About Christian Ludwig II, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Christian Ludwig II of Mecklenburg (15 May 1683 – 30 May 1756) was the Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin from 1747 to 1756.
He was the son of Frederick, Duke of Mecklenburg-Grabow, and Landravine Christine Wilhelmine of Hesse-Homburg.
In 1714, he married Duchess Gustave Caroline of Mecklenburg-Strelitz and had five children:
Frederick II, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1717–1785); married Duchess Louise Frederica of Württemberg (1722–1791)
Ulrike Sofie (1723–1813)
Louis (1725–1778); married Charlotte Sophie of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (1731–1810); they were the parents of Friedrich Franz I, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Luise (1730)
Amalie (1732–1775)His household employed Johann Gottfried Müthel as an organist and cembalist, and Konrad Ekhof as a comedian.