Frederick Francis I, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin

Frederick Francis I ruled over the German state of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, first as duke, and then as grand duke.

Biography

He was born in Schwerin, Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, to Duke Louis of Mecklenburg-Schwerin and Princess Charlotte Sophie of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld. Friedrich Franz succeeded his uncle Friedrich as duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin in 1785.
Following the Napoleonic Wars, Friedrich Franz was raised to the dignity of grand duke at the Congress of Vienna. Along with his cousin in Mecklenburg-Strelitz, he was known as one of the most reactionary German rulers. On his death in 1837 he was succeeded by his grandson, Grand Duke Paul Friedrich.

On 1 June 1775 in Gotha, Friedrich Franz married Princess Louise of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg. They had eight children:

Daughter, buried in the Schelfkirche St. Nikolai of Schwerin.
Son, buried in the Schelfkirche St. Nikolai of Schwerin.
Friedrich Ludwig. He married Grand Duchess Elena Pavlovna of Russia, a daughter of Paul I of Russia and Sophie Marie Dorothea of Württemberg
Louise Charlotte. Married Emil Leopold August, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg
Gustav Wilhelm.
Karl.
Charlotte Frederica. Married Christian VIII of Denmark. They were parents to Frederick VII of Denmark.
Adolf.
Ancestry

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