Duke George Frederick Charles Joseph of Mecklenburg was born in Hanover the eighth child of Duke Charles of Mecklenburg and his first wife Princess Friederike of Hesse-Darmstadt. Following the death of his mother in 1782 his father married her sister Charlotte two years later in 1784 and the family moved from Hanover to Darmstadt. George remained in Darmstadt until 1794 when his father succeeded as the ruling Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz and George accompanied his father to Neustrelitz. Soon after arriving in Neustrelitz George enrolled at the University of Rostock where he studied until 1799. After leaving University George went to Berlin where he lived at the Prussian court, his sister Louise was married to the Prussian King, Frederick William III. In 1802 he went to Italy where he lived until 1804 when he returned to Germany and settled in Darmstadt. Following the Battle of Jena-Auerstedt George travelled to Paris where he negotiated Mecklenburg-Strelitz's entry into the Confederation of the Rhine. He also attended the Congress of Vienna in 1814 where Mecklenburg-Strelitz was raised to a grand duchy. When George succeeded his father on 6 November 1816 he found the Grand Duchy in a bad state. He set about raising the standard of education of his subjects by building schools where by at the of his reign the majority of his subjects could read and write. Also during his reign he improved agriculture in the grand duchy and abolished serfdom.
George died at Neustrelitz and was succeeded by his eldest son Friedrich Wilhelm.
Duke George Frederick Charles Joseph of Mecklenburg was born in Hanover the eighth child of Duke Charles of Mecklenburg and his first wife Princess Friederike of Hesse-Darmstadt. Following the death of his mother in 1782 his father married her sister Charlotte two years later in 1784 and the family moved from Hanover to Darmstadt. George remained in Darmstadt until 1794 when his father succeeded as the ruling Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz and George accompanied his father to Neustrelitz. Soon after arriving in Neustrelitz George enrolled at the University of Rostock where he studied until 1799. After leaving University George went to Berlin where he lived at the Prussian court, his sister Louise was married to the Prussian King, Frederick William III. In 1802 he went to Italy where he lived until 1804 when he returned to Germany and settled in Darmstadt. Following the Battle of Jena-Auerstedt George travelled to Paris where he negotiated Mecklenburg-Strelitz's entry into the Confederation of the Rhine. He also attended the Congress of Vienna in 1814 where Mecklenburg-Strelitz was raised to a grand duchy. When George succeeded his father on 6 November 1816 he found the Grand Duchy in a bad state. He set about raising the standard of education of his subjects by building schools where by at the of his reign the majority of his subjects could read and write. Also during his reign he improved agriculture in the grand duchy and abolished serfdom.
George died at Neustrelitz and was succeeded by his eldest son Friedrich Wilhelm.
Family Members
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Charlotte von Mecklenburg-Strelitz
1769–1818
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Caroline Auguste von Mecklenburg-Strelitz
1771–1773
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Georg Karl Friedrich von Mecklenburg-Strelitz
1772–1773
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Therese Mathilde Amalie zu Mecklenburg von Thurn und Taxis
1773–1839
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Friedrich Georg von Mecklenburg-Strelitz
1774–1774
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Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
1776–1810
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Friederike Luise von Mecklenburg-Strelitz
1778–1841
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Friedrich Karl Ferdinand von Mecklenburg-Strelitz
1781–1783
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Augusta Albertine von Mecklenburg-Strelitz
1782–1782
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