BURIAL PLACES OF SOVEREIGNS OF MECKLENBURG-STRELITZ FROM A TO Z

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MIROW (GERMANY)
BURIED IN THE CHURCH OF ST JOHN OF JERUSALEM ON CASTLE ISLAND (Mirow, Johanniterkirche, Schlossinsel, Torhaus):

01. Duke ADOLPHUS FREDERICK II (+1708).
The tomb has not been preserved.
02. Duchess JOANNA OF SAXE GOTHA (+1704), consort of Duke Adolphus Frederick II
03. Duchess CHRISTIANE EMILIE OF SCHWARZBURG-SONDERHAUSEN (+1715), consort of Duke Adolphus Frederick II.
The tomb has not been preserved.
04. Duke ADOLPHUS FREDERICK III (+1752).
The tomb has not been preserved.
05. Duchess DOROTHEA SOPHIA OF HOLSTEIN-PLÖN (+1765), consort of Duke Adolphus Frederick III.
The tomb has not been preserved.
06. Duke ADOLPHUS FREDERICK IV (+1794)
07. Grand Duke CHARLES II (+1816)
08. Grand Duke GEORGE (+1860)
09. Grand Duchess MARIE OF HESSE-KASSEL (+1880), consort of Grand Duke George
10. Grand Duke FREDERICK WILLIAM (+1904)
11. Grand Duchess AUGUSTA OF GREAT BRITAIN (+1916), consort of Grand Duke Frederick William
12. Grand Duke ADOLPHUS FREDERICK V (+1914)
13. Grand Duchess ELIZABETH OF ANHALT (+1933), consort of Grand Duke Adolphus Frederick V

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MIROW (GERMANY)
BURIED IN THE LOVERS' ISLAND (Mirow, Liebesinsel):

Grand Duke ADOLPHUS FREDERICK VI (+1918)

LIST OF SOVEREIGNS OF MECKLENBURG-STRELITZ 1701-1918

DUCHY OF MECKLENBURG-STRELITZ 1701-1815:
HOUSE OF PRIBISLAW
(Haus Pribislaw)
1701-1708: ADOLPHUS FREDERICK II (Adolf Friedrich II.)
Born in 1658 at Grabow.
Father: Duke Adolphus Frederick I of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. Mother: Duchess Marie Catherine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel.
Married firstly in 1684 at Güstrow Princess Maria of Mecklenburg-Güstrow (*1659 Güstrow,+1701 Strelitz).
Married secondly in 1702 at Strelitz Princess JOANNA of Saxe-Gotha (*1680 Gotha,+1704 Strelitz).
Married thirdly in 1705 at Strelitz Princess CHRISTIANE EMILIE of Schwarzburg-Sonderhausen (*1681 Schwarzburg,+1715 Mirow).
His issue who reigned:
-ADOLPHUS FREDERICK III (*1686,+1752; son of Maria),
-Gustave (*1694 Strelitz,+1748 Schwerin; Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin).
Died in 1708.
Buried with his two consorts, Duchess Joanna and Duchess Christiane Emilie, in the Church of St John of Jerusalem at Mirow. Their tombs were lost save the tomb of Duchess Joanna.
His first consort Princess Maria was buried in Güstrow Cathedral.

1708-1752: ADOLPHUS FREDERICK III (Adolf Friedrich III.)
Born in 1686 at Strelitz.
Father: Duke Adolphus Frederick II of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. Mother: Duchess Maria of Mecklenburg-Güstrow.
Married in 1709 at Reinfeld Princess DOROTHEA SOPHIA of Holstein-Plön (*1692,+1765).
Died in 1752 at Schwerin.
Buried with his consort Duchess Dorothea Sophia of Holstein-Plön in the Church of St John of Jerusalem at Mirow (no tombs).

1752-1794: ADOLPHUS FREDERICK IV (Adolf Friedrich IV.)
Born in 1738 at Mirow.
Father: Prince Karl Ludwig of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. Mother: Princess Elisabeth of Saxe-Hildburghausen.
Unmarried.
Died in 1794 at Neustrelitz.
Buried in the Church of St John of Jerusalem at Mirow.

