Duke George Augustus of Mecklenburg

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Duke George Augustus
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Born (1748-08-16)16 August 1748
Mirow
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Tyrnau
House House of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
Father Duke Charles Louis Frederick of Mecklenburg, Prince of Mirow
Mother Princess Elizabeth Albertine of Saxe-Hildburghausen

Duke George Augustus of Mecklenburg (German: Herzog Georg August zu Mecklenburg) (16 August 1748 – 14 November 1785) was a member of the House of Mecklenburg-Strelitz and a German sailor and soldier.

Early life

Duke George Augustus was born in Mirow the youngest child of Duke Charles Louis Frederick of Mecklenburg, Prince of Mirow and his wife Princess Elizabeth Albertine of Saxe-Hildburghausen.[1] His grandfather Adolf Frederick II, Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz was the founder of the House of Mecklenburg-Strelitz.

On 8 September 1761 his sister Charlotte married the King of Great Britain, George III. Following the marriage George Augustus moved to the Kingdom of Great Britain and after learning the English language volunteered to serve in the Royal Navy. He spent two years serving in the Navy before he was forced to leave due to illness brought on by the climate and life at sea.[2] During his time in Great Britain George Augustus became a Doctor of Laws.[3]

George Augustus developed a love of Britain and though a firm Protestant himself, he disapproved of the country's discrimination and intolerance of Catholics.[2]

Imperial service

After recovering from his illness George Augustus spent some time studying at the University of Leiden before being invited to enter into the service of the Queen-Empress Maria Theresa of Austria.[4] He accepted the offer and was made a Lieutenant-Colonel. He was promoted to rank of Colonel after a fellow officer complained to Empress Maria Theresa that Duke George Augustus associated with socially inferior officers and that he had forgot that he was a German prince. The Empress who was only concerned if George Augustus had forgotten that he was Lieutenant-Colonel in her service, responded by promoting him to the rank of Colonel after the complaining officer admitted he was a good officer as she was only interested that he did his duty as an officer in her service.[2]

He continued his rise up the ranks and a short while after being made a colonel he was made 'General of Horse' and was decorated with various honours. In 1780 he was promoted to the rank of Brigadier-General and was appointed inspector of two carabinier regiments. He won the praise of Austrian Field Marshal Baron Ernst Gideon von Laudon in 1782 after carrying out Army manœuvres in Prague with 50,000 infantry and cavalry soldiers.[2]

Duke George Augustus never married and died in Tyrnau in the Kingdom of Hungary at the age of 37.[1] He was buried in Mirow in 1852.

Titles and styles

  • 16 August 1748 – 14 November 1785: His Serene Highness Duke George Augustus of Mecklenburg, Prince of Mirow

Ancestry

Family of Duke George Augustus of Mecklenburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 16. John VII, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 8. Adolf Frederick I, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 17. Princess Sophie of Holstein-Gottorp
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 4. Adolf Frederick II, Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 18. Julius Ernst, Duke of Brunswick-Dannenberg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 9. Duchess Marie Katharina of Brunswick-Dannenberg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 19. Countess Maria of East Frisia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 2. Duke Charles Louis Frederick of Mecklenburg, Prince of Mirow
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 20. Anton Günther I, Count of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 10. Christian William I, Prince of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 21. Countess Palatine Marie Magdalene of Birkenfeld
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 5. Princess Christiane Emilie of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 22. Albert Frederick, Count of Barby-Mühlingen
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 11. Countess Antonie Sibylle of Barby-Mühlingen
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 23. Countess Sophie Ursula of Oldenburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1. Duke George Augustus of Mecklenburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 24. Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Gotha
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 12. Ernest, Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 25. Princess Elisabeth Sophie of Saxe-Altenburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 6. Ernest Frederick I, Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 26. Prince Georg Friedrich of Waldeck
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 13. Countess Sophie of Waldeck
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 27. Countess Elisabeth Charlotte of Nassau-Siegen
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 3. Princess Elizabeth Albertine of Saxe-Hildburghausen
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 28. George Albert, Count of Erbach-Erbach
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 14. George Louis I, Count of Erbach-Erbach
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 29. Countess Elisabeth Dorothea of Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 7. Countess Sophia Albertine of Erbach-Erbach
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 30. Philip Dietrich, Count of Waldeck
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 15. Countess Amalia Catherine of Waldeck
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 31. Countess Maria Magdalena of Nassau-Siegen
 
 
 
 
 
 

References

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