Ludwig, Hereditary Prince of Mecklenburg-Schwerin

Ludwig of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Hereditary Prince of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Portrait by Georg David Matthieu
Born	(1725-08-06)6 August 1725 Grabow, Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Died	12 September 1778(1778-09-12) (aged 53) Schwerin, Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Burial	Schelf Church
Spouse	Princess Charlotte Sophie of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld ​ ​ (m. 1755)​
Issue	Frederick Francis I, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin Sophia Frederica, Hereditary Princess of Denmark and Norway
House	Mecklenburg
Father	Christian Ludwig II, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Mother	Duchess Gustave Caroline of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

Ludwig, Hereditary Prince of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (German: Ludwig zu Mecklenburg; 6 August 1725 – 12 September 1778) was heir to the Dukedom of Mecklenburg-Schwerin for twenty-two years from 1756 to his death in 1778. He was also the father of the first Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Frederick Francis I.