Borwin Duke of Mecklenburg Royalty

Borwin, Duke of Mecklenburg (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 House of Mecklenburg since 2001. The death of 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 and his sons are the only known surviving legtimate male-line descendants of the medieval princely dynasty descended from Niklot of the Obotrites, which has included King Albert of Sweden.

Personal facts

Borwin Duke of Mecklenburg
Birth dateJune 10, 1956
Birth place
Germany , Freiburg im Breisgau
Parents
Archduchess Ilona of Austria
Georg Alexander Duke of Mecklenburg
TitleDuke of Mecklenburg

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Royalty

From1996
predecessor
Georg Alexander Duke of Mecklenburg

Borwin Duke of Mecklenburg on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.mecklenburg-strelitz.org/index.php
  2. http://www.ritterorden-greif.de