| Borwin | |||||
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 Duke Borwin in Titisee Village in November 2010 | |||||
| Head of the House of Mecklenburg-Strelitz | |||||
| Tenure | 26 January 1996 – present | ||||
| Predecessor | Duke Georg Alexander | ||||
| Head of the House of Mecklenburg | |||||
| Tenure | 31 July 2001 – present | ||||
| Heir apparent | Duke Alexander | ||||
| Born | 10 June 1956 Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany | ||||
| Spouse |
Alice Marianne Wagner
(m. 1985) | ||||
| Issue | Duchess Olga Duke Alexander Duke Michael | ||||
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| House | Mecklenburg-Strelitz | ||||
| Father | Georg Alexander, Duke of Mecklenburg | ||||
| Mother | Archduchess Ilona of Austria | ||||
Borwin, Duke of Mecklenburg[1] (German: Borwin Herzog zu Mecklenburg; given names: Georg Borwin Friedrich Franz Karl Stephan Konrad Hubertus Maria; born 10 June 1956) has been the head of the House of Mecklenburg-Strelitz since 1996 and of the entire House of Mecklenburg since 2001.[2] The death of Friedrich Franz, Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin – his godfather – the last male member of the House of Mecklenburg-Schwerin on 31 July 2001 made Strelitz the only remaining line of the House of Mecklenburg, which ruled in Mecklenburg until 1918.
Borwin, his sons, Alexander and Michael, and his grandson, Leopold, are the only known surviving legitimate male-line descendants of the medieval princely dynasty descended from Niklot of the Obotrites, which has included Albert, King of Sweden.
- ^ MecklenburgInhaberHinterzarten, Borwin H. zu MecklenburgHerzog zu. "Borwin H zu Mecklenburg - Inhaber - Herzog zu Mecklenburg". XING.
- ^ Burke's Royal families of the World, I Europe & Latin America ISBN 0 85011 023 8 pp. 237-239