Figure 1.--The children here are Friedrich Franz of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, his brother Christian Ludwig born 1912. They are with their cousins Ernst August of Hannover (their father was Duke of Brunswick) and his brother Georg.

The royal couple had four children. The Grand Duchess liked to dress the boys alike, especilly in sailor suits. Their first son was Friedrich Franz V, Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1910- ). Friedrich Franz IV's other four children were: Christian Ludwig, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1912- ), Thyra, Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1919- ), Anastasia, Princess Friedrich Ferdinand of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Gl�cksburg (1922- ). She married on September 1, 1943, at Wiligrad.

Children's Clothing

The royal couple had four children. As younger boys the children wore tunic suits with knee-length pants. The Grand Duchess liked to dress the boys alike, especilly in sailor suits.

The Children

Friedrich Franz V (1910- )

Their first son was Friedrich Franz V, Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1910- ). Family portraits show him weaing tunic suits with kneepant as a younger boy. He married unequally on June 11, 1941 during World War II to Karin Elisabeth, n�e von Schaper (1920- ) at Wiligrad. Friedrich Franz V succeeded as head of the dynasty on November 17, 1945 upon the death of his father, Grand Duke Friedrich Franz IV.. He was the head of the family, but as the dynaty had been deposed at the end of World War I, however, he never asceded to the throne.

Christian Ludwig (1912- )

Christian Ludwig, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1912- )

Thyra (1919)

Thyra, Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1919- ),

Anastasia (1922)

Anastasia, Princess Friedrich Ferdinand of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Gl�cksburg (1922- ). She married on September 1, 1943, at Wiligrad.

Created: April 29, 2004
Last updated: April 29, 2004