| Frederick Francis I | |
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Portrait by
Rudolph Suhrlandt (1817)
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| Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin | |
| Reign | 24 April 1785 – 1 February 1837 |
| Predecessor | Frederick II |
| Successor | Paul Frederick |
| Born | 10 December 1756 Schwerin, Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin |
| Died | 1 February 1837 (aged 80) Ludwigslust, Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin |
| Burial | |
| Spouse | Princess Louise of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg |
| Issue Among others |
Frederick Louis, Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin Louise Charlotte, Hereditary Princess of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg Charlotte Frederica, Hereditary Princess of Denmark |
| House | Mecklenburg-Schwerin |
| Father | Duke Louis of Mecklenburg-Schwerin |
| Mother | Princess Charlotte Sophie of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld |
| Religion | Lutheranism |
Frederick Francis I (10 December 1756 – 1 February 1837) ruled over the German state of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, first as duke (1785–1815), and then as grand duke (1815–1837).
Biography[edit]
He was born in Schwerin, Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, to Duke Louis of Mecklenburg-Schwerin and Princess Charlotte Sophie of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld. Friedrich Franz succeeded his uncle Friedrich as duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin in 1785.
Following the Napoleonic Wars, Friedrich Franz was raised to the dignity of grand duke at the Congress of Vienna.[1] Along with his cousin in Mecklenburg-Strelitz, he was known as one of the most reactionary German rulers. On his death in 1837 he was succeeded by his grandson, Grand Duke Paul Friedrich.
Marriage and children[edit]
On 1 June 1775 in Gotha, Friedrich Franz married Princess Louise of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg.[citation needed] They had eight children:
- Daughter (stillborn 7 May 1776), buried in the Schelfkirche St. Nikolai of Schwerin.[2]
- Son (stillborn 11 May 1777), buried in the Schelfkirche St. Nikolai of Schwerin.[2]
- Friedrich Ludwig (13 June 1778 – 29 November 1819). He married Grand Duchess Elena Pavlovna of Russia, a daughter of Paul I of Russia and Sophie Marie Dorothea of Württemberg
- Louise Charlotte (19 November 1779 – 4 January 1801). Married Emil Leopold August, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg
- Gustav Wilhelm (31 January 1781 – 10 January 1851).
- Karl (2 July 1782 – 22 May 1833).
- Charlotte Frederica (4 December 1784 – 13 July 1840). Married Christian VIII of Denmark. They were parents to Frederick VII of Denmark.
- Adolf (18 December 1785 – 8 May 1821).
Ancestry[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Haydn, Joseph (1855). History of the Wars of the French Revolution. Bangs. p. 555.
- ^ a b Schelfkirche St. Nikolai zu Schwerin in: worldhistory.de [retrieved 2 March 2017].
- ^ Genealogie ascendante jusqu'au quatrieme degre inclusivement de tous les Rois et Princes de maisons souveraines de l'Europe actuellement vivans [Genealogy up to the fourth degree inclusive of all the Kings and Princes of sovereign houses of Europe currently living] (in French). Bourdeaux: Frederic Guillaume Birnstiel. 1768. p. 104.
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Frederick Francis I, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Cadet branch of the
House of Mecklenburg
Born: 10 December 1756 Died: 1 February 1837 |
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| Preceded by Frederick II |
Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 1785–1815 |
Became grand duke |
| New title
Previously duke
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Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 1815–1837 |
Succeeded by Paul Frederick |
