Duke George Augustus of Mecklenburg
| Duke George Augustus | |
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| Born |
16 August 1748 Mirow |
| Died | 14 November 1785 (aged 37) Tyrnau |
| House | House of Mecklenburg-Strelitz |
| Father | Duke Charles Louis Frederick of Mecklenburg, Prince of Mirow |
| Mother | Princess Elizabeth Albertine of Saxe-Hildburghausen |
Duke George Augustus of Mecklenburg (German: Herzog Georg August zu Mecklenburg) (16 August 1748 – 14 November 1785) was a member of the House of Mecklenburg-Strelitz and a German sailor and soldier.
Duke George Augustus was born in Mirow the youngest child of Duke Charles Louis Frederick of Mecklenburg, Prince of Mirow and his wife Princess Elizabeth Albertine of Saxe-Hildburghausen. His grandfather Adolf Frederick II, Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz was the founder of the House of Mecklenburg-Strelitz.
On 8 September 1761 his sister Charlotte married the King of Great Britain, George III. Following the marriage George Augustus moved to the Kingdom of Great Britain and after learning the English language volunteered to serve in the Royal Navy. He spent two years serving in the Navy before he was forced to leave due to illness brought on by the climate and life at sea. During his time in Great Britain George Augustus became a Doctor of Laws and attended observations of the 1769 Transit of Venus at the King's Observatory in Richmond-upon-Thames.
George Augustus developed a love of Britain and though a firm Protestant himself, he disapproved of the country's discrimination and intolerance of Catholics.
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