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Frederick Francis I (10 December 1756 – 1 February 1837) ruled over the German state of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, first as duke (1785–1815), and then as grand duke (1815–1837).
Frederick Francis I ruled over the German state of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, first as duke (1785–1815), and then as grand duke (1815–1837).
- A Planned Community
- A Strategic Location
- Fort and First Residents
- Spanish Threat
To honor Frederick Louis, prince of Wales, Georgia’s Board of Trusteesdetermined upon a name for the new town in the fledgling province on September 26, 1735. Because there was already a Fort Frederick on Port Royal, South Carolina, the name was feminized. The old town at Frederica was laid out in an orderly fashion. It featured two wards divided b...
Despite the smaller forts and batteries located to the south and west, the town’s citadel and the heart of the frontier defense system was Fort Frederica. In his Journal, John Percival (the earl of Egmont) remarked that the “bay within was very secure for shipping” and the southern mouth of the Altamaha River “land lock’d from the Winds.” Oglethorp...
Accompanied by thirty men, Oglethorpe returned to this setting by February 18, 1736. He traced out a fort with four bastions and “dug enough of the ditch and raised enough of the Rampart for a sample for the Men to work upon.” Grass was cut into turf from the Indian old field and used in sodding the fort. By September 1738 Oglethorpe’s regiment con...
After an unsuccessful siege of St. Augustine by Georgia soldiers in 1740 during the War of Jenkins’ Ear, Spanish forces launched a retaliatory invasion of Fort Frederica in midsummer 1742. Oglethorpe was outgunned and outmanned but not outmaneuvered. Over a two-week period he and his men engaged the invading Spanish forces in a skirmish at Gulley H...
Aug 9, 2022 · Genealogy for Friedrich Franz I von Mecklenburg (Mecklenburg), Großherzog von Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1756 - 1837) family tree on Geni, with over 250 million profiles of ancestors and living relatives.
- December 10, 1756
German Grand Duke. Friedrich Franz Friedrich Franz I Großherzog von Mecklenburg Mecklenburg-Schwerin (10 Dec 1756 - 1 Feb 1837)
Frederick Francis I (10 December 1756 – 1 February 1837) ruled over the German state of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, first as duke (1785–1815), and then as grand duke (1815–1837). Read more on Wikipedia
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Numista › Rulers. Frederick Francis I, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. House of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. German Grand Duke. Also known as Friedrich Franz I. Born on 10 December 1756 in Schwerin. Died on 1 February 1837 in Ludwigslust. See also: Wikipedia , Wikidata (Q58025) » See 29 coins.
