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John (Johann) IV (before 1370–16. October 1422) 1384–1422 [Son of Magnus I, co-regent] Henry IV "the Thick" (before 1417–9 March 1477) 1422–1477 [Son of John IV], united the Werle and Stargard Mecklenburg Lines under one ruler upon their extinction. John (Johann) V (1418–1442) 1436–1442 [Son of John IV], co-regent.
John was the second son of Henry IV, Duke of Mecklenburg, and his wife Dorothea, daughter of Elector Frederick I of Brandenburg . His earliest documented official act (jointly with the father) was in 1451. In 1464 he ruled an apanage of several districts jointly with his brother Albert VI, but did not participate actively in administering them.
The House of Mecklenburg-Schwerin became extinct in the male line on 31 July 2001 with the death of Hereditary Grand Duke Frederick Francis of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, the eldest son and heir of the last grand duke, Frederick Francis IV .
Borwin, Duke of Mecklenburg [1] ( German: Borwin Herzog zu Mecklenburg; given names: Georg Borwin Friedrich Franz Karl Stephan Konrad Hubertus Maria; born 10 June 1956) has been the head of the House of Mecklenburg-Strelitz since 1996 and of the entire House of Mecklenburg since 2001. [2] The death of Friedrich Franz, Hereditary Grand Duke of ...
Apr 27, 2022 · Genealogy for Heinrich IV "der Dicke" von Mecklenburg (Mecklenburg), Herzog zu Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1417 - 1477) family tree on Geni, with over 255 million profiles of ancestors and living relatives.
May 3, 2019 · Johann IV was the only known son of Magnus I, Duke of Mecklenburg, and his wife, Elisabeth of Pomerania, and was possibly born about 1370 or perhaps a few years later. [1] .
He was the son of Henry IV, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, and Dorothea of Brandenburg, daughter of Elector Frederick I of Brandenburg. Duke Henry IV had re-united the Mecklenburg lands under his rule through his inheritance of the former Lordships of Werle and Stargard in 1436 and 1471, respectively. Near the end of his life, Henry IV devoted more and more time to hedonistic luxury, while ...
