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Frederick II, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin

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Travels through Germany: containing observations on customs, manners, religion, government, commerce, arts, and antiquities; with a particular account of the Courts of Mecklenburg in a series of letters to a
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Frederick, was a supporter of Pietism. He encouraged the school system, promoted the textile manufacturing and abolished torture. In 1764 he moved his residence from Schwerin to
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After the death of his father in 1756, Frederick assumed the government of the Duchy. Shortly after his accession the country was involved in the
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had great influence on the intellectual and spiritual development of Frederick, essentially in instilling the beliefs of
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Het Groothertogelijk Huis Mecklenburg, Bergen-op-Zoom, 1901–1902, Juten, W. J. F., Reference: 106
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13. Duchess Marie Katharina of Brunswick-Dannenberg (= 9)
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Ancestors of Frederick II, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
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At his death, the dukedom was inherited by his nephew
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Adolphus Frederick II, Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
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Georg David Matthieu
Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Christian Ludwig II
Friedrich Franz I
Schwerin
Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Ludwigslust
Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Duchess Louise Frederica of Württemberg
German
House
House of Mecklenburg
Christian Ludwig II, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Duchess Gustave Caroline of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
German
Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Schwerin
Christian Ludwig II, Duke of Mecklenburg
Duchess Gustave Caroline of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
Duchess Augusta of Mecklenburg-Güstrow
Pietism
Seven Years' War

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