Mecklenburg-Strelitz

Mecklenburg-Strelitz was a duchy in northern Germany, roughly consisting of the present day district of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (the historical Stargarder Land), bordering areas of modern-day Brandenburg with the town of Fürstenberg and the area around Ratzeburg in modern Schleswig-Holstein. It was established in 1701, roughly on the territory of the former duchy of Mecklenburg-Güstrow. The capital was Neustrelitz. In 1808, the duchy joined the Confederation of the Rhine. The Congress of Vienna recognized it as a grand duchy and member of the German Confederation. Mecklenburg-Strelitz sided with Prussia in the Seven Weeks' War, joined the North German Confederation in 1867, and became a part of the German Empire in 1871. In 1933 it was united with the neighbouring state of Mecklenburg-Schwerin to form the state of Mecklenburg (today part of the Bundesland Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania).

Dukes of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, 1658-1815

• Adolf Friedrich II 1658-1708
• Adolf Friedrich III 1708-1752
• Adolf Friedrich IV 1752-1794
• Karl 1794-1815