Duke Georg Alexander of Mecklenburg Strelitz
Duke Georg Alexander of MecklenburgStrelitz was the eldest son of Duke Georg August of MecklenburgStrelitz and of Grand Duchess Catherine Mikhailovna of Russia. He was a greatgrandson of Emperor Paul and a cousin of Emperor Alexander III of Russia. Although he was a German prince of the House of MecklenburgStrelitz, he was raised in Imperial Russia, where he lived all his life.
Georg Alexander Michael Friedrich Wilhelm Franz Carl of MecklenburgStrelitz was born onJune 1601601859 at Remplin, a family estate acquired by his parents in Mecklenburg shortly before his birth. His father, Duke Georg August of Mecklenburg , was the second son of Grand Duke Georg of MecklenburgStrelitz. His mother, Grand Duchess Catherine Mikhailovna of Russia, was a granddaughter of Emperor Paul I of Russia. Although Duke Georg Alexander was, by birth, a German prince of the house of MecklenburgStrelitz, his father had settled in Russia within his wifes family. Georg and his siblings were raised in Russia, but kept the Lutheran religion of his paternal ancestors. He was known in Russia as George Georgievich jr, to distinguish him from his father who had the same name and patronymic.
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