Frederick Francis I

Frederick Francis I
Fredrick Francis I, wearing the Star and Sasch of the Prussian Order of the Black Eagle and the Order of the Red Eagle, by Rudolph Suhrlandt, 1817
Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Reign14 June 1815 – 1 February 1837
PredecessorHimself as Duke
SuccessorPaul Frederick
Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Reign21 April 1785 – 14 June 1815
PredecessorFrederick II
SuccessorHimself as Grand Duke
Born(1756-12-10)10 December 1756
Schwerin, Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Died1 February 1837(1837-02-01) (aged 80)
Ludwigslust, Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Burial
Spouse
(m. 1775; died 1808)
Issue
Among others
Frederick Louis, Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Louise Charlotte, Hereditary Princess of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg
Duke Gustav Wilhelm
Charlotte Frederica, Hereditary Princess of Denmark
HouseMecklenburg-Schwerin
FatherDuke Louis of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
MotherPrincess Charlotte Sophie of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld
ReligionLutheranism

Frederick Francis I (10 December 1756 – 1 February 1837) ruled over the German state of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, first as Duke from 1785 to 1815, and then as Grand Duke from 1815 until his death in 1837.