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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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Aug 3, 2020 · Güstrow, Mecklenburg, Deutschland (HRR) Genealogy for Gustav Adolf Duke of von Mecklenburg (Mecklenburg), Herzog zu Mecklenburg-Güstrow (1633 - 1695) family tree on Geni, with over 230 million profiles of ancestors and living relatives.
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Gustav Adolf (1633-1695), Duke of Mecklenburg-Güstrow. Further images. 1 st half of 18th century, oil on canvas. In 1654 Duke Gustav Adolf took over the government in Güstrow. During his rule the residence became a centre of court culture. In 1657 he brought Charles Philippe Dieussart, the architect and sculptor, to his court.
180757087. Source citation. Christine of Mecklenburg-Gustrow was a German noblewoman member of the House of Mecklenburg and by marriage Countess of Stolberg-Gedern. She was born in Gustrow, the sixth of eleven children born from the marriage of Gustav Adolph, Duke of Mecklenburg-Gustrow (1633-1695) and Magdalene Sibylle of Holstein-Gottorp...
Gustav Adolph zu Mecklenburg formerly Mecklenburg aka Mecklenburg-Güstrow. Born 26 Feb 1633 in Güstrow, Holy Roman Empire. Ancestors. Son of Johann Albrecht (van Mecklenburg Gustrow) von Mecklenburg-Güstrow and Eleonore Marie (van Anhalt Bernburg) von Anhalt-Bernburg.
Gustav Adolph (1633 – 1695) Duke of Mecklenburg-Güstrow Administrator of the Prince-Bishopric of Ratzeburg 1636–1648. Married Magdalene Sibylle of Holstein-Gottorp (1631 – 1719) daughter of Frederick III, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp.