Frederick Francis III, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin

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Frederick Francis III
Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
1851 Friedrich Franz.JPG
Reign 15 April 1883 – 10 April 1897
Predecessor Frederick Francis II
Successor Frederick Francis IV
Born 19 March 1851 (1851-03-19)
Ludwigslust
Died 10 April 1897 (1897-04-11) (aged 46)
Cannes
Spouse Anastasia Mikhailovna of Russia
Issue Alexandrine, Queen of Denmark
Frederick Francis IV
Cecilie, German Crown Princess
House House of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Father Frederick Francis II
Mother Princess Augusta of Reuss-Köstritz
Religion Lutheranism

Friedrich Franz III (19 March 1851 – 10 April 1897) was the penultimate Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin.

Biography

He was born in Schloss Ludwigslust the son of Friedrich Franz II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, and his first wife Princess Augusta of Reuss-Köstritz. He succeeded his father as Grand Duke on 15 April 1883.

From an early age Friedrich Franz suffered from asthma and severe breathing difficulties. He could not live in the north of Europe and lived instead on the shores of the Mediterranean, where the mild climate agreed with him. His homosexuality was an open secret.[1]

Friedrich Franz's death in Cannes on 10 April 1897 is shrouded in mystery, as he was originally reported to have committed suicide by throwing himself off a parapet of a bridge.[2] According to the official account of his death, however, he was in his garden when he experienced breathing difficulties and staggered around before falling over a low wall.[3] He was succeeded by his son Friedrich Franz IV, who would be the last Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin.

Marriage and children

Friedrich Franz married Grand Duchess Anastasia Mikhailovna of Russia in Saint Petersburg on 24 January 1879. They had three children:

Ancestry

Family of Frederick Francis III, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 16. Frederick Francis I, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 8. Friedrich Ludwig, Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 17. Princess Louise of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 4. Paul Frederick, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 18. Paul I of Russia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 9. Grand Duchess Elena Pavlovna of Russia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 19. Sophie Dorothea of Württemberg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 2. Frederick Francis II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 20. Frederick William II of Prussia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 10. Frederick William III of Prussia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 21. Frederika Louisa of Hesse-Darmstadt
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 5. Princess Alexandrine of Prussia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 22. Charles II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 11. Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 23. Friederike Caroline Luise of Hesse-Darmstadt
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1. Frederick Francis III, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 24. Count Heinrich IX Reuss of Köstritz
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 12. Prince Heinrich XLIV Reuss of Köstritz
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 25. Countess Amalie Esperance of Wartensleben-Flodroff
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 6. Prince Heinrich LXIII Reuss of Köstritz
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 26. Baron Friedrich Christian of Geuder genannt Rabensteiner
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 13. Baroness Wilhelmine of Geuder genannt Rabensteiner
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 27. Johanna Wilhelmine von Bredow
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 3. Princess Augusta Reuss of Köstritz
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 28. Count Christian Friedrich of Stolberg-Wernigerode
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 14. Count Heinrich of Stolberg-Wernigerode
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 29. Countess Auguste Eleonore of Stolberg-Stolberg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 7. Countess Eleonore of Stolberg-Wernigerode
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 30. Prince Otto Karl Friedrich of Schonburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 15. Princess Jenny of Schonburg-Waldenburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 31. Countess Henriette Eleonore Elisabeth Reuss of Köstritz
 
 
 
 
 
 

Literature

  • Bernd-Ulrich Hergemöller, Mann für Mann, pages 253
  • Hans von Tresckow, Von Fürsten und anderen Sterblichen, Erinnerungen eines Kriminalkommisars, 1922, Berlin, page 89


References

  1. ↑ Bernd-Ulrich Hergemöller, Mann für Mann, pages 253
  2. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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External links

Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons


Frederick Francis III, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Cadet branch of the House of Mecklenburg
Born: 19 March 1851 Died: 10 April 1897
Regnal titles
Preceded by Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
1883–1897		 Succeeded by
Friedrich Franz IV
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