Charles, Hereditary Prince of Mecklenburg-Güstrow (18 November 1664 in
Güstrow
Güstrow (; la, Gustrovium) is a town in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It is capital of the Rostock district; Rostock itself is a district-free city and regiopolis.
It has a population of 28,999 (2020) and is the seventh largest town in M ...
– 15 March 1688 in Güstrow) was the hereditary prince of
Mecklenburg-Güstrow
Mecklenburg-Güstrow was a state of the Holy Roman Empire in Northern Germany, that existed on three occasions ruled by the House of Mecklenburg at Güstrow.
History
A first short-lived predecessor existed after the death of Henry IV, Duke of M ...
. He was a son of
Gustavus Adolph and his wife
Magdalene Sibylle née Duchess of
Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp
Holstein-Gottorp or Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp () is the historiographical name, as well as contemporary shorthand name, for the parts of the duchies of Schleswig and Holstein, also known as Ducal Holstein, that were ruled by the dukes of Schlesw ...
, a daughter of
Frederick III.
Life
Charles married on 10 August 1687 in
Potsdam
Potsdam () is the capital and, with around 183,000 inhabitants, largest city of the German state of Brandenburg. It is part of the Berlin/Brandenburg Metropolitan Region. Potsdam sits on the River Havel, a tributary of the Elbe, downstream o ...
to
Marie Amalie of Brandenburg
Maria Amalia of Brandenburg-Schwedt (26 November 1670 in Cölln – 17 November 1739 at Bertholdsburg Castle in Schleusingen) was a princess from the Brandenburg-Schwedt line of the House of Hohenzollern and by marriage a Duchess of Saxe-Ze ...
, the daughter of the "Great Elector"
Frederick William of Brandenburg. The marriage remained childless. He died unexpectedly of
smallpox
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. He was the last surviving son of his father, and his wife lost her child when she learned of his fate, so that the Mecklenburg-Güstrow line died out when his father died in 1695.
His brother-in-law, Duke
Adolf Frederick II of Mecklenburg-Strelitz claimed Mecklenburg-Güstrow. However Duke
Frederick William of Mecklenburg-Schwerin disagreed and the legal situation was unclear, leading to a long succession dispute. The dispute was settled in the
Partition of Hamburg, in which the relationship between Mecklenburg-Schwerin and Mecklenburg-Strelitz was redefined and Mecklenburg-Güstrow was given to Mecklenburg-Schwerin.
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Dukes of Mecklenburg-Güstrow
House of Mecklenburg
People from Güstrow
1664 births
1688 deaths
17th-century German people
Heirs apparent who never acceded
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