Duke Paul Frederick | |
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Born | Ludwigslust | 19 September 1852
Died | 17 May 1923 Ludwigslust | (aged 70)
Spouse | Princess Marie of Windisch-Graetz |
Issue |
Duke Paul Friedrich Duchess Marie Louise Duchess Marie Antoinette Duke Henry Borwin Duke Joseph of Mecklenburg |
House | House of Mecklenburg-Schwerin |
Father | Frederick Francis II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin |
Mother | Princess Augusta Reuss of Köstritz |
Religion | Lutheranism, after 1897 Roman Catholicism |
Duke Paul Frederick of Mecklenburg ( German: Herzog Paul Friedrich zu Mecklenburg; 19 September 1852 – 17 May 1923) was a member of the House of Mecklenburg-Schwerin and general of the Mecklenburg cavalry. [1]
Duke Paul Frederick was born in Ludwigslust Castle as the second eldest son of Frederick Francis II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin and his first wife Princess Augusta Reuss of Köstritz, the daughter of Prince Henry LXIII Reuss of Köstritz. [2]
Duke Paul Frederick married in Schwerin on 5 May 1881 his cousin, the Austrian born Princess Marie of Windisch-Graetz, the daughter of Prince Hugo of Windisch-Graetz and his wife Duchess Louise of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. [2] The couple who had five children who were all raised Roman Catholic, the religion of Princess Marie, [3] lived a quiet life in Venice. While in Venice the family befriended Cardinal Sarto (later Pope Pius X) who often visited the family and acted as a spiritual advisor for them. [4]
On 21 April 1884 Duke Paul Frederick renounced his and his sons rights of succession to Mecklenburg-Schwerin in favour of his younger brothers and their sons, so they would take precedence over him and his. [2] [5] In 1887, Duke Paul Fredrick raised a Lutheran decided to convert to Roman Catholicism the religion of his wife and children. [6]
In 1906 after upsetting his nephew Frederick Francis IV, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, over the amount of money that he was spending Duke Paul Frederick and his wife were ordered to submit to the controller of the royal household. [7]
Duke Paul Frederick died in Ludwigslust, where he and his wife are both buried in the Louisenkapelle.
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Duke Paul Frederick | |
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Born | Ludwigslust | 19 September 1852
Died | 17 May 1923 Ludwigslust | (aged 70)
Spouse | Princess Marie of Windisch-Graetz |
Issue |
Duke Paul Friedrich Duchess Marie Louise Duchess Marie Antoinette Duke Henry Borwin Duke Joseph of Mecklenburg |
House | House of Mecklenburg-Schwerin |
Father | Frederick Francis II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin |
Mother | Princess Augusta Reuss of Köstritz |
Religion | Lutheranism, after 1897 Roman Catholicism |
Duke Paul Frederick of Mecklenburg ( German: Herzog Paul Friedrich zu Mecklenburg; 19 September 1852 – 17 May 1923) was a member of the House of Mecklenburg-Schwerin and general of the Mecklenburg cavalry. [1]
Duke Paul Frederick was born in Ludwigslust Castle as the second eldest son of Frederick Francis II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin and his first wife Princess Augusta Reuss of Köstritz, the daughter of Prince Henry LXIII Reuss of Köstritz. [2]
Duke Paul Frederick married in Schwerin on 5 May 1881 his cousin, the Austrian born Princess Marie of Windisch-Graetz, the daughter of Prince Hugo of Windisch-Graetz and his wife Duchess Louise of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. [2] The couple who had five children who were all raised Roman Catholic, the religion of Princess Marie, [3] lived a quiet life in Venice. While in Venice the family befriended Cardinal Sarto (later Pope Pius X) who often visited the family and acted as a spiritual advisor for them. [4]
On 21 April 1884 Duke Paul Frederick renounced his and his sons rights of succession to Mecklenburg-Schwerin in favour of his younger brothers and their sons, so they would take precedence over him and his. [2] [5] In 1887, Duke Paul Fredrick raised a Lutheran decided to convert to Roman Catholicism the religion of his wife and children. [6]
In 1906 after upsetting his nephew Frederick Francis IV, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, over the amount of money that he was spending Duke Paul Frederick and his wife were ordered to submit to the controller of the royal household. [7]
Duke Paul Frederick died in Ludwigslust, where he and his wife are both buried in the Louisenkapelle.
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