna</a>, he was elevated to the rank of grand duke on 28 June 1815.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In the summer of 1816 Charles went on a tour of Rebberg, Schwalbach and <a href="/wiki/Hildburghausen" title="Hildburghausen">Hildburghausen</a>. Shortly after returning he was taken ill with inflammation of the lungs. He died in <a href="/wiki/Neustrelitz" title="Neustrelitz">Neustrelitz</a> after suffering a fit of <a href="/wiki/Apoplexy" title="Apoplexy">apoplexy</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was succeeded by his eldest son <a href="/wiki/Georg_of_Mecklenburg-Strelitz" class="mw-redirect" title="Georg of Mecklenburg-Strelitz">Georg</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Baines_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Baines-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Marriages_and_children">Marriages and children</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Charles_II,_Grand_Duke_of_Mecklenburg-Strelitz&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Marriages and children"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>After unsuccessful attempts to marry a Princess of Denmark and a Princess of Saxe-Gotha,<sup id="cite_ref-Orr_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Orr-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Charles married as his first wife <a href="/wiki/Princess_Friederike_of_Hesse-Darmstadt" title="Princess Friederike of Hesse-Darmstadt">Princess Friederike of Hesse-Darmstadt</a>, a daughter of <a href="/wiki/Prince_George_William_of_Hesse-Darmstadt" title="Prince George William of Hesse-Darmstadt">Prince George William of Hesse-Darmstadt</a> on 18 September 1768 in <a href="/wiki/Darmstadt" title="Darmstadt">Darmstadt</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Huberty_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Huberty-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They had ten children together, five of which survived to adulthood. Two of the daughters became German queens consort. </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Duchess_Charlotte_Georgine_of_Mecklenburg-Strelitz" title="Duchess Charlotte Georgine of Mecklenburg-Strelitz">Duchess Charlotte Georgine of Mecklenburg-Strelitz</a> (1769–1818) married <a href="/wiki/Frederick,_Duke_of_Saxe-Altenburg" title="Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg">Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg</a></li> <li>Duchess Caroline Auguste of Mecklenburg (1771–1773), died in infancy</li> <li>Duke Georg Carl of Mecklenburg (1772–1773), died in infancy</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Duchess_Therese_of_Mecklenburg-Strelitz" title="Duchess Therese of Mecklenburg-Strelitz">Duchess Therese of Mecklenburg</a> (1773–1839) married <a href="/wiki/Karl_Alexander,_5th_Prince_of_Thurn_and_Taxis" title="Karl Alexander, 5th Prince of Thurn and Taxis">Karl Alexander, 5th Prince of Thurn and Taxis</a></li> <li>Duke Friedrich Georg of Mecklenburg (1774–1774), died at the age of two months</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Louise_of_Mecklenburg-Strelitz" title="Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz">Duchess Louise of Mecklenburg</a> (1776–1810) married <a href="/wiki/Frederick_William_III_of_Prussia" title="Frederick William III of Prussia">Frederick William III of Prussia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frederica_of_Mecklenburg-Strelitz" title="Frederica of Mecklenburg-Strelitz">Duchess Frederica of Mecklenburg</a> (1778–1841) married (1) <a href="/wiki/Prince_Louis_Charles_of_Prussia" title="Prince Louis Charles of Prussia">Prince Louis Charles of Prussia</a> (2) Frederick William, Prince of Solms-Braunfels (3) <a href="/wiki/Ernest_Augustus,_King_of_Hanover" title="Ernest Augustus, King of Hanover">Ernest Augustus, King of Hanover</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George,_Grand_Duke_of_Mecklenburg-Strelitz" title="George, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz">George, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz</a> (1779–1860)</li> <li>Duke Friedrich Karl of Mecklenburg (1781–1783), died in infancy</li> <li>Duchess Auguste Albertine of Mecklenburg (1782–1782), lived one day</li></ul> <p>After Friederike's death in complications of the birth of their tenth child in 1782, Charles married her sister <a href="/wiki/Princess_Charlotte_of_Hesse-Darmstadt" title="Princess Charlotte of Hesse-Darmstadt">Princess Charlotte of Hesse-Darmstadt</a> on 28 September 1784 in <a href="/wiki/Darmstadt" title="Darmstadt">Darmstadt</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Huberty_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Huberty-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Charlotte died on 12 December 1785 shortly after giving birth to their son <a href="/wiki/Duke_Charles_of_Mecklenburg" title="Duke Charles of Mecklenburg">Duke Charles of Mecklenburg</a> (1785–1837). