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unusual facts about Duchess Helene of Mecklenburg-Strelitz


Duchess Helene of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

As the only daughter of Grand Duchess Catherine (herself the principal heiress to her father Grand Duke Michael), Helene was quite notably wealthy.


Abraham Abramson

Jacob Abraham (1723–1800) originated in the German duchy of Mecklenburg-Strelitz.

Adolphus Frederick II, Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

He is a distant relative of Lord Mountbatten of Burma, the last Viceroy of India.

Adolphus Frederick IV, Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

In 1764 Adolphus Frederick was installed as a member of the Order of the Garter.

Cammin

Cammin, Mecklenburg-Strelitz, a municipality in the district of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany

Carib Territory

A legend arose that this land was set aside by the request of Queen Charlotte, the wife of George III; from this another legend spread, and persisted among some Carib to the present, that Charlotte had set aside half of Dominica for the Carib people.

Charles II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

On 11 December 1752 his uncle Adolphus Frederick III died and as a result the older brother of Charles succeeded him becoming Adolphus Frederick IV.

Duke Charles Louis Frederick of Mecklenburg was born in Mirow the second son of Duke Charles Louis Frederick of Mecklenburg, Prince of Mirow, and his wife Princess Elizabeth Albertine of Saxe-Hildburghausen.

Charlotte Square

Initially named St. George's Square in James Craig's original plan, it was renamed before completion after King George III's Queen and first daughter, to avoid confusion with George Square, in the south of the city.

Duchess Charlotte Georgine of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

Charlotte married Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen (later Duke of Saxe-Altenburg), youngest child of Ernest Frederick III, Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen and his third wife Princess Ernestine of Saxe-Weimar, on 3 September 1785 in Hildburghausen.

Princess Elizabeth Albertine of Saxe-Hildburghausen

On 3 September 1785, at the age of 16, Charlotte married Duke Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg, who stood until 1787 under regency of his great-great uncle Joseph Frederick.

# Charlotte Luise Fredericka Amalie Alexandrine (b. Hildburghausen, 28 January 1794 - d. Biebrich, 6 April 1825), married on 24 June 1814 to Wilhelm, Duke of Nassau.

Duchess Helene of Mecklenburg-Schwerin

Their other son, Robert, fought for the Union in the American Civil War, and then for France in the 1870 Franco-Prussian War.

Duchess Therese of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

In 1790 Anne-César, Chevalier de la Luzerne, the French ambassador to Great Britain, reported that Therese's husband was being considered for the new throne of the Austrian Netherlands and that Therese's aunt Queen Charlotte would support this; these turned out to be unfounded rumors, as Charlotte and her husband George III believed Karl Alexander of insufficient rank for kingship.

She hosted in her salon poets and writers including Jean Paul, Friedrich Rückert, Johann Kaspar Lavater, and Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock.

Maria Anna Philippine Walburga Groschlag von Dieburg, by whom he had one son; one was created Graf von Stockau; the others were surnamed von Stargard.

Duchy of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

Her niece Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, daughter of Duke Charles II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg, married Frederick William III of Hohenzollern in 1793 and became queen consort of Prussia in 1797.

Duke Charles Louis Frederick of Mecklenburg

His half-brother succeeded Charles's father as Adolphus Frederick III, Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz.

Charles was born in Strelitz, the only son of the reigning Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Adolphus Frederick II, and his third wife, Princess Christiane Emilie of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen.

Eleonore Marie of Anhalt-Bernburg

Eleanor Marie of Anhalt-Bernburg (7 August 1600 in Amberg - 17 July 1657 in Strelitz) was a princess of Anhalt-Bernburg by birth and by marriage Duchess of Mecklenburg-Güstrow.

Ernest Frederick I, Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen

# Elisabeth Albertine (b. Hildburghausen, 3 August 1713 – d. Neustrelitz, 29 June 1761), married on 5 May 1735 to Karl Ludwig Frederick of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Herr of Mirow.

