Princess Gustave Caroline of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
| Gustave Caroline of Mecklenburg-Strelitz | |
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| Tenure | 28 November 1747 – 13 April 1748 |
| Born | 12 July 1694 Strelitz |
| Died | 13 April 1748 (aged 53) Schwerin |
| Spouse | |
| Issue | Friedrich II, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin Princess Ulrike Sofie Prince Louis Princess Luise Princess Amalie |
| Full name | |
| Gustave Caroline | |
| Father | Adolphus Frederick II, Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz |
| Mother | Princess Marie of Mecklenburg-Güstrow |
| Burial | Schelfkirche, Schwerin |
Princess Gustave Caroline of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (12 July 1694 – 13 April 1748) was a daughter of Adolphus Frederick II, Duke of Mecklenburg and Princess Marie of Mecklenburg-Güstrow. The fourth daughter and youngest child of Adolphus Frederick II, Duke of Mecklenburg by his first wife Princess Maria of Mecklenburg. She was a younger sister of Adolphus Frederick III, Duke of Mecklenburg. Through her father's third marriage, she was an aunt of Queen Charlotte of the United Kingdom.
Marriage[edit]
On 13 November 1714, Gustave Caroline married her cousin Christian Ludwig of Mecklenburg. He was the third eldest son of Frederick, Duke of Mecklenburg-Grabow and his wife Landgravine Christine Wilhelmine of Hesse-Homburg. Christian Ludwig succeeded as Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin in 1747, the year before Gustave's death.
Issue[edit]
- Frederick II, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1717–1785) married Duchess Louise Frederica of Württemberg
- Louis (1725–78) married Princess Charlotte Sophie of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (1731–1810). They were the parents of Frederick Francis I, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin.
- Princess Ulrike Sofie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1723–1813)
- Princess Luise of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1730)
- Princess Amalie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1732–1775)