Frederick William was a German sovereign who ruled over the state of Mecklenburg-Strelitz as grand duke from 1860 until his death.
The Grand Duke c. 1887
Princess Augusta of Cambridge was a member of the British royal family as the granddaughter of George III. She married into the Grand Ducal House of Mecklenburg-Strelitz and became Grand Duchess of Me
Frederick William, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
…succeeded by his only surviving son, Adolf Friedrich V. Friedrich Wilhelm was married on 28 June 1843 at Buckingham Palace to his first cousin, Princess Augusta of Cambridge, a member of the British royal family and a granddaughter of King George III. The two were also second cousins on their fathers' side. They had two…
The Grand Duchess c. 1887
Portrait by Franz Xaver Winterhalter, 1846