Background
He was born in Mirow to Charles Louis Frederick of Mecklenburg and his wife Princess Elizabeth Albertine of Saxe-Hildburghausen. His father was the second son of Adolphus Frederick II, Duke of Mecklenburg.
He was born in Mirow to Charles Louis Frederick of Mecklenburg and his wife Princess Elizabeth Albertine of Saxe-Hildburghausen. His father was the second son of Adolphus Frederick II, Duke of Mecklenburg.
In 1753 he studied at the University of Greifswald. In the first years after 1753, his mother Princess Elizabeth Albertine of Saxe-Hildburghausen was governing for the only 14-year-old son under the protection of King George II of Great Britain. 5 May 1738 – 5 June 1752: His Serene Highness Duke Adolphus Frederic of Mecklenburg, Prince of Mirow
5 June 1752 – 2 June 1794: His Ducal Serene Highness The Duke of Mecklenburg.
