Paul Friedrich Of Mecklenburg-schwerin

The son of Hereditary Prince Friedrich Ludwig Of Mecklenburg-Schwerin and Grand Duchess Elena Pavlovna Of Russia , Paul Friedrich was educated at Geneva , Jena and Rostock , Paul Friedrich became heir-apparent to the throne of Mecklenburg-Schwerin in 1819 , upon the death of his father, the Hereditary Prince. In 1837 he succeeded his grandfather, Friedrich Franz I . His reign saw improvements in the infrastructure and judicial system of the Grand Duchy, as well as a change in the government's seat of residence from Ludwigslust to Schwerin . Paul Friedrich died in 1842 of a cold caught while rushing to a fire in his capital city.

In 1822 , Paul Friedrich had married Princess Alexandrine Of Prussia , by whom he had two sons and a daughter, including his eventual successor, Grand Duke Friedrich Franz II .

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