Borwin | |||||
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Duke of Mecklenburg | |||||
Duke Borwin in Titisee Village in November 2010
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Head of the House of Mecklenburg-Strelitz | |||||
Tenure | 26 January 1996 - present | ||||
Predecessor | Duke Georg Alexander | ||||
Head of the House of Mecklenburg | |||||
Tenure | 31 July 2001 - present | ||||
Heir apparent | Duke Alexander | ||||
Born |
Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany |
10 June 1956 ||||
Spouse | Alice Wagner (m. 1985) | ||||
Issue | Duchess Olga Duke Alexander Duke Michael |
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House | Mecklenburg-Strelitz | ||||
Father | Georg Alexander, Duke of Mecklenburg | ||||
Mother | Archduchess Ilona of Austria |
Full name | |
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Georg Borwin Friedrich Franz Karl Stephan Konrad Hubertus Maria |
Styles of Borwin, Duke of Mecklenburg |
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Reference style | His Highness |
Spoken style | Your Highness |
Alternative style | Sir |
Borwin, Duke of Mecklenburg (German: Borwin, Herzog zu Mecklenburg; given names: Georg Borwin Friedrich Franz Karl Stephan Konrad Hubertus Maria; born 10 June 1956) has been the head of the House of Mecklenburg-Strelitz since 1996 and of the House of Mecklenburg since 2001. The death of the last male member of the House of Mecklenburg-Schwerin on 31 July 2001 made Strelitz the only remaining line of the House of Mecklenburg, which ruled in Mecklenburg until 1918.
Borwin, his sons, and his paternal uncle are the only known surviving legtimate male-line descendants of the medieval princely dynasty descended from Niklot of the Obotrites, which has included King Albert of Sweden.
Duke Borwin of Mecklenburg was born in Freiburg im Breisgau the youngest child and only son of Duke Georg Alexander of Mecklenburg and his wife Archduchess Ilona of Austria (1927–2011) the daughter of Archduke Joseph Francis of Austria and Princess Anna of Saxony. He is an agnatic descendant of Grand Duke Georg of Mecklenburg-Strelitz and through his mother a descendant of King Frederick Augustus III of Saxony and Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria.