Frederick Francis II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin

Frederick Francis II (Friedrich Franz 28 February 1823 – 15 April 1883) was a Prussian officer as well as sovereign Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin from 7 March 1842 until 15 April 1883.

First marriage
On 3 November 1849, he married Princess Augusta Reuss of Köstritz in Ludwigslust. They had 6 children.

Issue

 * 1) Frederick Francis III, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (19 March 1851 – 10 April 1897) he married Grand Duchess Anastasia Mikhailovna of Russia and had issue.
 * 2) Duke Paul Frederick of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (19 September 1852 – 17 May 1923) married Princess Marie of Windisch-Graetz and had issue.
 * 3) Duchess Marie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (14 May 1854 – 5 September 1920) she married Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich of Russia and had issue.
 * 4) Duke Nikolaus of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (18 August 1855 – 23 January 1856) died in infancy.
 * 5) Duke Johann Albrecht of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (8 December 1857 – 16 February 1920) married Princess Elisabeth Sybille of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (28 February 1854 – 10 July 1908) on 6 November 1886. He remarried Princess Elisabeth of Stolberg-Rossla.
 * Duke Alexander of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (13 August 1859 – 13 August 1859)

Second marriage
On 4 July 1864, he married married Princess Anna of Hesse and by Rhine in Darmstadt. They had a single daughter.

Issue

 * 1) Princess Anna of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (7 April 1865 – 8 February 1882) died unmarried aged sixteen.

Third marriage
On 4 July 1868, he married Princess Marie of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt in Rudolstadt

Issue

 * 1) Duchess Elisabeth Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (10 August 1869 – 3 September 1955) married Frederick Augustus II, Grand Duke of Oldenburg and had issue.
 * 2) Prince Friedrich Wilhelm of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (5 April 1871 – 22 September 1897) died unmarried aged twenty-six.
 * 3) Prince Adolf Friedrich of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (10 October 1873 – 5 August 1969) married Princess Viktoria Feodora of Reuss and had issue.
 * 4) Prince Heinrich of Mecklenburg-Schwerin ( 19 April 1876 – 3 July 1934) he married Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands and had issue.