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Gustav Adolph, Duke of Mecklenburg [-Güstrow] (26 February 1633 – 6 October 1695) was the last ruler of Mecklenburg-Güstrow from 1636 until his death and last Lutheran Administrator of the Prince-Bishopric of Ratzeburg from 1636 to 1648.
- 26 February 1633, Güstrow
- House of Mecklenburg
- 6 October 1695 (aged 62), Güstrow
- Magdalene Sibylle of Holstein-Gottorp
The House of Mecklenburg-Güstrow had assumed the administration of the former Catholic Prince-Bishopric of Ratzeburg after its conversion to Lutheranism in 1554. By the 1648 Peace of Westphalia, the diocese was finally secularised and adjudicated to the last administrator, Duke Gustav Adolph .
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Gustav Adolph, Duke of Mecklenburg was the last ruler of Mecklenburg-Güstrow from 1636 until his death and last Lutheran Administrator of the Prince-Bishopric of Ratzeburg from 1636 to 1648.
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- 1520-1621
- Partitioned Between Mecklenburg-Schwerin and Mecklenburg-Strelitz in 1701.
- 1815-1918
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John Albert II (1590 – 1636) Duke of Mecklenburg-Güstrow
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Christian Louis I (1623 – 1692) Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
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Friedrich Wilhelm I (1675- 1713) Duke of Mecklenburg
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Gustav Adolf (1633-1695), Duke of Mecklenburg-Güstrow. 1 st half of 18th century, oil on canvas
Media in category "Gustav Adolph, Duke of Mecklenburg-Güstrow". The following 7 files are in this category, out of 7 total. Gustav Adolf, 1633-1695, hertig av Mecklenburg-Güstrow. Magdalena Sibylla, 1631-1719, av Holstei - Nationalmuseum - 15541.tif 3,866 × 4,360; 48.26 MB.
Jul 11, 2022 · Gustav Adolph, Duke of Mecklenburg [-Güstrow] (26 February 1633 – 6 October 1695) was the last ruler of Mecklenburg-Güstrow from 1636 until his death and last Lutheran Administrator of the Prince-Bishopric of Ratzeburg from 1636 to 1648.
