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Christian Louis II of Mecklenburg-Schwerin

Regent of Mecklenburg, 1728–1747, exercising delegated government. A duke of the House of Mecklenburg.

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Key details

Birth: 1683 Documented

Death: 30 May 1756 Documented

Role: Duke

Dynasty: Mecklenburg · ES

Territories: Mecklenburg (ES)

Recorded governments and reigns

Regent · Mecklenburg · Regency Documented1728–1747Delegated governmentHe governed the country during his brother Charles Leopold's suspension, as administrator from 1728 and imperial commissioner from 1733.

Duke · Mecklenburg · Duchy Documented1747–1756Effective ruleHe succeeded his brother Charles Leopold on his death in November 1747.

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Parents

Frederick of Mecklenburg-Grabow · ESDocumented

Children

Frederick of Mecklenburg-Schwerin · ES

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Biographical and contextual references in their original language. Sources and methodology.

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5 recorded claims · 0 without a claim-specific source. Context references do not by themselves verify every fact.

Dates (2/2 with a precise source)

BirthDocumented
1683
Born in Grabow in May 1683; sources differ on the day.
Neue Deutsche Biographie · Christian Ludwig II., Herzog von Mecklenburg-Schwerin · NDB 3 (1957), pp. 228–229 (Heinz Maybaum). Heading: born 1683 in Grabow, died 30 May 1756. Genealogy: father Frederick of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1638–1688); son Frederick the Pious. Biography: administrator of the country in 1728 and imperial commissioner in 1733 in place of his suspended brother; succeeded him on his death in 1747.
Reviewed on 2026-10-20 by El Árbol de Europa ·
DeathDocumented
30 May 1756
Died on 30 May 1756.
Neue Deutsche Biographie · Christian Ludwig II., Herzog von Mecklenburg-Schwerin · NDB 3 (1957), pp. 228–229 (Heinz Maybaum). Heading: born 1683 in Grabow, died 30 May 1756. Genealogy: father Frederick of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1638–1688); son Frederick the Pious. Biography: administrator of the country in 1728 and imperial commissioner in 1733 in place of his suspended brother; succeeded him on his death in 1747.
Reviewed on 2026-10-20 by El Árbol de Europa ·

Family and relationships (1/1 with a precise source)

FatherDocumented
Frederick of Mecklenburg-Grabow
Son of Duke Frederick (1638–1688), of the Grabow branch.
Neue Deutsche Biographie · Christian Ludwig II., Herzog von Mecklenburg-Schwerin · NDB 3 (1957), pp. 228–229 (Heinz Maybaum). Heading: born 1683 in Grabow, died 30 May 1756. Genealogy: father Frederick of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1638–1688); son Frederick the Pious. Biography: administrator of the country in 1728 and imperial commissioner in 1733 in place of his suspended brother; succeeded him on his death in 1747.
Reviewed on 2026-10-20 by El Árbol de Europa ·

Governments (2/2 with a precise source)

GovernmentDocumented
Regent · Mecklenburg · 1728–1747
Administrator from 1728 and imperial commissioner from 1733 during his brother's suspension.
Neue Deutsche Biographie · Christian Ludwig II., Herzog von Mecklenburg-Schwerin · NDB 3 (1957), pp. 228–229 (Heinz Maybaum). Heading: born 1683 in Grabow, died 30 May 1756. Genealogy: father Frederick of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1638–1688); son Frederick the Pious. Biography: administrator of the country in 1728 and imperial commissioner in 1733 in place of his suspended brother; succeeded him on his death in 1747.Neue Deutsche Biographie · Karl Leopold, Herzog von Mecklenburg-Schwerin · NDB 11 (1977), pp. 239–240 (Hildegard Thierfelder). Heading: born 26 November 1678 in Grabow, died 28 November 1747 in Dömitz. Genealogy: father Frederick of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (Grabow); brothers Frederick William and Christian Louis II. Biography: suspended from government in 1728; his brother Christian Louis II appointed imperial commissioner.
Reviewed on 2026-10-20 by El Árbol de Europa ·
GovernmentDocumented
Duke · Mecklenburg · 1747–1756
Duke from his brother's death in 1747 until his own in 1756.
Neue Deutsche Biographie · Christian Ludwig II., Herzog von Mecklenburg-Schwerin · NDB 3 (1957), pp. 228–229 (Heinz Maybaum). Heading: born 1683 in Grabow, died 30 May 1756. Genealogy: father Frederick of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1638–1688); son Frederick the Pious. Biography: administrator of the country in 1728 and imperial commissioner in 1733 in place of his suspended brother; succeeded him on his death in 1747.
Reviewed on 2026-10-20 by El Árbol de Europa ·

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Editorial history

2026-10-12 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
2026-10-08 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
2026-10-04 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
2026-10-04 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
2026-10-03 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
2026-09-30 · The duchy is limited to Dijon and Autun; each other fief now enters the map only under its dated ruler. John III of Namur and the Nevers/Rethel branch were added. The previous shape combined later counties and unrelated lands as if all belonged to the duchy from 1363.
2026-09-28 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.

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