Grand Duke Borwin of Mecklenburg - Revision history

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	'''~~General~~'''		'''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==		==Life==
	~~TBA~~		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==		==Marriage and Issue==
	~~TBA~~		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'''.

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			\|[[Princess Olga of Mecklenburg\|Queen Olga of the Netherlands]]
			\|13 October 1988
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			\|[[Casimir, King of the Netherlands]] (m. 2011); has issue
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			\|[[File:Mecklenburg_James.jpg\|frameless\|150x150px]]
			\|[[James, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg\|James]]
			\|1 July 1990
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	\|		\|[[Marie Mathilde von Lerchenfeld]] (m. 2014); has issue
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			\|[[File:Mecklenburg Alexander.png\|frameless\|150x150px]]
			\|[[Prince Alexander of Mecklenburg\|Prince Alexander]]
			\|July 1991
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	\|		\|[[Princess Antonia of Saxe-Gessaphe]] (m. 2019)
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			\|[[File:Mecklenburg Michael.png\|frameless\|150x150px]]
			\|[[Prince Michael of Mecklenburg\|Prince Michael]]
			\|30 January 1994
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	\|		\|Unmarried and without issue
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|'''Titles'''
|Grand Duke of [[Mecklenburg]]
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|'''Reign'''
|26 January 1996 - 31 July 2001
''as Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz'' 
31 July 2001 - 18 July 2024 
''as Grand Duke of Mecklenburg''
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|'''Coronation'''
|7 July 1996
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|'''Predecessor'''
|[[Grand Duke George Alexander of Mecklenburg-Strelitz|George Alexander]]
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|'''Successor'''
|[[James, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg|James]]
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! colspan="2" |Biographical Information
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|'''Born'''
|10 June 1956

Neustrelitz, Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Germany
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|'''Died'''
|18 July 2024 (aged 68)
Balmoral, Scotland, United Kingdom
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|'''Spouse'''
|[[Princess Helena of the United Kingdom]]
(m. 1986; d. 2024)
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|'''Issue'''
|[[Princess Olga of Mecklenburg|Queen Olga of the Netherlands]]
[[James, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg|James]] 
[[Prince Alexander of Mecklenburg|Prince Alexander]] 
[[Prince Michael of Mecklenburg|Prince Michael]]
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|'''Name'''
|Georg Borwin Friedrich Franz Karl
Stephan Konrad Hubertus Maria
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|'''House'''
|Mecklenburg
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|'''Father'''
|[[Grand Duke George Alexander of Mecklenburg-Strelitz]]
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|'''Mother'''
|[[Archduchess Ilona of Austria]]
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|'''Religion'''
|Lutheran
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'''General'''

==Life==
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==Marriage and Issue==
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==Titles and Honours==

* '''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==
{| class="wikitable"
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!Parents
!Grandparents
!Great-Grandparents
!Great-Great-Grandparents
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|[[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]]
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|[[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]]
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[[Category:Mecklenburg]]
[[Category:House Mecklenburg]]
[[Category:Monarchs of Mecklenburg]]