Karl Leopold, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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German noble
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Place of Birth: Grabow, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
About Karl Leopold, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
- Karl Leopold of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (26 November 1678 – 28 November 1747) was Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin from 1713 to 1747. He was the second son of Frederick, Duke of Mecklenburg-Grabow, and his wife Christine von Hessen-Homburg (1653–1722).
- He succeeded his brother Frederick William, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, in 1713. Karl Leopold married three times.
- His first wife was Sophia Hedwig of Nassau-Dietz (1690–1734), daughter of Henry Casimir II, Prince of Nassau-Dietz, and his wife Henriëtte Amalia van Anhalt-Dessau.
- They married on 27 May 1709 in Leeuwarden and divorced in 1710.
- There were no children from this marriage. His second wife was Christine von Lepel (1692–1728), daughter of Nicolaus Friedrich von Lepel and his wife Leveka von Plessen.
- They married on 7 June 1710 at Doberau and divorced on 2 October 1711.
- There were no children from this marriage, either. His third wife was the Grand Duchess Catherine Ivanovna of Russia, daughter of Tsar Ivan V of Russia and his wife Praskovia Saltykova.
- They married on 19 April 1716 in Danzig.
- There was one daughter born of this marriage, the Grand Duchess Anna Leopoldovna of Russia.
- She married Duke Anthony Ulrich of Brunswick and had 5 children.
- She served as Regent of Russia for her son Ivan VI from 1740 to 1741.
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