Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
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For other uses, see Mecklenburg-Schwerin (disambiguation).
The Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (German: Großherzogtum Mecklenburg-Schwerin) was a territory in Northern Germany held by the House of Mecklenburg residing at Schwerin. It was a sovereign member state of the German Confederation and became a federated state of the North German Confederation and finally of the German Empire in 1871.
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Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin | |||||||||
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1815–1918 | |||||||||
Motto: sic itur ad astra thus one journeys to the stars | |||||||||
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Capital | Schwerin 53°38′0″N 11°25′0″E | ||||||||
Common languages | German, Low German | ||||||||
Religion | Evangelical Lutheran State Church of Mecklenburg-Schwerin | ||||||||
Government | Constitutional monarchy | ||||||||
Grand Duke | |||||||||
• 1815–1837 | Frederick Francis I | ||||||||
• 1837–1842 | Paul Frederick | ||||||||
• 1842–1883 | Frederick Francis II | ||||||||
• 1883–1897 | Frederick Francis III | ||||||||
• 1897–1918 | Frederick Francis IV | ||||||||
History | |||||||||
14 June 1815 | |||||||||
14 November 1918 | |||||||||
Currency | Mecklenburg thaler (to 1857) Vereinsthaler (to 1857–73) German gold mark (1873–1918) | ||||||||
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Today part of | Germany |
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