Grand Duke Borwin of Mecklenburg

From redevance
HRH The Grand Duke of Mecklenburg
Titles Grand Duke of Mecklenburg
Reign 26 January 1996 - 31 July 2001

as Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
31 July 2001 - 18 July 2024
as Grand Duke of Mecklenburg

Coronation 7 July 1996
Predecessor George Alexander
Successor James
Biographical Information
Born 10 June 1956

Neustrelitz, Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Germany

Died 18 July 2024 (aged 68)

Balmoral, Scotland, United Kingdom

Spouse Princess Helena of the United Kingdom

(m. 1986; d. 2024)

Issue Queen Olga of the Netherlands

James
Prince Alexander
Prince Michael

Name Georg Borwin Friedrich Franz Karl

Stephan Konrad Hubertus Maria

House Mecklenburg
Father Grand Duke George Alexander of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
Mother Archduchess Ilona of Austria
Religion Lutheran

Borwin, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg (born Prince Borwin of Mecklenburg-Strelitz 10 June 1956 - 18 July 2024) was Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz from 1996 to 2001, and Grand Duke of Mecklenburg from 2001 until his death in 2024.

Life[edit | edit source]

Borwin was born the fourth child and only son of Grand Duke George Alexander of Mecklenburg-Strelitz and Archduchess Ilona of Austria.

Borwin became heir apparent to the Mecklenburg-Strelitz throne upon his grandfather's death in 1963. He ascended to the throne upon his father's death in 1996. In 2001, he also became Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin and the two duchies were merged together to form the Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg.

Marriage and Issue[edit | edit source]

On 19 July 1986, Borwin married Princess Helena of the United Kingdom in Neustrelitz. Borwin and Helena had four children, Olga, James, Alexander, and Michael.  

Photo Name Birth Death Marriage
Queen Olga of the Netherlands 13 October 1988 Casimir, King of the Netherlands (m. 2011); has issue
James 1 July 1990 Marie Mathilde von Lerchenfeld (m. 2014); has issue
Prince Alexander July 1991 Princess Antonia of Saxe-Gessaphe (m. 2019)
Prince Michael 30 January 1994 Unmarried and without issue

Titles and Honours[edit | edit source]

  • 1956-1963 Prince Borwin of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
  • 1963-1996 Borwin, Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
  • 1996-2001 Borwin, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
  • 2001-present Borwin, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg

Ancestry[edit | edit source]

Parents Grandparents Great-Grandparents Great-Great-Grandparents
Grand Duke George Alexander of Mecklenburg-Strelitz Grand Duke George II of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

Irina Mikhailovna Raievskya

Prince Georg Alexander of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

Natalia, Countess of Carlow

Mikhail Nikolaievich Rayevsky

Princess Mariya Grigoryevna Gagarina

Prince Georg August of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

Grand Duchess Catherine Mikhailovna of Russia

Feodor Ardalionovich Vanlarsky

Maria Feodorovna Uvarova

Nicholas Nikolaevich Raievsky

Anna Mikhailovna Borozdina

Prince Grigory Grigorievich Gagarin

Sofya Andreevna Dashkova

Archduchess Ilona of Austria Archduke Joseph Franz of Austria

Princess Anna of Saxony

Archduke Joseph August of Austria

Princess Auguste of Bavaria

King Frederick Augustus III of Saxony

Archduchess Louise of Austria

Archduke Joseph Karl of Austria

Princess Clotilde of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

Prince Leopold of Bavaria

Archduchess Gisela of Austria

King George of Saxony

Infanta Maria Ana of Portugal

Grand Duke Ferdinand IV of Tuscany

Princess Alice of Parma