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Magnus II, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin and Güstrow (1441 – 20 November 1503) was duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin from 1477 until his death. Biography. He was the son of Henry IV, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, and Dorothea of Brandenburg, daughter of Elector Frederick I of Brandenburg.
Magnus II, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin and Güstrow (1441 – 20 November 1503) was duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin from 1477 until his death. Biography. He was the son of Henry IV, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, and Dorothea of Brandenburg, daughter of Elector Frederick I of Brandenburg.
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.
Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin: in 1483 M.-Güstrow reverted to M.-Schwerin 1479–1503 with Balthasar (brother) (1479–1507) Precessor: Magnus II and [ Albert VI] as Dukes of Mecklenburg Successor: Balthasar , [ Albert VII], [ Eric II] and [HenryHeinrich V]
Magnus II (1441-1503) Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin and Güstrow. Magnus II, Albert VIII and Balthasar, as sons of Henry VII, ruled jointly. Balthasar was also Bishop of Schwerin in 1479-1482, and ruled with his nephews Albert IX and Henry VIII from 1503. In 1520 a new division was made: Henry kept Schwerin and Albert Güstrow.
When Herzog Magnus zu Mecklenberg-Schwerin was born on 1 January 1441, in Schwerin, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, his father, Herzog Heinrich IV. zu Mecklenburg, was 24 and his mother, Dorothea von Brandenburg, was 20. He had at least 3 sons and 4 daughters with Sophie of Pomerania Griffins.
May 3, 2019 · Biography. Magnus of Mecklenburg was the son of Heinrich IV "der Fette", duke of Mecklenburg, and his wife Dorothea of Brandenburg [1] . He married Sophie of Pomerania, daughter of Eric II, Duke of Pomerania-Stettin, on 31 May 1478 in Anklam [1]. They had the following children: Heinrich V. duke of Mecklenburg [-Schwerin]
