Christian Louis II
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| Christian Louis II | |
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| Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin | |
| Reign | 28 November 1747 - 30 May 1756 |
| Predecessor | Karl Leopold |
| Successor | Frederick II |
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| Issue | Frederick II, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin Duchess Ulrike Sofie Duke Louis Duchess Luise Duchess Amalie |
| House | Mecklenburg |
| Father | Frederick, Duke of Mecklenburg-Grabow |
| Mother | Christine Wilhelmine of Hesse-Homburg |
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Christian Ludwig II (15 May 1683 – 30 May 1756) was the Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin from 1747 to 1756.[1]
Early life
Born into an ancient House of Mecklenburg, he was the third son of Frederick, Duke of Mecklenburg-Grabow, and his wife, Landgravine Christine Wilhelmine of Hesse-Homburg.
Biography
Mecklenburg-Schwerin began its existence during a series of constitutional struggles between the duke and the nobles. The heavy debt incurred by Charles Leopold, who had joined Russian Empire 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. His household employed Johann Gottfried Müthel as an organist and cembalist, and Konrad Ekhof as a comedian.
Personal life
In 1714, he married Duchess Gustave Caroline of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, daughter of Adolphus Frederick II, Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz and his wife, Duchess Marie of Mecklenburg-Güstrow (1659-1701). They had five children:
- Frederick II, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1717–1785); married Duchess Louise Frederica of Württemberg (1722–1791)
- Ulrike Sofie (1723–1813) Abbess of the Rühn monastery
- Louis (1725–1778); married Charlotte Sophie of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (1731–1810); they were the parents of Frederick Francis I, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
- Luise (1730)
- Amalie (1732–1775) Canon of Herford
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Haydn, Joseph (1851). The Book of Dignities. Longmans, Brown, Green, and Longmans. p. 52.
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