<span class="mw-page-title-main">Charles II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz</span>

Charles II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

<p><b>Charles II</b> (Charles Louis Frederick; 10 October 1741 – 6 November 1816) was ruler of the state of <a href="/en/Grand_Duchy_of_Mecklenburg-Strelitz" title="Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Strelitz" class="wl">Mecklenburg-Strelitz</a> from 1794 until his death. Originally ruling as <a href="/en/Duke" title="Duke" class="wl">duke</a>, he was raised to the rank of <a href="/en/Grand_duke" title="Grand duke" class="wl">grand duke</a> in 1815. Prior to succeeding to the throne, he served as Governor of <a href="/en/Electorate_of_Hanover" title="Electorate of Hanover" class="wl">Hanover</a> from 1776 to 1786.</p>

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<div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none" about="#mwt3">Duke/Grand Duke of Mecklenburg</div><span>
</span><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1066479718" typeof="mw:Extension/templatestyles">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-header,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-subheader,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-above,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-title,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-image,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-below{text-align:center}</style><div class='mobile-collapse'><header class="mobile-collapse-header mobile-collapse-btn"><b>Quick facts: Charles II, Duke/Grand Duke of Mecklenburg, R...</b> <span class='arrow'>▼</span></header> <table class="infobox vcard mobile-collapse-element"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above fn notheme" style="background-color: #cbe; font-size: 125%">Charles II</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image photo"><span class="mw-default-size"><a href="/en/File:Carl_Ludwig_Friedrich_(1741-1816),_Duke_of_Mecklenburg-Strelitz,_later_Carl_II,_Grand_Duke_of_Mecklenburg-Strelitz.jpg" class="mw-file-description image media-thumb" data-hash="File:Carl_Ludwig_Friedrich_(1741-1816),_Duke_of_Mecklenburg-Strelitz,_later_Carl_II,_Grand_Duke_of_Mecklenburg-Strelitz.jpg"><img loading="lazy" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Carl_Ludwig_Friedrich_%281741-1816%29%2C_Duke_of_Mecklenburg-Strelitz%2C_later_Carl_II%2C_Grand_Duke_of_Mecklenburg-Strelitz.jpg/220px-Carl_Ludwig_Friedrich_%281741-1816%29%2C_Duke_of_Mecklenburg-Strelitz%2C_later_Carl_II%2C_Grand_Duke_of_Mecklenburg-Strelitz.jpg" decoding="async" data-file-width="541" data-file-height="768" data-file-type="bitmap" height="312" width="220" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Carl_Ludwig_Friedrich_%281741-1816%29%2C_Duke_of_Mecklenburg-Strelitz%2C_later_Carl_II%2C_Grand_Duke_of_Mecklenburg-Strelitz.jpg/330px-Carl_Ludwig_Friedrich_%281741-1816%29%2C_Duke_of_Mecklenburg-Strelitz%2C_later_Carl_II%2C_Grand_Duke_of_Mecklenburg-Strelitz.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Carl_Ludwig_Friedrich_%281741-1816%29%2C_Duke_of_Mecklenburg-Strelitz%2C_later_Carl_II%2C_Grand_Duke_of_Mecklenburg-Strelitz.jpg/440px-Carl_Ludwig_Friedrich_%281741-1816%29%2C_Duke_of_Mecklenburg-Strelitz%2C_later_Carl_II%2C_Grand_Duke_of_Mecklenburg-Strelitz.jpg 2x" alt="Carl_Ludwig_Friedrich_%281741-1816%29%2C_Duke_of_Mecklenburg-Strelitz%2C_later_Carl_II%2C_Grand_Duke_of_Mecklenburg-Strelitz.jpg"></a></span><div class="infobox-caption" style="line-height:normal;padding-bottom:0.2em;padding-top:0.2em;">Portrait by <a href="/en/Johann_Georg_Ziesenis" title="Johann Georg Ziesenis" class="wl">Johann Georg Ziesenis</a> (1770)</div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header notheme" style="background-color: #e4dcf6;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em 0.2em"><a href="/en/List_of_rulers_of_Mecklenburg" title="List of rulers of Mecklenburg" class="wl">Duke/Grand Duke of Mecklenburg</a></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Reign</th><td class="infobox-data">2 June 1794<span>&nbsp;</span><span>–</span><span> </span>6 November 1816</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Predecessor</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/en/Adolf_Friedrich_IV,_Duke_of_Mecklenburg-Strelitz" title="Adolf Friedrich IV, Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz" class="mw-redirect wl">Adolf Friedrich IV</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Successor</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/en/Georg,_Grand_Duke_of_Mecklenburg-Strelitz" title="Georg, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz" class="mw-redirect wl">Georg</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header notheme" style="background-color: #e4dcf6;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em 0.2em"><div style="height: 4px; width:100%;"></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><span style="display:none">(<span class="bday">1741-10-10</span>)</span>10 October 1741<br><a href="/en/Mirow" title="Mirow" class="wl">Mirow</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Died</th><td class="infobox-data">6 November 1816<span style="display:none">(1816-11-06)</span> (aged<span>&nbsp;</span>75)<br><a href="/en/Neustrelitz" title="Neustrelitz" class="wl">Neustrelitz</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Spouse</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409" typeof="mw:Extension/templatestyles">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><div style="display:inline;white-space:nowrap;"><div style="display:inline-block;line-height:normal;margin-top:1px;white-space:normal;"><a href="/en/Princess_Friederike_of_Hesse-Darmstadt" title="Princess Friederike of Hesse-Darmstadt" class="wl">Princess Friederike of Hesse-Darmstadt</a></div>
