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The Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Strelitz was a territory in Northern Germany, held by the younger line of the House of Mecklenburg residing in Neustrelitz. Like the neighbouring Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin , it was a sovereign member state of the German Confederation and became a federated state of the North German ...
The Duchy of Mecklenburg-Strelitz was a duchy in Northern Germany consisting of the eastern fifth of the historic Mecklenburg region, roughly corresponding with the present-day Mecklenburg-Strelitz district (the former Lordship of Stargard), and the western exclave of the former Bishopric of Ratzeburg in modern Schleswig-Holstein.
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History of the House. Origins. Statue of Niklot at the Schwerin Palace. While the origins of Mecklenburg-Strelitz go back to 1701 the House of Mecklenburg itself is one of the oldest royal houses in Europe. It is also unique among the German princely families in that it is of Slavic origins being descended from Niklot the Prince of the Obotrites.
The Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Strelitz joined the German Empire, which was proclaimed on January 18, 1871. German Unification. The Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Strelitz was one of the states involved in the process of German unification during the mid-nineteenth century.
The last holder of the Mecklenburg-Strelitz style of Royal Highness was Grand Duchess Elisabeth who died in 1933. Since the death of Hereditary Grand Duchess Karin of Mecklenburg-Schwerin in 2012 no member of the House of Mecklenburg holds the style Royal Highness. Origins and history of the dynastic titles. Grand Duke of Mecklenburg.
Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Strelitz Index. The Duchy of Mecklenburg was divided and partitioned a number of times over the centuries. In 1701, the last division created the Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin and the Duchy of Mecklenburg-Strelitz.
18 ott 2019 · States. Mecklenburg-Strelitz. (1813-1871) The Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Strelitz was a member state of the German Confederation from 1815 to 1866. It consisted of two detached parts, the duchy of Strelitz to the East of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, and the principality of Ratzeburg in the West.
