Name Frederick, of | Grandchildren Anna Leopoldovna | |
Mother Marie Katharina of Brunswick-Dannenberg Born 13 February 1638Schwerin ( 1638-02-13 ) Parents Adolf Frederick I, Duke of Mecklenburg Children Sophia Louise of Mecklenburg-Schwerin Grandparents Johann VII, Duke of Mecklenburg, Sophia of Holstein-Gottorp Similar People Karl Leopold - Duke of, Frederick I of Prussia, Anna Leopoldovna, Frederick William I of Prussia | ||
Noble family House of Mecklenburg | ||
Frederick I of Mecklenburg-Grabow, Duke of Mecklenburg-Grabow (13 February 1638, Schwerin – 28 April 1688, Grabow)
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Life
He was the son of Adolf Frederick I, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin and his second wife Marie Katharina (1616-1665), daughter of Julius Ernst, Duke of Brunswick-Dannenberg (1571-1636).
Through his late birth, he was excluded from active government and was an "apanagierter" prince. Via the death of his brother without issue Frederick I's three sons became ruling duke of Mecklenburg [-Schwerin] one after the other. In 1667 Frederick became Domherr of Strasbourg Cathedral and from 1669, he lived in the family castle in Grabow. Frederick died in a fire in the castle and was on 3 June 1725 buried in the Schelfkirche St. Nikolai in Schwerin
Marriage and issue
On 28 May 1671 he married Christine Wilhelmine of Hesse-Homburg (30 June 1653, Bingenheim - 16 May 1722, Grabow), daughter of William Christoph of Hesse-Homburg. They had the following children: