Gustave Caroline of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
| Gustave Caroline of Mecklenburg-Strelitz | |||||
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| Duchess consort of Mecklenburg | |||||
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| Born | 12 July 1694 | ||||
| Died | 13 April 1748 (aged 53) | ||||
| Spouse | Christian Ludwig II, Duke of Mecklenburg | ||||
| Issue |
Friedrich II, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin Duke Louis Duchess Ulrike Sofie Duchess Luise Duchess Amalie |
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| House | Mecklenburg-Strelitz | ||||
| Father | Adolphus Frederick II, Duke of Mecklenburg | ||||
| Mother | Maria of Mecklenburg | ||||
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| Gustave Caroline |
Duchess Gustave Caroline of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (12 July 1694 – 13 April 1748) was a daughter of Adolphus Frederick II, Duke of Mecklenburg and Princess Maria of Mecklenburg.
Gustave Caroline was the fourth daughter and youngest child of Adolphus Frederick II, Duke of Mecklenburg by his first wife Princess Maria of Mecklenburg. She was a younger sister of Adolphus Frederick III, Duke of Mecklenburg. Through her father's third marriage, she was an aunt of Queen Charlotte of the United Kingdom.
On 13 November 1714, Gustave Caroline married her cousin Christian Ludwig of Mecklenburg. He was the third eldest son of Frederick, Duke of Mecklenburg-Grabow and his wife Princess Christine Wilhelmine of Hesse-Homburg. Christian Ludwig succeeded as Duke of Mecklenburg in 1747, the year before Gustave Caroline's death.
They had five children:
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