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Ancestry">Ancestry</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Charles_II,_Grand_Duke_of_Mecklenburg-Strelitz&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Ancestry"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r886387087">.mw-parser-output table.ahnentafel{border-collapse:separate;border-spacing:0;line-height:130%}.mw-parser-output .ahnentafel tr{text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ahnentafel-t{border-top:#000 solid 1px;border-left:#000 solid 1px}.mw-parser-output .ahnentafel-b{border-bottom:#000 solid 1px;border-left:#000 solid 1px}</style><div class="noresize"><table class="collapsible collapsed" style="margin:0.3em auto;clear:none;min-width:60em;width:auto;font-size:88%;border:1px solid #aaa"><tbody><tr><th style="padding:0.2em 0.3em 0.2em 4.3em;background:none;color:inherit;width:auto">Ancestors of Charles II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center"><table class="ahnentafel" style="margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><tbody><tr><td> </td><td rowspan="28" colspan="2"> </td><td rowspan="13"> </td><td rowspan="12" colspan="2"> </td><td rowspan="5"> </td><td rowspan="4" colspan="2"> </td><td> </td><td rowspan="2" colspan="4" style="border:1px solid black;height:0.5em; padding:0 0.2em;background-color: #bfc;">8. <a href="/wiki/Adolf_Frederick_I,_Duke_of_Mecklenburg-Schwerin" class="mw-redirect" title="Adolf Frederick I, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin">Adolf Frederick I, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin</a></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td rowspan="3" class="ahnentafel-t"> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td rowspan="2" colspan="4"> </td></tr><tr><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td rowspan="2" colspan="4" style="border:1px solid black;height:0.5em; padding:0 0.2em;background-color: #ffc;">4. <a href="/wiki/Adolf_Frederick_II,_Duke_of_Mecklenburg-Strelitz" class="mw-redirect" title="Adolf Frederick II, Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz">Adolf Frederick II, Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz</a></td><td rowspan="2" colspan="3"> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td rowspan="7" class="ahnentafel-t"> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td rowspan="6" colspan="2"> </td><td rowspan="3" class="ahnentafel-b"> </td><td rowspan="2" colspan="4"> </td></tr><tr><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td rowspan="2" colspan="4" style="border:1px solid black;height:0.5em; padding:0 0.2em;background-color: #bfc;">9. Duchess Marie Katharina of Brunswick-Dannenberg</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td rowspan="3"> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td rowspan="2" colspan="4"> </td></tr><tr><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td rowspan="2" colspan="4" style="border:1px solid black;height:0.5em; padding:0 0.2em;background-color: #fb9;">2. <a href="/wiki/Duke_Charles_Louis_Frederick_of_Mecklenburg" title="Duke Charles Louis Frederick of Mecklenburg">Duke Charles Louis Frederick of Mecklenburg</a></td><td rowspan="2" colspan="7"> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td rowspan="15" class="ahnentafel-t"> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td rowspan="14" colspan="2"> </td><td rowspan="7" class="ahnentafel-b"> </td><td rowspan="6" colspan="2"> </td><td rowspan="3"> </td><td rowspan="2" colspan="4"> </td></tr><tr><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td rowspan="2" colspan="4" style="border:1px solid black;height:0.5em; padding:0 0.2em;background-color: #bfc;">10. <a href="/wiki/Christian_William_I,_Prince_of_Schwarzburg-Sondershausen" title="Christian William I, Prince of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen">Christian William I, Prince of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen</a></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td rowspan="3" class="ahnentafel-t"> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td rowspan="2" colspan="4"> </td></tr><tr><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td rowspan="2" colspan="4" style="border:1px solid black;height:0.5em; padding:0 0.2em;background-color: #ffc;">5. Princess Christiane Emilie of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen</td><td rowspan="2" colspan="3"> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td rowspan="7"> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td rowspan="6" colspan="2"> </td><td rowspan="3" class="ahnentafel-b"> </td><td rowspan="2" colspan="4"> </td></tr><tr><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td rowspan="2" colspan="4" style="border:1px solid black;height:0.5em; padding:0 0.2em;background-color: #bfc;">11. Countess Antonie Sibylle of Barby-Mühlingen</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td rowspan="3"> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td rowspan="2" colspan="4"> </td></tr><tr><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td rowspan="2" colspan="4" style="border:1px solid black;height:0.5em; padding:0 0.2em;background-color: #fcc;">1. <b>Charles II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz</b></td><td rowspan="2" colspan="11"> </td></tr><tr><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td rowspan="28" colspan="2"> </td><td rowspan="15" class="ahnentafel-b"> </td><td rowspan="14" colspan="2"> </td><td rowspan="7"> </td><td rowspan="6" colspan="2"> </td><td rowspan="3"> </td><td