Duke Carl Gregor of Mecklenburg

Carl Gregor Herzog zu Mecklenburg (14 March 1933 – 23 July 2018) was a German historian of music and art. He served as director of the Museum of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Rottenburg-Stuttgart for a period of 18 years, and was noted for his books on music and art. He was a member of the former Mecklenburg ducal family.

Early life and education Herzog zu Mecklenburg was born on 14 March 1933 in Remplin, Mecklenburg, in the northeast of Germany. Although he was born on the former grand ducal estate, his relative Frederick Francis IV abdicated from rule in 1918 upon the defeat of the German Empire in World War I.

Career After completing his PhD, Herzog zu Mecklenburg worked as an assistant in the department of art history at the University of Stuttgart. They had a religious ceremony on 23 April 1966 in the Chapel at Burg Hohenzollern.

Herzog zu Mecklenburg died on 24 July 2018 at the age of 85, in his home at the Villa Silberburg in Hechingen.

Selected books

Ancestry