Duke Georg August of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

Georg August was a member of the House of Mecklenburg-Strelitz.

Life

He was born in Neustrelitz as second son of George, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz and his wife Marie, daughter of Prince Frederick of Hesse-Kassel and Princess Caroline of Nassau-Usingen. His paternal grandparents were Charles II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz and Princess Friederike of Hesse-Darmstadt.
His sister Caroline Mariane married Frederick VII of Denmark. On 1860 his elder brother Frederick William succeeded their father as Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz.
George August died on 20 June 1876 in St. Petersburg, at the age of 52. The line of his son George soon died out; since his first son had married morganatically, his second son Charles Michael became titular grand duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz.

Nikolaus.
Duchess Helene of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, married Prince Albert of Saxe-Altenburg.
Duke Georg Alexander of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, he was Major General, Commander of the Life Guard Dragoon Regiment in the Russian army and a music lover, a skillful cellist and composer.
Maria-Frederica.
Charles Michael, Duke of Mecklenburg, titular grand duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz.

Mecklenburg: Grand Cross of the House Order of the Wendish Crown, with Crown in Ore, 15 November 1864
: Grand Cross of the Royal Guelphic Order, 1842
Electorate of Hesse: Grand Cross of the House Order of the Golden Lion, 18 December 1844
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* Knight of the Imperial Order of Saint Andrew the Apostle the First-called, July 1850; in Diamonds, February 1851
* Knight of the Imperial Order of Saint Alexander Nevsky, July 1850
* Knight of the Imperial Order of the White Eagle, July 1850
* Knight of the Imperial Order of Saint Anna, 1st Class, July 1850
* Knight of the Imperial Order of Saint Prince Vladimir, 2nd Class, August 1856; 1st Class, March 1866
Kingdom of Prussia:
* Knight of the Order of the Black Eagle, 15 August 1851
* Knight of the Order of the Red Eagle, 1st Class
: Grand Cross of the Royal Hungarian Order of Saint Stephen, 1860
: Grand Cross of the House and Merit Order of Duke Peter Friedrich Ludwig, with Golden Crown, 8 August 1860
: Knight of the Order of the Gold Lion of the House of Nassau, May 1863
: Grand Cross of the Grand Ducal Hessian Order of Ludwig, 11 September 1864
: Grand Cross of the Order of the White Falcon, 1 June 1868
: Knight of the Order of the Elephant, 1 September 1868
: Grand Cross of the Order of the Württemberg Crown, ''1872''

Mecklenburg-Strelitz – Beiträge zur Geschichte einer Region. Friedland i. Meckl.: Steffen, ²2001
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