Name Christiane, of | Died August 31, 1794 | |
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Parents Duke Charles Louis Frederick of Mecklenburg Grandparents Adolphus Frederick II, Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz Uncles Adolphus Frederick III, Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz Great-grandparents Adolf Frederick I, Duke of Mecklenburg, Antonie Sybille of Barby-Muhlingen Similar People Duke Charles Louis Fre, Princess Elisabeth Albertine, Charlotte of Mecklenburg‑Strelitz | ||
Christiane (also spelled Christiana or Christina) Sophie (or Sophia) Albertine (or Albertina) , Duchess of Mecklenburg(-Strelitz) (6 December 1735, Mirow - 31 August 1794, Neustrelitz) was a member of the ducal house of Mecklenburg-Strelitz.
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Christiane was the eldest child of Duke Charles Louis Frederick of Mecklenburg and Princess Elisabeth Albertine of Saxe-Hildburghausen. Her younger sister Charlotte married George III of the United Kingdom, whilst two of her brothers were regents of Mecklenburg-Strelitz - Adolphus and Charles.
She and her sisters received a comprehensive education in Mirow, including Latin, Greek and French and tutors such as Friderike Elisabeth von Grabow and Gottlob Burchard Genzmer. During his Grand Tour through Europe in 1761, she met John Ker, 3rd Duke of Roxburghe, but as her younger sister Charlotte was already married to George III protocol forbade them from marrying - they both died unmarried.
Christiane lived in Neustrelitz with her unmarried brother Adolphus and represented him on some occasions. She met Thomas Nugent there in 1767 and she later became a canoness in Herford Abbey (whilst remaining in Neustrelitz). On 13 January 1766 she was made a Dame, 1st Class of the Order of St Catherine. She died shortly after Adolphus and was buried in the royal crypt at Mirow. Fritz Reuter portrayed her as Prinzess Christel or Christel-Swester in his Dörchläuchting (1866).