Frederica of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

On 10 December of that year, the couple was married in Berlin and immediately moved to Ansbach.

Frederick William, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

Friedrich Wilhelm was married on 28 June 1843 at Buckingham Palace to his first cousin, Princess Augusta of Cambridge, a member of the British Royal Family and a granddaughter of King George III.

Georg, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg

He was the fourth but second surviving son of Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen (of Saxe-Altenburg from 1826) and Duchess Charlotte Georgine of Mecklenburg-Strelitz.

Harriett Abrams

A collection of songs published in 1803 was dedicated by Harriett to Queen Charlotte.

Heilige Hallen

In the mid 19th century, Grand Duke George of Strelitz, impressed by the giant, columnar trees, ordered that this woodland should be protected and looked after for all time.

HMS Queen Charlotte

Four ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Queen Charlotte after Charlotte, queen consort of King George III of the United Kingdom.

HMS Royal Charlotte

Six vessels of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS (or HMY) Royal Charlotte, for Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, consort of King George III.

John Breynton

Because of his fluency in German, he was reported to have been a chaplain to Queen Charlotte.

John Surman Carden

Carden spent his childhood at home, his mother refusing to allow him to become a pageboy in the household of Queen Charlotte and also resisted orders to enlist him in his father's regiment at the age of eight.

Joseph Zedner

After completing his education, he acted as teacher in the Jewish school in Strelitz (Mecklenburg), where the lexicographer Daniel Sanders was his pupil.

Königsberger Paukenhund

The tradition dates from the 1866 Battle of Königgrätz, where troops of the Prussian 43rd Infantry Regiment ("Duke Karl of Mecklenburg-Strelitz") overran the drum wagon of the Austrian 77th Infantry Regiment ("Karl Salvator of Tuscany"), whose dog, a Saint Bernard named "Sultan", had been shot.

Mechlin lace

George I had a Mechlin cravat, and it was a favorite of Queen Charlotte and Princess Amelia.

Möllenbeck

Möllenbeck, Mecklenburg-Strelitz, in the Mecklenburg-Strelitz district, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

Möllenbeck, Mecklenburg-Strelitz

Möllenbeck is a municipality in the Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.

Ostprignitz-Ruppin

Neighboring are (from north clockwise) the districts Müritz and Mecklenburg-Strelitz in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, the districts

Port-la-Joye–Fort Amherst

Charlottetown was named the capital of St. John's Island by King George III in 1768, it being named after his Consort, Queen Charlotte.

Prince Eduard of Saxe-Altenburg

He was the seventh but fourth surviving son of Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen (of Saxe-Altenburg from 1826) and Duchess Charlotte Georgine of Mecklenburg-Strelitz.

Prince Louis Charles of Prussia

On 26 December 1793 in Berlin, Prussia, Prince Louis married HSH Duchess Frederica of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, youngest daughter of Charles II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz and sister of Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, wife of his brother Frederick.

Princess Elisabeth Albertine of Saxe-Hildburghausen

Princess Elisabeth Albertine of Saxe-Hildburghausen (4 August 1713 – 29 June 1761) was a Duchess consort of Mecklenburg-Strelitz.

Princess Louise of Saxe-Hildburghausen

Louise was the seventh child of Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen and his wife Duchess Charlotte Georgine of Mecklenburg-Strelitz.

St Paul's Church, Worthing

Queen Charlotte, wife of George III, presented the church with the royal coat of arms in thanks to the people of Worthing for showing such generosity and kindness to her two daughters, Princesses Amelia and Charlotte when they stayed in the town.

William George Maton

One day as he was walking an equerry summoned him to Queen Charlotte.

William Nicolay

Lieutenant General Sir William Nicolay KCH, CB was the third son of Frederick de Nicolay, Principal Page to Princess Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, wife of King George III.

Wustrow

Wustrow, Mecklenburg-Strelitz, a municipality in the district Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

Wustrow, Mecklenburg-Strelitz

Wustrow is a municipality in the Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.


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