rowspan="2" colspan="4"> </td></tr><tr><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td rowspan="2" colspan="4" style="border:1px solid black;height:0.5em; padding:0 0.2em;background-color: #bfc;">12. <a href="/wiki/Ernest,_Duke_of_Saxe-Hildburghausen" title="Ernest, Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen">Ernest, Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen</a></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td rowspan="3" class="ahnentafel-t"> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td rowspan="2" colspan="4"> </td></tr><tr><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td rowspan="2" colspan="4" style="border:1px solid black;height:0.5em; padding:0 0.2em;background-color: #ffc;">6. <a href="/wiki/Ernest_Frederick_I,_Duke_of_Saxe-Hildburghausen" title="Ernest Frederick I, Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen">Ernest Frederick I, Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen</a></td><td rowspan="2" colspan="3"> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td rowspan="7" class="ahnentafel-t"> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td rowspan="6" colspan="2"> </td><td rowspan="3" class="ahnentafel-b"> </td><td rowspan="2" colspan="4"> </td></tr><tr><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td rowspan="2" colspan="4" style="border:1px solid black;height:0.5em; padding:0 0.2em;background-color: #bfc;">13. Countess <a href="/wiki/Sophie_of_Waldeck" class="mw-redirect" title="Sophie of Waldeck">Sophie of Waldeck</a></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td rowspan="3"> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td rowspan="2" colspan="4"> </td></tr><tr><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td rowspan="2" colspan="4" style="border:1px solid black;height:0.5em; padding:0 0.2em;background-color: #fb9;">3. <a href="/wiki/Princess_Elisabeth_Albertine_of_Saxe-Hildburghausen" title="Princess Elisabeth Albertine of Saxe-Hildburghausen">Princess Elisabeth Albertine of Saxe-Hildburghausen</a></td><td rowspan="2" colspan="7"> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td rowspan="13"> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td rowspan="12" colspan="2"> </td><td rowspan="7" class="ahnentafel-b"> </td><td rowspan="6" colspan="2"> </td><td rowspan="3"> </td><td rowspan="2" colspan="4"> </td></tr><tr><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td rowspan="2" colspan="4" style="border:1px solid black;height:0.5em; padding:0 0.2em;background-color: #bfc;">14. <a href="/wiki/George_Louis_I,_Count_of_Erbach-Erbach" title="George Louis I, Count of Erbach-Erbach">George Louis I, Count of Erbach-Erbach</a></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td rowspan="3" class="ahnentafel-t"> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td rowspan="2" colspan="4"> </td></tr><tr><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td rowspan="2" colspan="4" style="border:1px solid black;height:0.5em; 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Mecklenburg-Strelitz</a></b></div><div style="font-size:90%">Cadet branch of the <b><a href="/wiki/House_of_Mecklenburg" title="House of Mecklenburg">House of Mecklenburg</a></b></div><span style="white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; margin:2em"><b>Born:</b> 10 October 1741</span><span style="white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; margin:2em"> <b>Died:</b> 6 November 1816</span> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="border-top: 5px solid #ACE777;">Regnal titles </th></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="width:30%;" rowspan="1">Preceded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Adolf_Friedrich_IV,_Duke_of_Mecklenburg-Strelitz" class="mw-redirect" title="Adolf Friedrich IV, Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz">Adolf Friedrich IV</a></div> </td> <td style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"><b> <a href="/wiki/Duchy_of_Mecklenburg-Strelitz" title="Duchy of Mecklenburg-Strelitz">Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz</a> </b><br />1794–1815 </td> <td style="width: 30%; text-align: center;"><b>Raised to Grand Duke </b> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width: 30%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"><b>New title</b> </td> <td style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"><b> <a href="/wiki/Grand_Duchy_of_Mecklenburg-Strelitz" title="Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Strelitz">Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz</a> </b><br />1815–1816 </td> <td style="width: 30%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1">Succeeded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Georg,_Grand_Duke_of_Mecklenburg-Strelitz" class="mw-redirect" title="Georg, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz">Georg</a></div> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="navbox-styles"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1129693374">.mw-parser-output .hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul{margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt,.mw-parser-output .hlist li{margin:0;display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline 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