Georg August | |||||
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Born | Neustrelitz, Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Strelitz | 11 January 1824||||
Died | 20 June 1876 St. Petersburg, Russian Empire | (aged 52)||||
Spouse | Grand Duchess Catherine Mikhailovna of Russia | ||||
Issue | Helene, Princess Albert of Saxe-Altenburg Duke Georg Alexander Charles Michael, Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz | ||||
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House | House of Mecklenburg-Strelitz | ||||
Father | George, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz | ||||
Mother | Princess Marie of Hesse-Kassel |
Georg August (11 January 1824 – 20 June 1876) was a member of the House of Mecklenburg-Strelitz.
He was born in Neustrelitz as second son of George, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1779-1860) and his wife Marie (1796-1880), daughter of Prince Frederick of Hesse-Kassel and Princess Caroline of Nassau-Usingen. His paternal grandparents were Charles II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz and Princess Friederike of Hesse-Darmstadt.
His sister Caroline Mariane married Frederick VII of Denmark. On 1860 his elder brother Frederick William succeeded their father as Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz.
George August died on 20 June 1876 in St. Petersburg, at the age of 52. The line of his son George soon died out; since his first son had married morganatically, his second son Charles Michael became titular grand duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz.
On 16 February 1851 in St. Petersburg, George August married Grand Duchess Catherine Mikhailovna of Russia (1827-1894), daughter of Grand Duke Michael Pavlovich of Russia and had issue:
Ancestors of Duke Georg August of Mecklenburg-Strelitz |
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