Duchess Marie Louise of Mecklenburg-Schwerin

Duchess Marie Louise of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Duchess consort of Saxe-Altenburg
Born	31 March 1803 Ludwigslust, Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Died	26 October 1862 (aged 59) Meiningen, Saxe-Meiningen
Spouse	Georg, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg
Issue	Ernst I, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg Prince Albrecht Frederick Prince Moritz
Full name German: Marie Luise Friederike Alexandrine Elisabeth Charlotte Catherine
House	House of Mecklenburg House of Saxe-Altenburg
Father	Frederick Louis, Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Mother	Grand Duchess Elena Pavlovna of Russia

Duchess Marie Louise of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (German: Herzogin Marie Luise Friederike Alexandrine Elisabeth Charlotte Catherine Mecklenburg-Schwerin; 31 March 1803 – 26 October 1862) was daughter of Frederick Louis, Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin and consort of Georg, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg.

Early life

Marie Louise was born at Ludwigslust, Mecklenburg-Schwerin, second child and first daughter of Frederick Louis, Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1778–1819), (son of Frederick Francis I, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin and Princess Louise of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg) and his wife, Grand Duchess Elena Pavlovna of Russia (1784–1803), (daughter of Paul I of Russia and Duchess Sophie Dorothea of Württemberg).

Marriage

Marie Louise married 7 October 1825 at Ludwigslust to Georg, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg (1796–1853), son of Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg, and his wife, Duchess Charlotte Georgine of Mecklenburg-Strelitz.

They had three children:

1. Ernst I, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg (b. Hildburghausen, 16 September 1826 – d. Altenburg, 7 February 1908); married Princess Agnes of Anhalt-Dessau.
2. Prince Albrecht Frederick August (b. Hildburghausen, 31 October 1827 – d. Ludwigslust, 28 May 1835).
3. Prince Moritz of Saxe-Altenburg (b. Eisenberg, 24 October 1829 – d. Arco, Italy, 13 May 1907); married Princess Augusta of Saxe-Meiningen.

Titles and Styles

• 31 March 1803 – 7 October 1825: Her Highness Duchess Marie Louise of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
• 7 October 1825 – 30 November 1848: Her Highness Duchess George of Saxe-Altenburg
• 30 November 1848 – 3 August 1853: Her Highness The Duchess of Saxe-Altenburg
• 3 August 1853 – 26 October 1862: Her Highness The Dowager Duchess of Saxe-Altenburg

Ancestry

Ancestors of Duchess Marie Louise of Mecklenburg-Schwerin

16. Christian Ludwig II, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin               8. Duke Louis of Mecklenburg-Schwerin                       17. Duchess Gustave Caroline of Mecklenburg-Strelitz               4. Frederick Francis I, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin                             18. Francis Josias, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld               9. Princess Charlotte Sophie of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld                       19. Princess Anna Sophie of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt               2. Frederick Louis, Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin                                   20. Frederick II, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg               10. Prince John August of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg                       21. Princess Magdalena Augusta of Anhalt-Zerbst               5. Princess Louise of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg                             22. Heinrich I, Count of Reuss of Schleiz               11. Princess Louise Reuss of Schleiz                       23. Countess Juliane of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Virneburg               1. Duchess Marie Louise of Mecklenburg-Schwerin                                         24. Charles Frederick, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp               12. Peter III of Russia                       25. Grand Duchess Anna Petrovna of Russia               6. Paul I of Russia                             26. Christian August, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst               13. Princess Sophie of Anhalt-Zerbst Catherine II of Russia                       27. Princess Joanna Elisabeth of Holstein-Gottorp               3. Grand Duchess Elena Pavlovna of Russia                                   28. Charles Alexander, Duke of Württemberg               14. Frederick II Eugene, Duke of Württemberg                       29. Princess Maria Augusta of Thurn and Taxis               7. Duchess Sophie Dorothea of Württemberg                             30. Frederick William, Margrave of Brandenburg-Schwedt               15. Margravine Sophia Dorothea of Brandenburg-Schwedt                       31. Princess Sophia Dorothea of Prussia

Notes and sources

• Genealogics - Leo van de Pas - Marie, Herzogin von Mecklenburg-Schwerin
• thePeerage.com - Marie Luise Friederike Herzogin von Mecklenburg-Schwerin
• The Royal House of Stuart, London, 1969, 1971, 1976, Addington, A. C., Reference:
• Het Groothertogelijk Huis Mecklenburg, Bergen-op-Zoom, 1901–1902, Juten, W. J. F., Reference: page 112