Background
Karin Elisabeth von Schaper was born at Breslau, Province of Lower Silesia, Weimar Republic (now Wrocław, Poland) on 31 January 1920. She was the only daughter of Doctor Walter von Schaper and Baroness Louise von Münchhausen.
Karin Elisabeth von Schaper was born at Breslau, Province of Lower Silesia, Weimar Republic (now Wrocław, Poland) on 31 January 1920. She was the only daughter of Doctor Walter von Schaper and Baroness Louise von Münchhausen.
She was the widow of Friedrich Franz, Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. 31 January 1920 – 11 June 1941: Mission Karin Elisabeth von Schaper 11 June 1941 – 22 September 1967: Her Royal Highness The Hereditary Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 22 September 1967 – 27 April 1977: Karin Elisabeth, Hereditary Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 27 April 1977 – 31 July 2001: Her Royal Highness The Hereditary Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 31 July 2001 – 26 January 2012: Her Royal Highness The Dowager Hereditary Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin.
