Adolf Friedrich, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1873-     ).  Nominated Duke of the United Baltic Duchy in accordance with a 1918 resolution by the General Provincial Assembly in Riga that called upon the German Emperor Wilhelm II to recognize the Baltic provinces of Latvia and Estonia as a monarchy and German protectorate.
2nd Wife: Elisabeth, widow of Duke Johann Albrecht of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, née Princess of Stolberg-Rossla (1885-     )

Issue of his first marriage:

Woizlawa-Feodora, Princess Heinrich I Reuss zu Köstritz (1918-     ).  Married on September 15, 1939, at Bad Doberan.

Friedrich Franz III, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1851-1897)

Issue:

Alexandrine, Queen of Denmark (1879-     ) Friedrich Franz IV, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1882-1945).  Succeeded as Grand Duke in 1897 on the death of his father, Grand Duke Friedrich Franz III.  Designated Regent of Mecklenburg-Strelitz in 1918 upon the death of his distant cousin, Grand Duke Adolf Friedrich VI of Mecklenburg-Strelitz.  Abdicated as both Grand Duke and Regent in November 1918.  Succeeded as de jure Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz in 1918 upon the renunciation of the title by Duke Karl Michael, the last male of the house of Mecklenburg-Strelitz.  Died on November 17, 1945, at Flensburg. Wife:  Alexandra, née Princess of Hanover (1882-     ) Issue: Friedrich Franz (V), Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1910-     ).  Married unequally on June 11, 1941, at Wiligrad.  Succeeded as head of the house of Mecklenburg-Schwerin on November 17, 1945, upon the death of his father, Grand Duke Friedrich Franz IV. Wife:  Karin Elisabeth, née von Schaper (1920-     ) Christian Ludwig, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1912-     ) Thyra, Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1919-     ) Anastasia, Princess Friedrich Ferdinand of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (1922-     ).  Married on September 1, 1943, at Wiligrad. Cecilie, Crown Princess of Prussia (1886-     )

Paul Friedrich, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1852-1923).  Forfeited his rights of succession as a result of his conversion to Catholicism and his marriage to a Catholic in 1881.

Issue:  4 children, including

Marie Antonia, Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1884-1944).  Died on October 26, 1944, in Bled, Yugoslavia. Borwin, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1885-1942).  Died on November 3, 1942, at Sarszentmihaly, Hungary. Wife: Karola, née von Alers (1882-     )

Henrik, Prince of the Netherlands, né Duke Heinrich of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1876-1934)
Wife:  Wilhelmina, Queen of the Netherlands (1880-     )

Issue:

Juliana, Crown Princess of the Netherlands, Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1909-     )

Wilhelm, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1827-1879)

Issue:

Charlotte, Frau Robert Schmidt (1868-1944).  Died on December 20, 1944, at Partenkirchen.

Last updated on 12/05/03 .