1794-1815: CHARLES II
(Karl Ludwig Friedrich; Grand Duke from 1815)

GRAND DUCHY OF MECKLENBURG-STRELITZ 1815-1918:
HOUSE OF PRIBISLAW
(Haus Pribislaw)
1815-1816: CHARLES II (Karl Ludwig Friedrich)
Born in 1741 at Mirow.
Father: Prince Karl Ludwig of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. Mother: Princess Elisabeth of Saxe-Hildburghausen.
Married firstly in 1768 at Darmstadt Frederica of Hesse-Darmstadt (*1752 Darmstadt,+1782 Hanover).
Married secondly in 1784 at Darmstadt Charlotte of Hesse-Darmstadt (*1755 Darmstadt,+1785 Hanover).
His issue who reigned:
-Charlotte (*1769,+1818; Duchess of Saxe-Hildburghausen; daughter of Frederica),
-Louise (*1776,+1810; Queen of Prussia; daughter of Frederica),
-Frederica (*1778,+1841; Queen of Hanover; daughter of Frederica),
-GEORGE (*1779,+1860; son of Frederica).
Died in 1816 at Neustrelitz.
Buried with his both consorts in the Church of St John of Jerusalem at Mirow.

1816-1860: GEORGE (Georg)
Born in 1779 in Hanover.
Father: Grand Duke Charles II of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. Mother: Frederica of Hesse-Darmstadt.
Married in 1817 at Kassel Princess MARIE of Hesse-Kassel (*1796 Hanau,+1880 Neustrelitz).
His issue who reigned: FREDERICK WILLIAM (*1819,+1904).
Died in 1860 at Neustrelitz.
Buried with his consort Grand Duchess Marie in the Church of St John of Jerusalem at Mirow.

1860-1904: FREDERICK WILLIAM (Friedrich Wilhelm)
Born in 1819 at Neustrelitz.
Father: Grand Duke George of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. Mother: Grand Duchess Marie of Hesse-Kassel.
Married in 1843 in London Princess AUGUSTA of Great Britain and Hanover (*1822 Hanover,+1916 Neustrelitz).
His issue who reigned: ADOLPHUS FREDERICK V (*1848,+1914).
Died in 1904 at Neustrelitz.
Buried with his consort Grand Duchess Augusta in the Church of St John of Jerusalem at Mirow.

1904-1914: ADOLPHUS FREDERICK V (Adolf Friedrich V.)
Born in 1848 at Neustrelitz.
Father: Grand Duke Frederick William of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. Mother: Grand Duchess Augusta of Great Britain.
Married in 1877 at Dessau Princess ELIZABETH of Anhalt (*1857 Wörlitz,+1933 Neustrelitz).
His issue who reigned: ADOLPHUS FREDERICK VI (*1882,+1918).
Died in 1914 in Berlin.
Buried with his consort Grand Duchess Elizabeth in the Church of St John of Jerusalem at Mirow.

1914-1918: ADOLPHUS FREDERICK VI (Adolf Friedrich VI.)
Born in 1882 at Neustrelitz.
Father: Grand Duke Adolphus Frederick V of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. Mother: Grand Duchess Elizabeth of Anhalt.
Unmarried.
Died in 1918 in Neustrelitz (suicide).
Buried on Lovers' Island in Mirow.

REPUBLIC OF GERMANY SINCE 1918.

TOMBS OF SOVEREIGNS OF MECKLENBURG-STRELITZ

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The tomb of Duchess JOANNA OF SAXE-GOTHA, consort of Duke Adolphus Frederick I, in the Church of St John of Jerusalem at Mirow (Germany)






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The tomb of Duke ADOLPHUS FREDERICK IV in the Church of St John of Jerusalem at Mirow (Germany)

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The tomb of Grand Duke CHARLES II in the Church of St John of Jerusalem at Mirow (Germany)

Tombs in the Church of St John of Jerusalem at Mirow (Germany):
01. Grand Duke GEORGE.
02. Grand Duchess MARIE OF HESSE-KASSEL, consort of Grand Duke George.

Tombs in the Church of St John of Jerusalem at Mirow (Germany):
01. Grand Duke FREDERICK WILLIAM.
02. Grand Duchess AUGUSTA OF GREAT BRITAIN, consort of Grand Duke Frederick William.

01. The tomb of Grand Duke ADOLPHUS FREDERICK V in the Church of St John of Jerusalem at Mirow (Germany).
02. The tomb of Grand Duchess ELIZABETH OF ANHALT, consort of Grand Duke Adolphus Frederick V, in the Church of St John of Jerusalem at Mirow (Germany).
03. The tomb of Grand Duke ADOLPHUS FREDERICK VI on Lovers' Island in Mirow (Germany).

01. Grand ducal standard of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, 19th c.
02. Grand ducal standard of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, 20th c. (until 1918).

Select Bibliography
Borchardt E. J.: Mecklenburgs Herzöge, Schwerin 1991
Borhert J.: Mecklenburgs Grossherzöge 1815-1918, Schwerin 1992Burke's Royal Families of the World, vol. I: Europe and Latin America, London 1977
Die Wappen und Flaggen der Herrscher und Staten der Welt, Nürnberg 1878
Flaggenbuch, Berlin 1905

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