Frederick Francis II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin

Frederick Francis II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin

Reign

Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
March 7, 1842 - April 15, 1883  (41 years) (19-60)
Preceded by Paul Frederick, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Succeeded by Frederick Francis III, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin

Life Data

Full Name	Frederick Francis
House	Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Born	February 28, 1823
Birthplace	Ludwigslust, Germany
Died	April 15, 1883  (60 years)
Deathplace	Schwerin, Germany

Parents

Paul Frederick, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin

Born	September 15, 1800
Father	Frederick Louis, Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin  (1778-1819) (41 years)
Mother	Elena Pavlovna, Grand Duchess of Russia  (1784-1803) (19 years)
Marriage	1822-42  (20 years, died)
Died	March 7, 1842  (41 years)

Alexandrine, Princess of Prussia

Born	February 23, 1803
Father	Frederick William III, King of Prussia  (1770-1840) (70 years)
Mother	Louise, Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz  (1776-1810) (34 years)
Children	6
Died	April 21, 1892  (89 years)

Siblings

1. Luise, Princess of Windisch-Graetz  (1824-59) (35 years)
2. William, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin  (1827-79) (52 years)
3. Helene, Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin  (1829-35) (6 years)
4. Marie, Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin  (1831-36) (5 years)
5. Pauline, Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin  (1833-94) (61 years)

Marriages

1. Augusta, Princess Reuss of Köstritz

Born	May 26, 1822
Father	Heinrich LXIII, Prince Reuss of Köstritz  (1786-1841) (55 years)
Mother	Eleonore, Countess of Stolberg-Wernigerode  (1801-27) (26 years)
Marriage	November 3, 1849 - March 3, 1862  (12 years, widowed)
Died	March 13, 1862  (39 years)

2. Anna, Princess of Hesse and by Rhine

Born	May 25, 1843
Father	Charles, Prince of Hesse and by Rhine  (1809-77) (68 years)
Mother	Elisabeth, Princess of Prussia  (1815-85) (70 years)
Marriage	July 4, 1864 - April 16, 1865  (9 months, widowed)
Died	April 16, 1865  (21 years)

3. Marie, Princess of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt

Born	January 29, 1850
Father	Adolph, Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt  (1801-75) (74 years)
Mother	Mathilde, Princess of Schönburg-Waldenburg  (1826-1914) (88 years)
Marriage	July 4, 1868 - April 15, 1883  (14 years, died)
Died	April 22, 1922  (72 years)

Child 1: Frederick Francis III, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin

Born	March 19, 1851	Died	April 10, 1897 (46 years)

Marriages

Wife	Anastasia Mikhailovna, Grand Duchess of Russia  (1860-1922) (62 years)
Marriage	January 24, 1879 - April 10, 1897  (18 years, died)

Children

1. Alexandrine, Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin  (1879-1952) (73 years)
2. Frederick Francis IV, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin  (1882-1945) (63 years)
3. Cecilie, Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin  (1886-1954) (68 years)

Child 2: Paul Frederick, Duke of Mecklenburg

Born	September 19, 1852	Died	May 17, 1923 (70 years)

Marriages

Wife	Marie, Princess of Windisch-Graetz  (1856-1929) (73 years)
Marriage	May 5, 1881 - May 17, 1923  (42 years, died)

Children

1. Paul Frederick, Duke of Mecklenburg  (1882-1904) (22 years)
2. Maria Luise, Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin  (1883-83) (1 day)
3. Marie Antoinette, Duchess of Mecklenburg  (1884-1944) (60 years)
4. Henry Borwin, Duke of Mecklenburg  (1885-1942) (57 years)
5. Joseph, Duke of Mecklenburg  (1889-89) (1 day)

Child 3: Marie, Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin

Born	May 14, 1854	Died	September 6, 1920 (66 years)

Marriages

Husband	Vladimir Alexandrovich, Grand Duke of Russia  (1847-1909) (62 years)
Marriage	August 28, 1874 - February 17, 1909  (34 years, widowed)

Children

1. Alexander Vladimirovich, Grand Duke of Russia  (1875-77) (2 years)
2. Kirill Vladimirovich, Grand Duke of Russia  (1876-1938) (62 years)
3. Boris Vladimirovich, Grand Duke of Russia  (1877-1943) (66 years)
4. Andrei Vladimirovich, Grand Duke of Russia  (1879-1956) (77 years)
5. Elena Vladimirovna, Grand Duchess of Russia  (1882-1957) (75 years)

Child 4: Nikolaus, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin

Born	August 18, 1855	Died	January 23, 1856 (5 months)

Child 5: John Albert, Duke of Mecklenburg

Born	December 8, 1857	Died	February 16, 1920 (62 years)

Marriages

First Wife	Elisabeth Sybille, Princess of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach  (1854-1908) (54 years)
First Marriage	November 6, 1886 - July 10, 1908  (21 years, widowed)

Second Wife	Elisabeth, Princess of Stolberg-Rossla  (1885-1969) (84 years)
Second Marriage	December 15, 1909 - February 16, 1920  (10 years, died)

Child 6: Alexander, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin

Born	August 13, 1859	Died	August 13, 1859 (1 day)

Child 7: Anne, Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin

Born	April 7, 1865	Died	February 8, 1882 (16 years)

Child 8: Elisabeth Alexandrine, Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin

Born	August 10, 1869	Died	September 3, 1955 (86 years)

Marriages

Husband	Frederick Augustus II, Grand Duke of Oldenburg  (1852-1931) (79 years)
Marriage	October 24, 1896 - February 24, 1931  (34 years, widowed)

Children

1. Nikolaus, Hereditary Grand Duke of Oldenburg  (1897-1970) (73 years)
2. Frederick Augustus, Duke of Oldenburg  (1900-00) (1 day)
3. Alexandrine, Duchess of Oldenburg  (1900-00) (1 day)
4. Ingeborg Alix, Duchess of Oldenburg  (1901-96) (95 years)
5. Altburg, Duchess of Oldenburg  (1903-2001) (98 years)

Child 9: Friedrich William, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin

Born	April 5, 1871	Died	September 22, 1897 (26 years)

Child 10: Adolf Friedrich, Duke of Mecklenburg

Born	October 10, 1873	Died	August 5, 1969 (95 years)

Marriages

First Wife	Viktoria Feodora, Princess Reuss of Schleiz  (1889-1918) (29 years)
First Marriage	April 24, 1917 - December 18, 1918  (1 year, widowed)

Second Wife	Elisabeth, Princess of Stolberg-Rossla  (1885-1969) (84 years)
Second Marriage	October 15, 1924 - August 5, 1969  (44 years, died)

Children

1. Woizlawa Feodora, Duchess of Mecklenburg  (1918-2019) (101 years)

Child 11: Henry, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin

Born	April 19, 1876	Died	July 3, 1934 (58 years)

Marriages

Wife	Wilhelmina, Queen of the Netherlands  (1880-1962) (82 years)
Marriage	February 7, 1901 - July 3, 1934  (33 years, died)

Children

1. Juliana, Queen of the Netherlands  (1909-2004) (95 years)