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Johann was the son of John Albert I, Duke of Mecklenburg -Güstrow and Schwerin (1525–1576), and his wife Duchess Anna Sophia of Prussia (1527–1591). He was eighteen years old when his father died. A regency council was appointed that ruled in his name for the next nine years. The regency handed over the actual rule of his territories to ...
John Albert I (1525 – 1576) Duke of Mecklenburg-Güstrow from 1547 to 1556, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin from 1556 to 1576. Johann VII (1558 – 1592) Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. Adolf Frederick I (1588 – 1658) Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 1592 to 1628 and 1631 to 1658. Mecklenburg principalities reunited in 1610.
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.
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John VII, Count of Harcourt (1369-1452) John VII Palaiologos (1370–1408), Byzantine Emperor for five months in 1390; John VII of Werle (c. 1375–1414) John VII, Count of Oldenburg (1540–1603) Johann V-VII, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1558–1592) John VII, Count of Nassau-Siegen (1561–1623) See also. John 7, the seventh chapter of the ...
Sophia was the eldest daughter of Duke Adolph of Holstein-Gottorp and his wife Christine of Hesse. She married on 17 February 1588 in Reinbek to Duke John VII of Mecklenburg. John was a weak ruler who was unable to rule his indebted and corrupt country. Sophia almost lived in poverty.
- 1 June 1569, Gottorf Castle
- Adolf, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp
- 14 November 1634 (aged 65), Schwerin
- Christine of Hesse
Johann VII of Mecklenburg (7 March 1558 – 22 March 1592) (sometimes called Johann V, and usually translated to John VII or John V) was a Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. Johann was the son of John Albert I, Duke of Mecklenburg -Güstrow and Schwerin (1525–1576), and his wife Duchess Anna Sophia of Prussia (1527–1591).
Johann VII of Mecklenburg (7 March 1558 – 22 March 1592) (sometimes called Johann V, and usually translated to John VII or John V) was a Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin.