Christian Ludwig II, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin

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Christian Ludwig II
Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Christian Ludwig II, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin by
Predecessor	Karl Leopold
Successor	Frederick II
Born	(1683-05-15)15 May 1683 Grabow
Died	30 May 1756(1756-05-30) (aged 73) Schwerin
Burial	Schelf Church
Spouse	Gustave Caroline of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
Issue	Friedrich II, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin Duchess Ulrike Sofie Duke Louis Duchess Luise Duchess Amalie
House	Mecklenburg
Father	Frederick, Duke of Mecklenburg-Grabow
Mother	Christine Wilhelmine of Hesse-Homburg

Christian Ludwig II of Mecklenburg (15 May 1683 – 30 May 1756) was the Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin from 1747 to 1756. He was the son of Frederick, Duke of Mecklenburg-Grabow, and Landravine Christine Wilhelmine of Hesse-Homburg.

In 1714, he married Duchess Gustave Caroline of Mecklenburg-Strelitz and had five children:

• Frederick II, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1717–1785); married Duchess Louise Frederica of Württemberg (1722–1791)
• Ulrike Sofie (1723–1813) Abbess of the Rühn monastery
• Louis (1725–1778); married Charlotte Sophie of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (1731–1810); they were the parents of Friedrich Franz I, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
• Luise (1730)
• Amalie (1732–1775) Canon of Herford

His household employed Johann Gottfried Müthel as an organist and cembalist, and Konrad Ekhof as a comedian.

Mecklenburg-Schwerin coat of arms

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