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Henry II, Lord of Mecklenburg. Mother. Anna of Saxe-Wittenberg. Albert II, Duke of Mecklenburg (c. 1318 – 18 February 1379) was a feudal lord in Northern Germany on the shores of the Baltic Sea. He reigned as the head of the House of Mecklenburg.
- c. 1318
- Henry II, Lord of Mecklenburg
- Anna of Saxe-Wittenberg
Died. between 11 February 1421 and 4 October 1423. Noble family. House of Mecklenburg. Father. Ulrich I, Duke of Mecklenburg-Stargard. Mother. Margaret of Pomerania-Stettin. Albert II, Duke of Mecklenburg-Stargard (before 1400 – between 11 February 1421 and 4 October 1423) was Duke of Mecklenburg-Stargard and Lord of Neubrandenburg, Lordship ...
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- Margaret of Pomerania-Stettin
- between 11 February 1421 and 4 October 1423
- Ulrich I, Duke of Mecklenburg-Stargard
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Apr 28, 2022 · Wikipedia: English Deutsch. Albrecht Mecklenburg Schwerin) Born about 1318 Deceased 18 February 1379 , age at death: possibly 61 years old. Spouses and children Married 10 April 1336 to Euphemia van Zweden ca 1320-1370 with M Heinrich van Mecklenburg Schwerin ca 1338-1383 F Ingeborg van Mecklenburg Schwerin ca 1340-1395 M Albrecht van ...
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He was the second son of Duke Albert II of Mecklenburg and Euphemia Eriksdotter, the daughter of Duke Erik Magnusson of Södermanland and sister of King Magnus IV of Sweden, Magnus VII of Norway. Albert married Richardis of Schwerin, daughter of count Otto of Schwerin. Queen Richardis died in 1377 and was buried in Stockholm. In 1384 he inherited th...
In 1363, members of the Swedish Council of Aristocracy, led by Bo Jonsson Grip, arrived at the court of Mecklenburg. They had been banished from Sweden after a revolt against King Magnus IV, Albert's uncle who was unpopular with the nobility. At the nobles' request, Albert launched an invasion of Sweden supported by several German dukes and counts ...
Albert kept the crown of Sweden for another 19 years, but most of western Sweden did not support his reign. When he attempted to introduce reduction of the large estates of the Swedish nobility, he lost his support in Stockholm. In 1389, facing a loss of landholdings and wealth, the Swedish regency council turned to Haakon's widow Margaret to plead...
In 1359 Albert married Richardis of Schwerin in a marriage contracted in Wismaron 12 October 1352. The King and Queen had two children: 1. Eric (died 1397), Swedish crown prince and ruler of Gothland 2. Richardis Catherine (died 1400), married in Prague in 1388 to Emperor Charles IV's fifth son John of Bohemia (1370–1396), Margrave of Moravia and D...
Suvanto , Seppo (2014) [2008]. "Bo Jonsson (Grip)". Biografiskt lexikon för Finland 1. Svenska tiden [Biographical Dictionary of Finland 1. The Swedish period], blf.fi (in Swedish). Retrieved 31 Ja...Nordman , Viljo Adolf (1938). "Albrecht, Herzog von Mecklenburg, König von Schweden". Annales Academiae Scientarium Fennicae, B (in German). XLIV. Helsinki, Finland: Suomalaisen Tiedeakatemian Toim...In English
1. Demitz, Jacob Truedson preface by Dr. Ulf Sundberg, Centuries of Selfies 2020 ISBN 9789189179639pp. 28–29, 110, 151–152, 169 & 191 2. Jones, Michael, ed. (2000). The New Cambridge Medieval History: c.1300-1415. Vol. VI. Cambridge University Press.
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1. Nordberg, Michael I kung Magnus tid. (Stockholm: Norstedts, 1995) ISBN 978-9-119-52122-4, in Swedish. 2. Den svenska historien: Medeltid 1319–1520.(Stockholm: Bonniers, 1966) p. 74–83, in Swedish. 3. Hagen, Ellen Margareta – Nordens drottning.(Stockholm: Saxon & Lindströms förlag, 1953), in Swedish. 4. Larsson, Lars-Olof Kalmarunionens tid. (Stockholm: Prisma, Andra upplagan 1997) ISBN 91-518-4217-3, in Swedish.
The Wenden line became extinct on the childless death of Prince Wilhelm of Wenden on 7 September 1436. As a result of a 1351 succession treaty the principality was inherited by the senior line of the House of Mecklenburg in the form of Duke Heinrich IV of Mecklenburg-Schwerin and the Duke’s Johann IV and Heinrich II of Mecklenburg-Stargard.
They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. He died on 18 February 1379, in his hometown, at the age of 61, and was buried in Doberan, Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Germany.
Albert II Duke of Mecklenburg was a feudal lord in Northern Germany on the shores of the Baltic Sea.
