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Duke Paul Frederick
Born(1882-05-12)12 May 1882
Schwerin
Died21 May 1904(1904-05-21) (aged 22)
Kiel
Names
Paul Frederick Charles Alexander Michael Hugh
HouseHouse of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
FatherDuke Paul Frederick of Mecklenburg
MotherPrincess Marie of Windisch-Graetz

Duke Paul Frederick of Mecklenburg (Template:Lang-de; given names: Paul Frederick Charles Alexander Michael Hugh; 12 May 1882 – 21 May 1904)[1] was a member of the House of Mecklenburg-Schwerin and a German soldier and sailor. He was styled His Highness Duke Paul Frederick of Mecklenburg.[2]

German soldier and sailor

Duke Paul Frederick Charles Alexander Michael Hugh of Mecklenburg was born in Schwerin, the eldest child of Duke Paul Frederick of Mecklenburg and his wife, Princess Marie of Windisch-Graetz.[1] Duke Paul Frederick was a grandson of Frederick Francis II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg. Shortly after his birth he became the youngest soldier in the world when he was admitted as a soldier into the German Imperial Army and assigned to the 15th Mecklenburg Dragoons by Emperor William I.[3] Duke Paul Frederick and his siblings were raised as Roman Catholics and were brought up in Venice, where his family became friends with Cardinal Sarto (later Pope Pius X), who was a regular visitor to the family.[4]

On 21 April 1884 Duke Paul Frederick's place in the line of succession to the throne of Mecklenburg-Schwerin was superseded by his uncles after his father renounced his own and his descendants' rights of succession.[1][5] However, in the event of his uncles' families becoming extinct, Duke Paul Frederick's line could succeed, as long the successor converted from Roman Catholicism to Protestantism.[6]

Despite being put into the Army shortly after his birth, Duke Paul Frederick eventually pursued a career in the German Imperial Navy. He rose to the rank of lieutenant and in 1902, while serving on the training ship SMS Charlotte, crossed the Atlantic to visit the United States of America and cruise in the Southern waters of the country.[7]

Duke Paul Frederick of Mecklenburg died unmarried in Kiel at the age of 22.[1]

Ancestry

Family of Duke Paul Frederick of Mecklenburg (1882–1904)
16. Frederick Louis, Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
8. Paul Frederick, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg
17. Grand Duchess Elena Pavlovna of Russia
4. Frederick Francis II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg
18. Frederick William III of Prussia
9. Princess Alexandrine of Prussia
19. Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
2. Duke Paul Frederick of Mecklenburg
20. Prince Heinrich XLIV Reuss of Köstritz
10. Prince Heinrich LXIII of Reuss-Köstritz
21. Baroness Wilhelmine of Geuder genannt Rabensteiner
5. Princess Augusta Reuss of Köstritz
22. Count Heinrich of Stolberg-Wernigerode
11. Countess Eleonore of Stolberg-Wernigerode
23. Princess Jenny of Schönburg-Waldenburg
1. Duke Paul Frederick of Mecklenburg
24. Joseph, Count of Windisch-Grätz
12. Weriand, Prince of Windisch-Grätz
25. Princess Léopoldine of Arenberg
6. Hugo, Prince of Windisch-Grätz
26. Joseph, Prince of Lobkowicz
13. Princess Eleonore of Lobkowicz
27. Princess Caroline of Schwarzenberg
3. Princess Marie of Windisch-Grätz
28. Frederick Louis, Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin = 16
14. Paul Frederick, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg = 8
29. Grand Duchess Elena Pavlovna of Russia = 17
7. Duchess Luise of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
30. Frederick William III of Prussia = 18
15. Princess Alexandrine of Prussia = 9
31. Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz = 19

References

  1. ^ a b c d Huberty, Michel; Giraud, Alain; Magdelaine, F.B. L'Allemagne Dynastique, Tome VI: Bade-Mecklembourg. pp. 233, 239. ISBN 978-2-901138-06-8.
  2. ^ Almanach de Gotha (141st ed.). Justus Perthes. 1904. pp. 58, 59.
  3. ^ "Mail News". Otago Witness. 16 September 1882. p. 14. Retrieved 30 August 2009.
  4. ^ "The Pope as a Matchmaker". Yukon World. 12 February 1905. p. 4.
  5. ^ "News by the Mail". Bruce Herald. 3 June 1884. p. 3. Retrieved 30 August 2009.
  6. ^ "Mulltum in Parvo". Otago Witness. 16 September 1882. p. 6. Retrieved 30 August 2009.
  7. ^ "Another German Naval Prince Will Visit America". New York Times. 15 June 1902. p. 18. Retrieved 30 August 2009.
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