Duke Georg August of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
| Georg August | |||||
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| Born | 11 January 1824 Neustrelitz, Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Strelitz | ||||
| Died | 20 June 1876 (aged 52) St. Petersburg, Russian Empire | ||||
| Spouse | Grand Duchess Catherine Mikhailovna of Russia | ||||
| Issue | Helene, Princess Albert of Saxe-Altenburg Duke Georg Alexander Charles Michael, Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz | ||||
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| House | House of Mecklenburg-Strelitz | ||||
| Father | George, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz | ||||
| Mother | Princess Marie of Hesse-Kassel | ||||
Georg August (11 January 1824 – 20 June 1876) was a member of the House of Mecklenburg-Strelitz.
Life
[edit]He was born in Neustrelitz as second son of George, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1779-1860) and his wife Marie (1796-1880), daughter of Prince Frederick of Hesse-Kassel and Princess Caroline of Nassau-Usingen. His paternal grandparents were Charles II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz and Princess Friederike of Hesse-Darmstadt.
His sister Caroline Mariane married Frederick VII of Denmark. On 1860 his elder brother Frederick William succeeded their father as Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz.
George August died on 20 June 1876 in St. Petersburg, at the age of 52. The line of his son George soon died out; since his first son had married morganatically, his second son Charles Michael became titular grand duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz.
Marriage and children
[edit]On 16 February 1851 in St. Petersburg, George August married Grand Duchess Catherine Mikhailovna of Russia (1827-1894), daughter of Grand Duke Michael Pavlovich of Russia and had issue:
- Nikolaus (born and died 11 July 1854).
- Duchess Helene of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (16 January 1857 – 28 August 1936), married Prince Albert of Saxe-Altenburg.
- Duke Georg Alexander of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (6 June 1859 – 5 December 1909), he was Major General, Commander of the Life Guard Dragoon Regiment in the Russian army and a music lover, a skillful cellist and composer.
- Maria-Frederica (3 June 1861 - 16 December 1861).[1][2]
- Charles Michael, Duke of Mecklenburg (17 June 1863 – 6 December 1934), titular grand duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz.
Honours and arms
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Orders and decorations
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Mecklenburg: Grand Cross of the House Order of the Wendish Crown, with Crown in Ore, 15 November 1864[3]
Kingdom of Hanover: Grand Cross of the Royal Guelphic Order, 1842[4]
Electorate of Hesse: Grand Cross of the House Order of the Golden Lion, 18 December 1844[5]
Russian Empire:
- Knight of the Imperial Order of Saint Andrew the Apostle the First-called, July 1850;[6] in Diamonds, February 1851
- Knight of the Imperial Order of Saint Alexander Nevsky, July 1850[6]
- Knight of the Imperial Order of the White Eagle, July 1850[6]
- Knight of the Imperial Order of Saint Anna, 1st Class, July 1850[6]
- Knight of the Imperial Order of Saint Prince Vladimir, 2nd Class, August 1856;[6] 1st Class, March 1866
Kingdom of Prussia:
- Knight of the Order of the Black Eagle, 15 August 1851[7]
- Knight of the Order of the Red Eagle, 1st Class[6]
Austrian Empire: Grand Cross of the Royal Hungarian Order of Saint Stephen, 1860[8]
Oldenburg: Grand Cross of the House and Merit Order of Duke Peter Friedrich Ludwig, with Golden Crown, 8 August 1860[9]
Nassau: Knight of the Order of the Gold Lion of the House of Nassau, May 1863[10]
Grand Duchy of Hesse: Grand Cross of the Grand Ducal Hessian Order of Ludwig, 11 September 1864[11]
Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach: Grand Cross of the Order of the White Falcon, 1 June 1868[12]
Denmark: Knight of the Order of the Elephant, 1 September 1868[13]
Württemberg: Grand Cross of the Order of the Württemberg Crown, 1872[14]
Ancestry
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References
[edit]- ^ "Вел. княгиня Екатерина Михайловна (1827–1894)". Хранители Каменноостровского дворца!. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
- ^ "Maria von Mecklenburg (Mecklenburg), Prinzessin von Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1861 - 1861) - Genealogy". geni.com. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
- ^ "Großherzogliche Orden und Ehrenzeichen". Hof- und Staatshandbuch des Großherzogtums Mecklenburg-Strelitz: 1866 (in German). Neustrelitz: Druck und Debit der Buchdruckerei von G. F. Spalding und Sohn. 1866. p. 11.
