Family
Charles was married on 5 February 1735 in Eisfeld to Princess Elizabeth Albertine of Saxe-Hildburghausen, daughter of Ernest Frederick I, Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen. She was regent to her son in 1752 and played a major part in the struggle for the throne at that time.
They had ten children, of whom six survived infancy:
- Duchess Christiane of Mecklenburg (6 December 1735 – 31 August 1794).
- Duchess Karoline of Mecklenburg (22 December 1736)
- Duke Adolf Friedrich IV of Mecklenburg (5 May 1738 – 2 June 1794); succeeded his half-uncle as reigning duke with the style Ducal Serene Highness.
- Duchess Elizabeth Christine of Mecklenburg (13 April 1739 – 9 April 1741).
- Duchess Sophie Louise of Mecklenburg (16 May 1740 – 31 January 1742).
- Duke Charles II of Mecklenburg (10 October 1741 – 6 November 1816). Father of Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz; succeeded his older brother as reigning duke with the style Ducal Serene Highness, until 28 June 1815, when Mecklenburg-Strelitz was elevated to grand ducal status, at which time Duke Charles II became Grand Duke Charles II.
- Duke Ernst Gottlob Albert of Mecklenburg (27 August 1742 – 27 January 1814)
- Duchess Charlotte of Mecklenburg (19 May 1744 – 17 November 1818). She became Queen consort to George III of the United Kingdom.
- Duke Gotthelf of Mecklenburg (29 October 1745 – 31 October 1745)
- Duke George Augustus of Mecklenburg (16 August 1748 – 14 November 1785)
Through his daughter Charlotte, Charles Louis Frederick is the ancestor of every British monarch beginning with George IV, who ascended the throne of the United Kingdom in 1820.
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