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Borwin, Duke of Mecklenburg

Borwin
Duke of Mecklenburg
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Duke Borwin in Titisee Village in November 2010
Head of the House of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
Tenure 26 January 1996 - present
Predecessor Duke Georg Alexander
Head of the House of Mecklenburg
Tenure 31 July 2001 - present
Heir apparent Duke Alexander
Born (1956-06-10) 10 June 1956 (age 61)
Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
Spouse Alice Wagner (m. 1985)
Issue Duchess Olga
Duke Alexander
Duke Michael
Full name
Georg Borwin Friedrich Franz Karl Stephan Konrad Hubertus Maria
House Mecklenburg-Strelitz
Father Georg Alexander, Duke of Mecklenburg
Mother Archduchess Ilona of Austria
Full name
Georg Borwin Friedrich Franz Karl Stephan Konrad Hubertus Maria
Styles of
Borwin, Duke of Mecklenburg
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Reference style His Highness
Spoken style Your Highness
Alternative style Sir

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, his sons, and his paternal uncle 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.

Duke Borwin of Mecklenburg was born in Freiburg im Breisgau the youngest child and only son of Duke Georg Alexander of Mecklenburg and his wife Archduchess Ilona of Austria (1927–2011) the daughter of Archduke Joseph Francis of Austria and Princess Anna of Saxony. He is an agnatic descendant of Grand Duke Georg of Mecklenburg-Strelitz and through his mother a descendant of King Frederick Augustus III of Saxony and Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria.


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