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The family was established by Pribislav, an Obotrite prince who converted to Christianity and accepted the suzerainty of Saxon Duke Henry the Lion (r. 1142–1180), his fallen father's enemy, and became the Lord of Mecklenburg (derived from Mikla Burg, "big fortress", their main fortress).
The ducal family of Mecklenburg-Strelitz came to great prominence in the 18th and 19th century with the prestigious marriages made by its princesses. The first saw Princess Charlotte’s marriage to the King George III of Great Britain in 1761.
Queen Charlotte (19 May 1744 - 17 November 1818) | The Royal Family. Born Sophia Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz on 19 May 1744, she was the youngest daughter of Duke Charles Louis Frederick of Mecklenburg-Strelitz and Princess Elizabeth Albertina of Saxe-Hildburghausen.
10. Mai 2023 · When 17-year-old Sophia Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz caught her first glimpse of the London palace that was to be her home in 1761, she turned pale. She was set to become Queen of...
Sophie Charlotte, Herzogin zu Mecklenburg war eine deutsche Prinzessin, die durch die Heirat mit König Georg III. als Königin Charlotte zur Königin von Großbritannien und von Irland sowie Kurfürstin von Braunschweig-Lüneburg und später Königin von Hannover wurde.
Charlotte was Britain's longest-serving queen consort, serving for 57 years and 70 days. Charlotte was born into the ruling family of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, a duchy in northern Germany. In 1760, the young and unmarried George III inherited the British throne.
Family relations between the House of Mecklenburg-Strelitz and the British Royal House would first be established in 1763 by the marriage of Duchess Charlotte to King George III, a highly prestigious match that significantly raised the profile of the small Mecklenburg-Strelitz state.
