Free State of Mecklenburg-Schwerin

The Free State of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (German: Freistaat Mecklenburg-Schwerin) was a state in the Weimar Republic that was established in 1918 following the abdication of the Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin following the German Revolution. In 1933, after the onset of Nazi rule, it was united with the smaller neighbouring state of Mecklenburg-Strelitz to form the united state of Mecklenburg on December 31, 1933.

Free State of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Freistaat Mecklenburg-Schwerin
State of Germany
1918–1933
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The Free State of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (red) within the Weimar Republic
CapitalSchwerin
Population 
 1925
674411
  TypeRepublic
Historical eraInterwar period
 Established
1918
 Disestablished
1933
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

Rulers of Mecklenburg-Schwerin

President of the State Ministry

  • Hugo Wendorff (DDP) 1918–1919

Minister-Presidents

  • Hugo Wendorff (DDP) 1919–1920
  • Hermann Reincke-Bloch (DVP) 1920–1921
  • Johannes Stelling (SPD) 1921–1924
  • Joachim Freiherr von Brandenstein (DNVP) 1924–1926
  • Paul Schröder (SPD) 1926–1929
  • Karl Eschenburg (Consortium of National Mecklenburgers) 1929–1932
  • Walter Granzow (NSDAP) 1932–1933
  • Hans Egon Engell (NSDAP) 1933
  • Friedrich Hildebrandt (Reichsstatthalter) (NSDAP) 1933

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