Duke Charles Michael of Mecklenburg (17 June 1863-6 December 1934) was a member of the House of Mecklenburg. June 17 is the 168th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (169th in leap years), with 197 days remaining. ... Year 1863 (MDCCCLXIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... December 6 is the 340th day (341st on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Grand Ducal House of Mecklenburg, the more common name for the House of Nikloting, was a North German dynasty that ruled until 1918. ...

He was born in Oranienbaum, Russia a grandson of Grand Duke Georg of Mecklenburg-Strelitz via his second son Duke Georg of Mecklenburg (1824-1876) and his wife Grand Duchess Catherine Mihailovna of Russia (1827-1894), a granddaughter of Emperor Paul I of Russia. Oranienbaum (Russian: ) is a Russian royal residence, located on the Bay of Finland west of St. ... Paul I of Russia by Vladimir Borovikovsky Paul I of Russia (Russian: ; Pavel Petrovich) (October 1, 1754-March 23, 1801) was the Emperor of Russia between 1796 and 1801. ...

On the 24 June 1914 a few days after the death of Grand Duke Adolf Friedrich V, Charles Michael wrote to the new Grand Duke Adolf Friedrich VI informing him of his wish to renounce his writes to the Grand Duchy due to wanting to settle permanently in Russia. Adolf Friedrich VI granted permission for Charles Michael to become naturalised Russian subject, but requested he should defer his renunciation until the issue arose, which Charles Michael agreed to. Following the suicide of Grand Duke Adolf Friedrich VI on the 23 February 1918 this left Charles Michael as the only agnate left in the Mecklenburg-Strelitz branch, but as he was a Russian subject, and a serving officer in the Russian army his accession to Grand Duchy was inconceivable due to the first world war. Grand Duke Friedrich Franz IV of Mecklenburg-Schwerin was appointed to take over the administration of Mecklenburg-Strelitz until the succession issue was resolved. Charles Michael confirmed his desire to renounce his rights to Mecklenburg-Strelitz in a letter dated 10 August 1918, but the letter did not reach Friedrich Franz IV until January 1919 after the fall of the German monarchies. June 24 is the 175th day of the year (176th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 190 days remaining. ... 1914 (MCMXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Adolf Friedrich V, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz Adolf Friedrich V, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (22 July 1848-11 June 1914) was a Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. ... February 23 is the 54th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... Patrilineality (a. ... Mecklenburg-Strelitz was a duchy in northern Germany, roughly consisting of the present day district of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (the historical Stargarder Land), bordering areas of modern-day Brandenburg with the town of Fürstenberg and the area around Ratzeburg in modern Schleswig-Holstein. ... Ypres, 1917, in the vicinity of the Battle of Passchendaele. ... August 10 is the 222nd day of the year (223rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... January is the first month of the year and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... Year 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar). ...

Charles Michael adopted his nephew Georg, Count of Carlow in 1928 who was the morganatic son of his brother Duke George Alexander of Mecklenburg (1859-1909). Charles Michael died unmarried in Remplin, Germany on the 6 December 1934. Duke Georg of Mecklenburg, Count of Carlow (5 October 1899-6 July 1962) was the morganatic born son of Duke George Alexander of Mecklenburg (1859-1909) and his wife Natalia Vanljarskaya, Countess of Carlow (1858-1921). ... Year 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar). ... A morganatic marriage is a type of marriage which can be contracted in certain countries, usually between persons of unequal social rank (unebenbürtig in German), which prevents the passage of the husbands titles and privileges to the wife and any children born of the marriage. ... December 6 is the 340th day (341st on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ...

External links

• House Laws of Mecklenburg
• Online Gotha