Mecklenburg-Schwerin
duchy in northern Germany created in 1701
The Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin was a duchy in northern Germany created in 1701. It ended in 1815 during the Napoleonic Wars .
Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin Herzogtum Mecklenburg-Schwerin | |||||||||
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| 1379–1815 | |||||||||
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 Mecklenburg c. 1803 (brown) | |||||||||
| Status |
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| Capital | Schwerin | ||||||||
| Common languages | East Pomeranian German, Polabian | ||||||||
| Religion | Evangelical Lutheran State Church of Mecklenburg-Schwerin | ||||||||
| Government | Monarchy | ||||||||
| Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin | |||||||||
• 1701–1713 | Frederick William | ||||||||
• 1713–1728 | Karl Leopold | ||||||||
• 1728–1756 | Christian Ludwig II | ||||||||
• 1756–1785 | Frederick II | ||||||||
• 1785–1815 | Frederick Francis I | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
• Treaty of Hamburg | 1379 | ||||||||
• Raised to Grand Duchy | 1815 | ||||||||
| Currency | Mecklenburg thaler | ||||||||
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| Today part of | Germany | ||||||||
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