Borwin, Duke of Mecklenburg

Borwin
Duke Borwin in Titisee Village in November 2010
Head of the House of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
Tenure26 January 1996 – present
PredecessorDuke Georg Alexander
Head of the House of Mecklenburg
Tenure31 July 2001 – present
Heir apparentDuke Alexander
Born (1956-06-10) 10 June 1956 (age 68)
Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany
Spouse
Alice Marianne Wagner
(m. 1985)
IssueDuchess Olga
Duke Alexander
Duke Michael
Names
Georg Borwin Friedrich Franz Karl Stephan Konrad Hubertus Maria
HouseMecklenburg-Strelitz
FatherGeorg Alexander, Duke of Mecklenburg
MotherArchduchess 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.

  1. ^ MecklenburgInhaberHinterzarten, Borwin H. zu MecklenburgHerzog zu. "Borwin H zu Mecklenburg - Inhaber - Herzog zu Mecklenburg". XING.
  2. ^ Burke's Royal families of the World, I Europe & Latin America ISBN 0 85011 023 8 pp. 237-239