Duchess Marie Louise of Mecklenburg-Schwerin was daughter of Frederick Louis, Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin

Frederick Louis, Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin

Frederick Louis of Mecklenburg-Schwerin was a hereditary prince of the Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, one of the constituent states of the German Confederation...

 and consort of Georg, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg.

Early life

Marie Louise was born at Ludwigslust

Ludwigslust

Ludwigslust is a town in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, 40 km south of Schwerin. It was the capital of the former district of Ludwigslust, and is part of the district Ludwigslust-Parchim since September 2011.-History:...

, Mecklenburg-Schwerin

Mecklenburg-Schwerin

Mecklenburg-Schwerin was a duchy in northern Germany created in 1348, when Albert II of Mecklenburg and his younger brother John were raised to Dukes of Mecklenburg by King Charles IV...

, second child and first daughter of Frederick Louis, Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin

Frederick Louis, Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin

Frederick Louis of Mecklenburg-Schwerin was a hereditary prince of the Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, one of the constituent states of the German Confederation...

 (1778–1819), (son of Frederick Francis I, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin and Princess Louise of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg

Princess Louise of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg (1756–1808)

Princess Louise of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg, was a member of the House of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg and a Princess of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg and a Duchess in Saxony by birth...

) and his wife, Grand Duchess Elena Pavlovna of Russia (1784–1803), (daughter of Paul I of Russia

Paul I of Russia

Paul I was the Emperor of Russia between 1796 and 1801. He also was the 72nd Prince and Grand Master of the Order of Malta .-Childhood:...

 and Duchess Sophie Dorothea of Württemberg).

Marriage

Marie Louise married 7 October 1825 at Ludwigslust

Ludwigslust

Ludwigslust is a town in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, 40 km south of Schwerin. It was the capital of the former district of Ludwigslust, and is part of the district Ludwigslust-Parchim since September 2011.-History:...

 to Georg, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg (1796–1853), son of Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg, and his wife, Duchess Charlotte Georgine of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

Duchess Charlotte Georgine of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

Duchess Charlotte Georgine Luise Friederike of Mecklenburg-Strelitz was a member of the House of Mecklenburg-Strelitz and a Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz by birth and a member of the House of Saxe-Hildburghausen and Duchess consort of Saxe-Hildburghausen...

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They had three children:

1. Ernst I, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg (b. Hildburghausen, 16 September 1826 - d. Altenburg, 7 February 1908); married Princess Agnes of Anhalt-Dessau.
2. Prince Albrecht Frederick August (b. Hildburghausen, 31 October 1827 - d. Ludwigslust, 28 May 1835).
3. Prince Moritz of Saxe-Altenburg (b. Eisenberg, 24 October 1829 - d. Arco, Italy, 13 May 1907); married Princess Augusta of Saxe-Meiningen
   Princess Augusta of Saxe-Meiningen
   Princess Augusta Louise Adelaide Caroline Ida of Saxe-Meiningen was the daughter of Bernhard II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen and his wife Princess Marie Frederica of Hesse-Kassel. She was the mother of Ernst II, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg.-Family and early life:Augusta was the only daughter of the Duke and...
   
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Titles and Styles

• 31 March 1803 – 7 October 1825: Her Highness Duchess Marie Louise of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
• 7 October 1825 – 30 November 1848: Her Highness Duchess George of Saxe-Altenburg
• 30 November 1848 – 3 August 1853: Her Highness The Duchess of Saxe-Altenburg
• 3 August 1853 – 26 October 1862: Her Highness The Dowager Duchess of Saxe-Altenburg

Ancestry