Georg Duke of Mecklenburg
Georg Alexander Michael Friedrich Wilhelm Albert Theodor Franz Herzog zu Mecklenburg : until 1950 Duke of Mecklenburg, Count of Carlow (born September 22, jul. / 4. October 1899 greg. In the castle Oranienbaum in St. Petersburg , † 6. July 1963 in Sigmaringen ) was the only son of Duke Georg Alexander zu Mecklenburg [-Strelitz] (1859–1909) and his wife Natalja, Countess von Carlow , born. Vanlyarskaya (1858-1921). His first godparents were Grand Duke Friedrich Wilhelm (1819–1904) and Grand Duchess Augusta Caroline (1822–1916). Since his parents' marriage was morganatic , he initially only bore the title Graf von Carlow .
Life
After his father's death in 1909, his brother, Duke Carl Michael, was appointed guardian by Tsar Nicholas II and Grand Duke Adolf Friedrich V. In 1912, Count Georg von Carlow became a Russian citizen as a majorate ruler due to a Russian law . After the Western powers recognized the Soviet Union in 1922, he became stateless and remained so until the 1950s.
After the upheaval in Russia, the family fled via the Caucasus, first to France, where his mother died in Cannes in 1921 , then to Denmark and in 1923 moved to the Mecklenburg estate of Remplin Castle in Remplin near Malchin , where they were until the castle was destroyed and expelled lived by the National Socialists in 1940. During this time Georg studied political science and received his doctorate. rer. pole. at the Albert Ludwig University in Freiburg im Breisgau .
In 1920 he married Irina Mikhailovna Rajewskaja (1892–1955). They had four children together, one of whom died in childhood. In the same year he converted to the Roman Catholic Church.
In 1928 Georg was adopted by his uncle, Duke Carl Michael, with the consent of the head of the Tsar's house and the former Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Friedrich Franz IV. , And was given the name Duke of Mecklenburg , but renounced his claim to the throne, which was only theoretical. From 1934 to 1963 he was head of the Mecklenburg-Strelitz family .
During the time of National Socialism , the family of Georg Herzog zu Mecklenburg was persecuted for belonging to the international aristocracy , their Russian ancestors and "political Catholicism". In 1940 the Remplin Castle burned down , probably as a result of arson by the Nazis. In 1944, Georg Herzog zu Mecklenburg was incarcerated in solitary confinement in the Sachsenhausen concentration camp .
In the immediate post-war period he lived in Sigmaringen and was considered a mentor of monarchist endeavors in south-west Germany.
After an appointment within the family, on December 18, 1950, he renounced the designation "Graf von Carlow", which had previously been used as an addition to his name .
After the death of his first wife, in 1956 he married Charlotte Habsburg-Lothringen (1921–1989), a daughter of the last Austrian Emperor Karl I.
From 1953 he tried to get a job in the foreign service. In 1956 the idea was to make him the German representative in the committee of the International Tracing Service in Arolsen . The proposal was withdrawn.
He died on July 6, 1963 in the Prinzessinnenpalais in Sigmaringen.
children
From the marriage with Irina Mikhailovna Rajewskaja:
- Georg Alexander (1921–1996)
- Alexander (* / † 1922)
- Helene (1924 - July 7, 1962 in Birgte in a plane crash) ∞ Hassan Sayed Kamil (1918–1991), daughter: Sheila Nadia Kamil (* July 26, 1958 in Chur ; † March 21, 2018 in Victoria (British Columbia ) )
- Carl Gregor (1933-2018)
See also
- Mecklenburg-Strelitz
- Main list of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
- List of the Mecklenburg dukes and grand dukes
Fonts
- Richelieu as a mercantilist economic politician and the concept of state mercantilism. Jena: G. Fischer 1929 (contributions to the history of political economy; H. 6)
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ The Julian date September 22nd corresponded to the Gregorian date October 4th in the 19th century , but from 1900 it was October 5th. This is why the last date is often incorrectly given as the date of birth of George Duke of Mecklenburg.
- ^ Jürgen Klöckler: Abendland - Alpenland - Alemannien. France and the discussion about restructuring in southwest Germany 1945-1947 (Studies on Contemporary History 55) Munich: Oldenbourg Wissenschaftsverlag 1998 ISBN 9783486563450 , plus diss. Konstanz 1998, p. 119
- ^ Friedrich P. Kahlenberg, Ursula Hüllbüsch: The Cabinet Protocols of the Federal Government. Volume 9 (1956). Munich R. Oldenbourg 1998 ISBN 9783486562811 , p. 149f, cabinet meeting on February 17, 1956
- ↑ 1962 plane crash in Birgte ( Memento of the original from July 14, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed July 10, 2014
- ^ Heidi and the detectives , Der Spiegel of March 27, 1963, accessed on July 10, 2014
- ↑ Passing of Sheila Kamil ( Memento of the original from September 13, 2018 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed on September 13, 2018
- ^ Duke Carl Gregor of Mecklenburg has died - Royal Central. Retrieved July 24, 2018 (UK English).
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Carl Michael of Mecklenburg |
Head of the House of Mecklenburg-Strelitz 1934–1963 |
Georg Alexander Duke of Mecklenburg |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Georg Duke of Mecklenburg |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Georg Alexander Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German nobleman |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 4, 1899 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Oranienbaum Palace near Saint Petersburg |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 6, 1963 |
| Place of death | Sigmaringen |