Christiane lived in Neustrelitz with her unmarried brother Adolphus Frederick IV and represented him on some occasions. She met Thomas Nugent there in 1767. Remaining in Neustrelitz, in her later life Christiane became a canoness of Herford Abbey. On 13 January 1766 she was made a Dame, 1st Class of the Order of St Catherine. The almond eyes seen in her portraits may indicate that she had a disease of the thyroid, possibly Graves' disease, which causes the eyeballs to expand.[3] Adolphus Frederick died in June 1794 and was buried in the royal crypt at Mirow; Christiane followed on 31 August 1794. Fritz Reuter portrayed her as Prinzess Christel or Christel-Swester in his Dörchläuchting (1866).
^Genealogie ascendante jusqu'au quatrieme degre inclusivement de tous les Rois et Princes de maisons souveraines de l'Europe actuellement vivans [Genealogy up to the fourth degree inclusive of all the Kings and Princes of sovereign houses of Europe currently living] (in French). Bourdeaux: Frederic Guillaume Birnstiel. 1768. p. 84.
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Grete Grewolls: Wer war wer in Mecklenburg und Vorpommern. Das Personenlexikon. Hinstorff Verlag, Rostock 2011, ISBN978-3-356-01301-6, p. 1770.
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Duchess Christiane Sophie Albertine of Mecklenburg Strelitz a 6 December 1735 31 August 1794 was a granddaughter of Duke Adolphus Frederick II She was the eldest sister of Charlotte Queen of Great Britain Adolphus Frederick IV Duke of Mecklenburg Strelitz and Charles II Grand Duke of Mecklenburg Strelitz Duchess Christiane of MecklenburgChristiane in 1767 by Daniel Woge wearing the Order of Saint Catherine Royal Collection Born6 December 1735Unteres Schloss Mirow Duchy of Mecklenburg Strelitz Holy Roman EmpireDied31 August 1794 aged 58 Neustrelitz Duchy of Mecklenburg Strelitz Holy Roman EmpireNamesEnglish Christiana Sophia Albertina German Christiane Sophie AlbertineHouseMecklenburg StrelitzFatherDuke Charles Louis Frederick of MecklenburgMotherPrincess Elisabeth Albertine of Saxe HildburghausenReligionProtestant Contents 1 Early life 2 Biography 3 Ancestry 4 Notes 5 References 6 Bibliography 7 External linksEarly life editChristiane Sophie Albertine was born at Unteres Schloss in Mirow in the small duchy of Mecklenburg Strelitz part of the Holy Roman Empire as the eldest child of Duke Charles Louis Frederick of Mecklenburg and his wife Princess Elisabeth Albertine of Saxe Hildburghausen 1 Biography edit nbsp Christiane with her brothers Ernest Gottlob left and Adolphus Frederick 1766 Christiane and her sister received a comprehensive education in Mirow including Latin Greek and French and tutors such as Friderike Elisabeth von Grabow and Gottlob Burchard Genzmer Her youngest sister Charlotte married George III of the United Kingdom whilst two of her brothers Adolphus and Charles were regents of Mecklenburg Strelitz During his Grand Tour through Europe in 1761 she met John Ker 3rd Duke of Roxburghe but as her younger sister Charlotte was already married to George III protocol forbade them from marrying and ultimately both Christiane and Ker never married 2 Christiane lived in Neustrelitz with her unmarried brother Adolphus Frederick IV and represented him on some occasions She met Thomas Nugent there in 1767 Remaining in Neustrelitz in her later life Christiane became a canoness of Herford Abbey On 13 January 1766 she was made a Dame 1st Class of the Order of St Catherine The almond eyes seen in her portraits may indicate that she had a disease of the thyroid possibly Graves disease which causes the eyeballs to expand 3 Adolphus Frederick died in June 1794 and was buried in the royal crypt at Mirow Christiane followed on 31 August 1794 Fritz Reuter portrayed her as Prinzess Christel or Christel Swester in his Dorchlauchting 1866 Ancestry editAncestors of Duchess Christiane of Mecklenburg 4 16 John VII Duke of Mecklenburg Schwerin8 Adolf Frederick I Duke of Mecklenburg Schwerin17 Princess Sophie of Holstein Gottorp4 Adolf Frederick II Duke of Mecklenburg Strelitz18 Julius Ernst Duke of Brunswick Dannenberg9 Duchess Marie Katharina of Brunswick Dannenberg19 Countess Maria of Ostfriesland2 Duke Charles Louis Frederick of Mecklenburg20 Anton Gunther I Count of Schwarzburg Sondershausen10 Christian William I Prince of Schwarzburg Sondershausen21 Countess Palatine Marie Magdalene of Zweibrucken Birkenfeld5 Princess Christiane Emilie of Schwarzburg Sondershausen22 Albert Frederick Count of Barby Muhlingen11 Countess Antonie Sibylle of Barby Muhlingen23 Countess Sophie Ursula of Oldenburg1 Duchess Christiane of Mecklenburg24 Ernest I Duke of Saxe Gotha12 Ernest Duke of Saxe Hildburghausen25 Princess Elisabeth Sophie of Saxe Altenburg6 Ernest Frederick I Duke of Saxe Hildburghausen26 Prince Georg Friedrich of Waldeck13 Countess Sophie of Waldeck27 Countess Elisabeth Charlotte of Nassau Siegen3 Princess Elisabeth Albertine of Saxe Hildburghausen28 George Albert I Count of Erbach Schonberg14 George Louis I Count of Erbach Erbach29 Countess Elisabeth Dorothea of Hohenlohe Waldenburg Schillingsfurst7 Countess Sophia Albertine of Erbach Erbach30 Philip Dietrich Count of Waldeck15 Countess Amalia Katharina of Waldeck Eisenberg31 Countess Maria Magdalena of Nassau SiegenNotes edit Also Christine or Christina References edit Princess Christiana of Mecklenburg Strelitz 1735 1794 Ker John 3rd Duke of Roxburghe in Dictionary of National Biography Volume 31 New York 1892 p 51 http www truten ru books pdf 7 5 pdf Kavalery ordena Svyatoj Ekateriny PDF 70 kB Genealogie ascendante jusqu au quatrieme degre inclusivement de tous les Rois et Princes de maisons souveraines de l Europe actuellement vivans Genealogy up to the fourth degree inclusive of all the Kings and Princes of sovereign houses of Europe currently living in French Bourdeaux Frederic Guillaume Birnstiel 1768 p 84 Bibliography editGrete Grewolls Wer war wer in Mecklenburg und Vorpommern Das Personenlexikon Hinstorff Verlag Rostock 2011 ISBN 978 3 356 01301 6 p 1770 External links edithttp www landesbibliographie mv de REL PPN 521517591 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Duchess Christiane of Mecklenburg amp oldid 1157356832, wikipedia, 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