by Scott Mehl © Unofficial Royalty 2018
Marie of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt, Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin; Credit – Wikipedia
Princess Marie Karoline Auguste of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt was the third wife of Grand Duke Friedrich Franz II of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. She was born in Raben Steinfeld, Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, now in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany on January 29, 1850. She was the daughter of Prince Adolf of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt and Princess Mathilde of Schönburg-Waldenburg.
Friedrich Franz II of Mecklenburg-Schwerin; Credit – Wikipedia
On July 4, 1868, in Rudolstadt, Marie married the widowed Grand Duke Friedrich Franz II of Mecklenburg-Schwerin as his third wife. She was just 18 years old while the Grand Duke was 45. They had four children together:
- Duchess Elisabeth Alexandrine (1869-1955) – married Friedrich August II, Grand Duke of Oldenburg, had issue
- Duke Friedrich Wilhelm (1871-1897) – unmarried
- Duke Adolf Friedrich (1873-1969) – married (1) Princess Viktoria Feodora of Reuss-Schleiz, had issue; (2) Princess Elisabeth of Stolberg-Rossla, had issue
- Duke Heinrich (1876-1945) – married Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands, had issue, the Dutch royal family descends from this marriage
Grand Duchess Marie; Credit – Wikipedia
Grand Duchess Marie died suddenly on April 22, 1922, at Noordeinde Palace in The Hague. She was in The Netherlands for the 46th birthday celebrations of her youngest son. Her body was returned to Schwerin and she was buried in the Schwerin Cathedral.
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