The inheritance order of the thrones of the duchies of Mecklenburg is an ordered list of persons entitled to the throne in the ducal houses of Mecklenburg-Schwerin and Mecklenburg-Strelitz . In November 1918, both great duchies were abolished during the November Revolution in Germany . Currently, there is only the Mecklenburg-Strelitz Ducal House.
Content
- 1 Inheritance
- 2 The order of succession in November 1918
- 2.1 Mecklenburg-Schwerin
- 2.2 Mecklenburg-Strelitz
- 3 Current line of succession to the house of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
- 4 See also
- 5 notes
Inheritance
According to the law of succession to the great duchies, only male representatives of the dynasty will inherit the ducal throne. Women were completely removed from the succession to the throne [1] . As a result, in 2001 the Mecklenburg-Schwerin Ducal House died out after the death of the last male representative of the dynasty, Friedrich Franz (1910-2001), the hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1945-2001). The Mecklenburg-Strelitz Ducal House remains the only existing line of the Mecklenburg House to this day [2] .
The Mecklenburg-Strelitzky ducal home was on the verge of extinction until 1928 , when the only male representative of the dynasty and the head of the house, Karl Michael (1863-1934), the Duke of Mecklenburg (1918-1934), recognized as his heir to his morganatic nephew, Count Georg Karlov ( 1899-1963).
The last Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitzky, Adolf Frederick VI (1882-1918), who ruled from 1914 to 1918 , committed suicide on February 23, 1918 . After the death of the childless Grand Duke Adolf Frederick VI , the last ruler of the Strelitz line of the Mecklenburg House, Frederick Franz, the Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerinsky (1882-1945), ruled Mecklenburg-Sagittarius as regent until the November Revolution and the creation of the Free State of Mecklenburg-Strelitz .
Count George was recognized by the Duke of Mecklenburg ( brightest ) on July 18, 1929, as the head of the Russian Imperial House , Grand Duke Kirill Vladimirovich Romanov , and on December 29 of that year, Frederick Franz IV, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerinsky. On December 18, 1950, it was announced that the Highness style was recognized by him and the rest of the Mecklenburg-Strelitz dynasty [3] . Georg's position as head of the Mecklenburg-Strelitz house was also confirmed [4] .
Order of Succession in November 1918
Mecklenburg-Schwerin
- Grand Duke Frederick Franz II (1823–1883)
- Grand Duke Frederick Franz III (1851-1897)
- Frederick Franz IV, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1882-1945) [5]
- (1) Frederick Franz, Crown Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1910-2001) [5]
- (2) Duke Christian Ludwig (1912–1996) [5]
- Frederick Franz IV, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1882-1945) [5]
- (3) Duke Johann Albert (1857-1920) [5]
- (4) Duke Adolf Friedrich (1873-1963) [5]
- (5) Duke Henry, Prince of the Netherlands (1876-1934) [5]
- (6) Duke Paul Friedrich (1852-1923) [5]
- (7) Duke Heinrich Borwin (1885-1942) [5]
- Grand Duke Frederick Franz III (1851-1897)
Note: On April 21, 1884, Duke Paul Friedrich of Mecklenburg (1852–1923) refused for himself and his sons the right to inherit in favor of his younger brothers and their sons. [6] [7]
Mecklenburg-Sagittarius
- Grand Duke George (1779-1860)
- Grand Duke Frederick William (1819-1904)
- Grand Duke Adolf Frederick V (1848-1914)
- Grand Duke Adolf Frederick VI (1882-1918)
- Grand Duke Adolf Frederick V (1848-1914)
- Duke George (1824-1876)
- (1) Duke Carl Michael (1863-1934) [5]
- Grand Duke Frederick William (1819-1904)
Note: The ducal throne of Mecklenburg-Sagittarius became vacant on February 23, 1918 after the death of the Grand Duke Adolf Frederick VI. The heir to the throne was considered Duke Karl Michael of Mecklenburg, who was then living in Russia .
Current line of succession to the house of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
- George, Duke of Mecklenburg (1899-1963)
- George Alexander, Duke of Mecklenburg (1921–1996)
- Borwin, Duke of Mecklenburg (born 1956)
- (1) Duke Alexander (born 1991) [2]
- (2) Duke Michael (born 1994) [2]
- Borwin, Duke of Mecklenburg (born 1956)
- (3) Duke Karl Gregor of Mecklenburg (1933–2018) [2]
- George Alexander, Duke of Mecklenburg (1921–1996)
See also
- Mecklenburg House
- Mecklenburg-Schwerin
- Mecklenburg-Strelitz
Notes
- ↑ Cannuyer, Christian. Maison Grand-Ducale de Meckelmbourg-Strelitz // Les maisons royales et souveraines d'Europe. - Editions Brepols, 1989 .-- P. 144. - ISBN 2-503-50017-X .
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 Mecklenburg // Almanach de Gotha . - 186th. - 2003. - P. 259–263. - ISBN 0-9532142-4-9 .
- ↑ L'Allemagne Dynastique, Tome VI: Bade-Mecklembourg. - P. 235.
- ↑ Le Petit Gotha. - P. 198. - ISBN 2-9507974-3-1 .
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Almanach de Gotha . - 154. - Justus Perthes , 1918.
- ↑ Huberty, Michel. L'Allemagne Dynastique, Tome VI: Bade-Mecklembourg. - P. 233, 239. - ISBN 978-2-901138-06-8 .
- ↑ News by the Mail (3 June 1884), p. 3.