Editing James, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg

{| class="wikitable" style="float:right" size="500px"
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! colspan="2" |HRH The Grand Duke of Mecklenburg
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| colspan="2" |[[File:Mecklenburg_James.jpg|center|frameless]]
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|'''Titles'''
|Grand Duke of [[Mecklenburg]]
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|'''Reign'''
|18 July 2024 - present
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|'''Coronation'''
|29 March 2025
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|'''Predecessor'''
|[[Grand Duke Borwin of Mecklenburg|Borwin]]
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|'''Heir'''
|[[Edward, Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg]]
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! colspan="2" |Biographical Information
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|'''Born'''
|1 July 1990 (age 35)
Neustrelitz, Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Germany
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|'''Spouse'''
|[[Marie Mathilde von Lerchenfeld]]
(m. 2014)
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|'''Issue'''
|[[Princess Sophia of Mecklenburg|Princess Sophia]]

[[Princess Amelia of Mecklenburg|Princess Amelia]]

[[Edward, Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg|Edward, Hereditary Grand Duke]]

[[Princess Adelaide of Mecklenburg|Princess Adelaide]]

[[Prince Oscar of Mecklenburg|Prince Oscar]]

[[Prince August of Mecklenburg|Prince August]]
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|'''Name'''
|James Alexander Karl George
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|'''House'''
|Mecklenburg
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|'''Father'''
|[[Grand Duke Borwin of Mecklenburg]]
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|'''Mother'''
|[[Princess Helena of the United Kingdom]]
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|'''Religion'''
|Lutheran
|}
'''James, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg''' (born ''Prince James of Mecklenburg-Strelitz'' on 1 July 1990) is the current reigning Grand Duke of Mecklenburg. He is also a member of the British Royal Family as the nephew of '''[[James IV, King of the United Kingdom]].''' 

==Life==
James was born the second child and eldest son of '''Grand Duke Borwin of Mecklenburg''' and '''Princess Helena of the United Kingdom'''.

He became heir apparent to the Mecklenburg-Strelitz throne upon the death of his grandfather in 1996, heir to the united Mecklenburg throne upon the merger of the grand duchies in 2001. He ascended to the throne upon the death of his father in 2024.

==Marriage and Issue==
James married '''Marie Mathilde von Lerchenfeld''' in Neustrelitz on 13 April 2014. The couple has six children, '''Sophia, Amelia, Edward, Adelaide, Oscar,''' and '''August'''.
{| class="wikitable"
!Photo
!Name
!Birth
!Death
!Marriage
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|[[File:Mecklenburg Sophia.png|frameless|150x150px]]
|[[Princess Sophia of Mecklenburg|Princess Sophia]]
|1 February 2015
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|[[File:Mecklenburg Amelia.png|frameless|150x150px]]
|[[Princess Amelia of Mecklenburg|Princess Amelia]]
|1 February 2015
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|
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|[[File:Mecklenburg Oscar.png|frameless|150x150px]]
|[[Edward, Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg|Edward, Hereditary Grand Duke]]
|30 December 2018
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|[[File:Mecklenburg Adelaide.png|frameless|150x150px]]
|[[Princess Adelaide of Mecklenburg|Princess Adelaide]]
|23 June 2020
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|[[File:Mecklenburg_Edward.png|frameless|150x150px]]
|[[Prince Oscar of Mecklenburg|Prince Oscar]]
|25 September 2022
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|
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|[[File:Mecklenburg August.png|frameless|150x150px]]
|[[Prince August of Mecklenburg|Prince August]]
|21 January 2024
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|}

==Residences==
<gallery>
File:Residences Mecklenburg Neustrelitz Palace.jpg|Neustrelitz Palace; Main Residence (September-May)
File:Residences Mecklenburg Schwerin Castle.jpg|Schwerin Castle; Summer Residence (June-August)
File:Residences Bavaria Nobility Lerchenfeld Sunching Palace.JPG|Sunching Palace; Summer Residence (June-August)
</gallery>

==Titles and Honours==

* '''1990-1996'''   Prince James of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
* '''1996-2001'''   James, Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
* '''2001-2024'''   James, Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg
* '''2024-present'''   James, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg

===National Honours===
[[File:Honours_Mecklenburg_Order_of_the_Wendish_Crown.png|frameless|75x75px]] Order of the Wendish Crown (2008)

[[File:Honours_Mecklenburg_Order_of_Griffon.png|frameless|75x75px]] Order of the Griffon (2014)

===Foreign Honours===
[[File:Honours_Prussia_Order_of_the_Black_Eagle.png|frameless|75x75px]] Order of the Black Eagle (2025) (Germany)

[[File:Honours_Prussia_Order_of_the_Red_Eagle.png|frameless|75x75px]] Order of the Red Eagle (2017) (Germany)

==Ancestry==
{| class="wikitable"
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!Parents
!Grandparents
!Great-Grandparents
!Great-Great-Grandparents
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|[[Grand Duke Borwin of Mecklenburg]]
|[[Grand Duke George Alexander of Mecklenburg-Strelitz]]
[[Archduchess Ilona of Austria]]
|[[Grand Duke George II of Mecklenburg-Strelitz]]
[[Irina Mikhailovna Raievskya]]

[[Archduke Joseph Francis of Austria]]

[[Princess Anna of Saxony]]
|[[Prince Georg Alexander of Mecklenburg-Strelitz]]
[[Natalia Feodorovna Vanljarskya]]

[[Mikhail Nikolaievich Raievsky]]

[[Princess Mariya Grigoryevna Gagarina]]

[[Archduke Joseph August of Austria]]

[[Princess Auguste of Bavaria]]

[[King Frederick Augustus III of Saxony]]

[[Archduchess Louise of Austria]]
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|[[Princess Helena of the United Kingdom]]
|[[King James III of the United Kingdom]]
[[Princess Judith of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha]]
|[[King Edward VIII of the United Kingdom]]
[[Princess Maud of Fife]]

[[Duke Friedrich Josias of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha]]

[[Countess Viktoria Luise of Solms-Baruth]]
|[[King George V of the United Kingdom]]
[[Princess Mary of Teck]]

[[Duke Alexander of Fife]]

[[Louise, Princess Royal]]

[[Duke Charles Edward of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha]]

[[Princess Victoria Adelaide of Schleswig-Holstein]]

[[Count Hans of Solms-Baruth]]

[[Princess Karoline Mathilde of Schleswig-Holstein]]
|}

==Lines of Succession==
{| class="wikitable wiki-table"
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! colspan="3" |James, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg
House of Mecklenburg 

Born: 1 July 1990 
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| colspan="3" |<center>'''Lines of Succession'''</center>
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|<center>Preceded by</center>
|<center>Succession to the [[Mecklenburg]] throne</center>
|<center>Followed by</center>
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|<center><small>Incumbent</small>
'''<small>preceded by</small>'''
[[Grand Duke Borwin of Mecklenburg|'''<small>Borwin</small>''']]</center>
|<center>Incumbent</center>
|<center>[[Edward, Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg]]</center>
|}
[[Category:Mecklenburg]]
[[Category:House Mecklenburg]]
[[Category:Monarchs of Mecklenburg]]
[[Category:Monarchs]]