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As part of a feudal union under German law from 1160—at first under the Saxons —Mecklenburg was granted imperial immediacy in 1348 and its princely rulers styled Dukes of Mecklenburg. [2] Despite several partitions, Mecklenburg remained an integral state until the end of the monarchy.
Adolf Frederick I (1588 – 1658) Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 1592 to 1628 and 1631 to 1658. Married firstly Anna Maria of Ostfriesland (1601 – 1634) daughter of Enno III, Count of Ostfriesland and secondly Marie Katharina of Brunswick-Dannenberg (1616–1665) daughter of Duke Julius Ernest, Duke of Brunswick-Dannenberg.
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The dukes of Mecklenburg had supported Christian IV, so the emperor deprived them of their titles, transferred their confiscated estates to Wallenstein (February 1627), and the following year made him the sole duke of Mecklenburg (January 1628). This arbitrary move caused some disquiet among all hereditary rulers.
While the origins of Mecklenburg-Strelitz go back to 1701 the House of Mecklenburg itself is one of the oldest royal houses in Europe. It is also unique among the German princely families in that it is of Slavic origins being descended from Niklot the Prince of the Obotrites. With Niklot’s death in 1160 his domains passed to his son Pribislav ...
Adolf Frederick I (15 December 1588 – 27 February 1658) was the reigning Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin from his father's death in 1592 until 1628 and again from 1631 to 1658. Between 1634 and 1648 Adolf Frederick also ruled the Prince-Bishopric of Schwerin as its administrator .
Jul 29, 2020 · As mentioned in the first post of this series, Adolf-Friedrich I ruled in Mecklenburg-Schwerin and it was his brother Johann-Albert II, who ruled as Duke of Mecklenburg-Güstrow (May 5, 1590 – April 23, 1636).
Like its predecessor, the Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, the Schwerin lands upon the incorporation of the extinct Duchy of Mecklenburg-Güstrow in 1701 comprised the larger central and western parts of the historic Mecklenburg region. The smaller southeastern part was held by the Duchy of Mecklenburg-Strelitz branch of the grand ducal house, who also ruled over the lands of the former Prince ...
