Ludwig of Mecklenburg ( German: Ludwig, Herzog zu Mecklenburg-Schwerin ; August 6, 1725 , Grabow - September 12, 1778 , Schwerin ) - since 1756, Crown Prince of Mecklenburg-Schwerin .
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Biography
Ludwig is the second son of Duke Christian Ludwig II and his wife, Princess Gustav Carolina , the youngest daughter of Duke Adolf Friedrich II of Mecklenburg and his first wife Maria Mecklenburg-Gustrowskaya .
After the death of his father on May 30, 1756, the elder brother Friedrich came to power in Mecklenburg-Schwerin. Since Frederick had no children, Ludwig was appointed Crown Prince, and subsequently the son of Ludwig, Friedrich Franz I, ascended the throne in Mecklenburg-Schwerin . Ludwig and his wife are known as patrons of fine arts.
On May 13, 1755 in Schwerin, Crown Prince Ludwig married Princess Charlotte Sophia (1731-1810), the eldest daughter of six children, Duke Franz Joasias Saxen-Coburg-Saalfeldsky and his wife Princess Anne Sophia of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt . Two children were born in the marriage:
- Frederick Franz I (1756–1837), married to Princess Louise of Saxe-Gotha (1756–1808)
- Sophia Frederick (1758–1794), married to Prince Frederick of Denmark
Crown Prince Ludwig died on September 12, 1778 in Schwerin and was buried in the Schwerin church of St. Nicholas .
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 German National Library , Berlin State Library , Bavarian State Library , etc. Record # 117670170 // General regulatory control (GND) - 2012—2016.
- ↑ 1 2 The Peerage