Luise Charlotte of Mecklenburg
Luise Charlotte, Duchess of Mecklenburg [-Schwerin] (born November 19, 1779 in Schwerin , † January 4, 1801 in Gotha ) was hereditary duchess of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg by marriage .
Luise Charlotte was the eldest daughter of Duke Friedrich Franz I of Mecklenburg , who later became the first Grand Duke of Mecklenburg in the Mecklenburg-Schwerin region . Her mother was Luise , a born princess of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg.
First briefly engaged to the Swedish King Gustav IV Adolf in 1795 , she married Hereditary Duke August von Sachsen-Gotha-Altenburg in 1797 . Since her mother came from the same family as her husband, she and her husband shared great-grandparents in Duke Friedrich II of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg and his wife.
Luise Charlotte died before her husband ascended the ducal throne in Saxony-Gotha-Altenburg in 1804. With this she had a daughter Luise von Sachsen-Gotha-Altenburg (1800-1831), who later married Duke Ernst I of Sachsen-Coburg-Saalfeld .
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| SURNAME | Luise Charlotte of Mecklenburg |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Luise Charlotte, Duchess of Mecklenburg |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Duchess of Mecklenburg, hereditary duchess of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg by marriage |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 19, 1779 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Schwerin |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 4, 1801 |
| Place of death | Gotha |