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Both parts of the country were henceforth designated Grand Duchies. Besides both rulers, each heir to the throne, their respective wives and all other members of the princely family used the title of Duke (or Duchess) of Mecklenburg, notwithstanding the customary name of Princes and Princesses.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. This list of dukes and grand dukes of Mecklenburg dates from the origins of the German princely state of Mecklenburg 's royal house in the High Middle Ages to the monarchy's abolition at the end of World War I. Strictly speaking, Mecklenburg's princely dynasty was descended linearly from the princes (or ...
House of Mecklenburg; Country: Mecklenburg: Founded: 1167; 857 years ago () Founder: Pribislav: Current head: Duke Borwin: Final ruler: Gustav Adolph (Güstrow) Frederick Francis IV (Schwerin) Adolphus Frederick VI (Strelitz) Titles: Queen of the Netherlands; King of Sweden Grand Duke, Duke and Lord of Mecklenburg Prince and Lord of Wenden ...
- 1167; 856 years ago
- Duke Borwin
In 1160, under Henry the Lion, duke of Saxony, Christianity and German domination were introduced. Przybysław (Přibislav), son of the vanquished Obodrite ruler Niklot, became Henry’s vassal and founded the Mecklenburg dynasty.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Mar 28, 2024 · The rulers of Mecklenburg were styled Duke of (from 1815 Grand Duke of) Mecklenburg, Prince of the Wends, Schwerin and Ratzeburg, and Count of Schwerin, Lord of the Lands of Rostock and Stargard (Herzog zu / Großherzog von Mecklenburg, Fürst zu Wenden, Schwerin und Ratzeburg, auch Graf zu Schwerin, der Lande Rostock und Stargard Herr).
Origins and history of the dynastic titles. Grand Duke of Mecklenburg. The full title of Niklot, ancestor of the House of Mecklenburg, was Prince of the Obotrites, Chizzini and Circipani, Lord of Schwerin; however these titles and territories were all lost following his defeat and death in 1160 to the forces of Duke Heinrich III & XII ‘the Lion’ of Saxony and Bavaria.
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.
