Christian Ludwig II of Mecklenburg (15 May 1683 – 30 May 1756) was the
Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
The Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin was a duchy in northern Germany created in 1701, when Frederick William and Adolphus Frederick II divided the Duchy of Mecklenburg between Schwerin and Strelitz. Ruled by the successors of the Nikloting Hous ...
from 1747 to 1756. He was the son of
Frederick, Duke of Mecklenburg-Grabow, and Landravine
Christine Wilhelmine of Hesse-Homburg
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, death_place = Grabow
Landgravine Christine Wilhelmine of Hesse-Homburg (30 June 1653, in Bingen ...
.
Mecklenburg-Schwerin began its existence during a series of constitutional struggles between the duke and the nobles. The heavy debt incurred by
Charles Leopold
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, who had joined
Russian Empire
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in a war against
Sweden, brought matters to a head;
Charles VI interfered, and in 1728 the imperial court of justice declared the duke incapable of governing. His brother,
Christian Ludwig II, was appointed administrator of the duchy. Under this prince, who became ruler ''de jure'' in 1747, the Convention of Rostock, by which a new constitution was framed for the duchy, was signed in April 1755. By this instrument, all power lay in the hands of the duke, the nobles, and the upper classes generally; the lower classes were entirely unrepresented.
In 1714, he married
Duchess Gustave Caroline of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
Duchess Gustave Caroline of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (12 July 1694 – 13 April 1748) was a daughter of Adolphus Frederick II, Duke of Mecklenburg and Princess Marie of Mecklenburg-Güstrow.
Family
Gustave Caroline was the fourth daughter and young ...
and had five children:
*
Frederick II, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
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, father =Christian Ludwig II, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
, mother =Duchess Gustave Caroline of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
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, birth_place =Schwerin, Mecklenburg-Schwerin
, death_date ...
(1717–1785); married
Duchess Louise Frederica of Württemberg (1722–1791)
* Ulrike Sofie (1723–1813) Abbess of the Rühn monastery
*
Louis Louis may refer to:
* Louis (coin)
* Louis (given name), origin and several individuals with this name
* Louis (surname)
* Louis (singer), Serbian singer
* HMS ''Louis'', two ships of the Royal Navy
See also
Derived or associated terms
* Lewis ( ...
(1725–1778); married
Charlotte Sophie of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld
Princess Charlotte Sophie of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, Duchess in Saxony (24 September 1731 – 2 August 1810) was a German duchess.
She was the daughter of Franz Josias, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld and Princess Anna Sophie of Schwarzburg-Rudolsta ...
(1731–1810); they were the parents of
Frederick Francis I, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
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
He was born in Schwerin, Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, ...
* Luise (1730)
* Amalie (1732–1775) Canon of Herford
His household employed
Johann Gottfried Müthel
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As far as is known, he was the first to use t ...
as an
organist
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and
cembalist, and
Konrad Ekhof
Konrad Ekhof (12 August 1720 in Hamburg, Germany – 16 June 1778) was a German actor, widely regarded as one of the foremost actors of the German-speaking realm in the 18th century. He was noted for his collaboration with the theatre principal ...
as a comedian.
1683 births
1756 deaths
Dukes of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
House of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
German landowners
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