   <div style="line-height:0;margin-bottom:-2px;"><span>​</span></div><span> </span><div style="display:inline-block;margin-bottom:1px;"><span>​</span></div><span>(</span><abbr about="#mwt26" typeof="mw:ExpandedAttrs" data-mw="{&quot;attribs&quot;:[[{&quot;txt&quot;:&quot;title&quot;},{&quot;html&quot;:&quot;<span typeof=\&quot;mw:Nowiki\&quot; data-parsoid=\&quot;{}\&quot;>married</span>&quot;}]]}">m.</abbr><span>&nbsp;</span><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1038841319" typeof="mw:Extension/templatestyles">.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}</style><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip  ">1768</span><span>;</span><span> </span>died<span>&nbsp;</span><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip  ">1782</span><span>)</span><wbr><span>​</span></div></li><li><div style="display:inline;white-space:nowrap;"><div style="display:inline-block;line-height:normal;margin-top:1px;white-space:normal;"><a href="/en/Princess_Charlotte_of_Hesse-Darmstadt" title="Princess Charlotte of Hesse-Darmstadt" class="wl">Princess Charlotte of Hesse-Darmstadt</a></div>
   <div style="line-height:0;margin-bottom:-2px;"><span>​</span></div><span> </span><div style="display:inline-block;margin-bottom:1px;"><span>​</span></div><span>(</span><abbr about="#mwt29" typeof="mw:ExpandedAttrs" data-mw="{&quot;attribs&quot;:[[{&quot;txt&quot;:&quot;title&quot;},{&quot;html&quot;:&quot;<span typeof=\&quot;mw:Nowiki\&quot; data-parsoid=\&quot;{}\&quot;>married</span>&quot;}]]}">m.</abbr><span>&nbsp;</span><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip  ">1784</span><span>;</span><span> </span>died<span>&nbsp;</span><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip  ">1785</span><span>)</span><wbr><span>​</span></div></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Issue</th><td class="infobox-data"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/en/Duchess_Charlotte_Georgine_of_Mecklenburg-Strelitz" title="Duchess Charlotte Georgine of Mecklenburg-Strelitz" class="wl">Charlotte Georgine, Duchess of Saxe-Hildburghausen</a></li><li>Duchess Caroline Auguste</li><li>Duke Georg Carl</li><li><a href="/en/Duchess_Therese_of_Mecklenburg-Strelitz" title="Duchess Therese of Mecklenburg-Strelitz" class="wl">Therese, Princess of Thurn and Taxis</a></li><li>Duke Friedrich Georg</li><li><a href="/en/Louise_of_Mecklenburg-Strelitz" title="Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz" class="wl">Louise, Queen of Prussia</a></li><li><a href="/en/Frederica_of_Mecklenburg-Strelitz" title="Frederica of Mecklenburg-Strelitz" class="wl">Frederica, Queen of Hanover</a></li><li><a href="/en/George,_Grand_Duke_of_Mecklenburg-Strelitz" title="George, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz" class="wl">George, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz</a></li><li>Duke Friedrich Karl</li><li>Duchess Auguste Albertine</li><li><a href="/en/Duke_Charles_of_Mecklenburg" title="Duke Charles of Mecklenburg" class="wl">Duke Charles</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><table class="infobox" style="border-collapse:collapse; border-spacing:0px; border:none; width:100%; margin:0px; font-size:100%; clear:none; float:none"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="text-align:left">Names</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data nickname" style="text-align:left; padding-left:0.7em;">Charles Louis Frederick</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/en/Dynasty" title="Dynasty" class="wl">House</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/en/House_of_Mecklenburg-Strelitz" title="House of Mecklenburg-Strelitz" class="mw-redirect wl">Mecklenburg-Strelitz</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Father</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/en/Duke_Charles_Louis_Frederick_of_Mecklenburg" title="Duke Charles Louis Frederick of Mecklenburg" class="wl">Duke Charles Louis Frederick of Mecklenburg</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Mother</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/en/Princess_Elisabeth_Albertine_of_Saxe-Hildburghausen" title="Princess Elisabeth Albertine of Saxe-Hildburghausen" class="wl">Princess Elisabeth Albertine of Saxe-Hildburghausen</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Religion</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/en/Lutheranism" title="Lutheranism" class="wl">Lutheranism</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <footer class='mobile-collapse-footer mobile-collapse-btn'><b>Close</b> <span class='arrow'>▲</span></footer></div>


Charles II was ruler of the state of Mecklenburg-Strelitz from 1794 until his death. Originally ruling as duke, he was raised to the rank of grand duke in 1815. Prior to succeeding to the throne, he served as Governor of Hanover from 1776 to 1786. 