Friedrich Franz IV of Mecklenburg-Schwerin

Friedrich Franz IV of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, succeeded his father in 1897, abdicated in 1918.

Son of Friedrich Franz III Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1851-1897) and Anastasia Mikhailovna, Grand Duchess of Russia (1860-1922)

Born: Palermo, Sicily 9. Apr 1882

Married: Gmunden 7. Jun 1904 Alexandra, Princess of Hanover (1882-1963), daughter of Ernst August, Crown Prince of Hanover (1845-1923) and Thyra, Princess of Denmark (1853-1933)

Issue:

• Friedrich Franz, Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg (1910-2001) m. 1941 (div. 1967, m. 1977) Karin von Schaper (1920-2010)

• Christian Ludwig, Duke of Mecklenburg (1912-1996) m. 1954 Barbara, Princess of Prussia (1920-1994)

• Olga, Duchess of Mecklenburg (1916-1917)

• Thyra, Duchess of Mecklenburg (1919-1981)

• Anastasia, Duchess of Mecklenburg (1922-1979) m. 1943 Friedrich Ferdinand, Prince of Schleswig-Holstein (1913-1989)

Died: Flensburg, Schleswig-Holstein 17. Nov 1945

Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels, Fürsten I, Vol XVII, Starke Verlag 2004