- ^ Staat Hannover (1865). Hof- und Staatshandbuch für das Königreich Hannover: 1865. Berenberg. p. 75.
- ^ Kurfürstlich Hessisches Hof- und Staatshandbuch: 1866, "Kurfürstliche Orden und Ehrenzeichen", p. 15
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f Grossherzoglich Mecklenburg-Strelitzscher Staatskalendar, 1858, p. 3
- ^ "Von Seiner Majestät dem Könige Friedrich Wilhelm IV. ernannte Ritter", Liste der Ritter des Königlich Preußischen Hohen Ordens vom Schwarzen Adler (in German), Berlin: Decker, 1851, p. 24
- ^ "A Szent István Rend tagjai" Archived 22 December 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Der Großherzogliche Haus-und Verdienst-orden des Herzogs Peter Friedrich Ludwig". Hof- und Staatshandbuch des Großherzogtums Oldenburg: 1879. Oldenburg: Schulze. 1879. p. 27.
- ^ "Herzogliche Orden", Staats- und Adreß-Handbuch des Herzogthums Nassau, Wiesbaden: Druck der A. Stein'schen Buchdruckerei, 1866, p. 9, archived from the original on 21 December 2019, retrieved 15 May 2022.
- ^ Hof- und Staats-Handbuch des Grossherzogtums Hessen (1870), "Großherzogliche Orden und Ehrenzeichen", p. 11
- ^ Staatshandbuch für das Großherzogtum Sachsen / Sachsen-Weimar-Eisenach (1864), "Großherzogliche Hausorden", p. 12
- ^ Bille-Hansen, A. C.; Holck, Harald, eds. (1875) [1st pub.:1801]. Statshaandbog for Kongeriget Danmark for Aaret 1875 [State Manual of the Kingdom of Denmark for the Year 1875] (PDF). Kongelig Dansk Hof- og Statskalender (in Danish). Copenhagen: J.H. Schultz A.-S. Universitetsbogtrykkeri. p. 4 – via da:DIS Danmark.
- ^ Hof- und Staats-Handbuch des Königreich Württemberg (1873), "Königliche Orden" p. 32
Sources
[edit]- Erstling, Frank; Frank Saß; Eberhard Schulze; Harald Witzke (April 2001). "Das Fürstenhaus von Mecklenburg-Strelitz". Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Beiträge zur Geschichte einer Region (in German). Friedland: Steffen. ISBN 3-9807532-0-4.
- Huberty, Michel; Alain Giraud; F. et B. Magdelaine. L'Allemagne Dynastique, Tome VI : Bade-Mecklembourg. ISBN 978-2-901138-06-8.
Literature
[edit]- Mecklenburg-Strelitz – Beiträge zur Geschichte einer Region. Friedland i. Meckl.: Steffen, 22001 ISBN 3-9807532-0-4
- Grewolls, Grete (2011). Wer war wer in Mecklenburg und Vorpommern. Das Personenlexikon (in German). Rostock: Hinstorff Verlag. p. 4830. ISBN 978-3-356-01301-6.
Bibliography
[edit]- Beéche, Arturo. The Grand Duchesses. Eurohistory, 2004. ISBN 0-9771961-1-9
- Katin-Yartsev, M and Shumkov, A. Costume Ball at the Winter Palace. Russky Antiquariat, 2003, ISBN 5981290021
- Korneva, Galina & Cheboksarova, Tatiana. Russia & Europe: Dynastic Ties . Eurohistory, 2013. ISBN 978-0-9854603-2-7
External links
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Media related to Grand Duchess Catherine Mikhailovna of Russia at Wikimedia Commons- Duchess Helene | House of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
- Duke Carl Michael | House of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
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