Duchy of Mecklenburg

Short description: Duchy of the Holy Roman Empire

Duchy of Mecklenburg

Herzogtum Mecklenburg (German)
Ducatus Megalopolis (Latin)

1471–1520
1695–1701

Coat of arms

Status| State of the Holy Roman Empire
Capital| Schwerin
Religion

| Roman Catholic
Government| Duchy
Duke|

• 1471–1477 (first of the first state)

| Henry IV

• 1503–1520 (last of the first state)

| Albrecht VII
Henry V, Duke of Mecklenburg

• 1695–1701 (second state)

| Frederick William
Historical era| Late Middle Ages
Early modern period

• Unification of Mecklenburg-Stargard and Mecklenburg-Schwerin

| 1471

• Partition into Mecklenburg-Güstrow and Mecklenburg-Schwerin

| 7 May 1520

• Unification of Mecklenburg-Güstrow and Mecklenburg-Schwerin

| 1695

• Partition into Mecklenburg-Schwerin and Mecklenburg-Strelitz

| 1701

Preceded by | Succeeded by

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| File:Hissflagge der Stadt Burg Stargard.png | Mecklenburg-Stargard

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| Mecklenburg-Schwerin
| Mecklenburg-Güstrow
| Mecklenburg-Schwerin |

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Mecklenburg-Güstrow |
Mecklenburg-Strelitz |
Today part of| Germany

The Duchy of Mecklenburg[lower-alpha 1] was a duchy within the Holy Roman Empire, located in the region of Mecklenburg. It existed during the Late Middle Ages and the early modern period, from 1471 to 1520, as well as 1695 to 1701. Its capital was Schwerin.

The state was formed in 1471, when duke Henry IV, had united the duchies of Mecklenburg-Stargard and Mecklenburg-Schwerin.[1] The state existed until 7 May 1520, when it was partitioned into the duchies of Mecklenburg-Güstrow and Mecklenburg-Schwerin.[2][3] It was again reestablished in 1695, with the unification of Mecklenburg-Güstrow and Mecklenburg-Schwerin. Frederick William became the duke. In 1701, it was partitioned into the duchies of Mecklenburg-Schwerin and Mecklenburg-Strelitz.[4]

## Contents

* 1 List of rulers
* 1.1 First state
* 1.2 Second state
* 2 Citations
* 2.1 Notes
* 2.2 References
* 2.3 Bibliography

## List of rulers

### First state

* Henry IV and John VI (1471–1472)
* Henry IV (1472–1477)
* Magnus II, Albert VI and Balthasar (1477–1483)
* Magnus II and Balthasar (1483–1503)
* Balthasar, Eric II, Albrecht VII and Henry V, Duke of Mecklenburg (1503–1507)
* Eric II, Albrecht VII and Henry V, Duke of Mecklenburg (1508)
* Albrecht VII and Henry V, Duke of Mecklenburg (1508–1520)

### Second state

* Frederick William (1695–1701)

## Citations

### Notes

1. ↑ German: Herzogtum Mecklenburg; Latin: Ducatus Megalopolis

### References

1. ↑ Friedrich Wigger, Stammtafeln des Großherzoglichen Hauses von Meklenburg in Verein für Mecklenburgische Geschichte und Altertumskunde: Jahrbücher des Vereins für Mecklenburgische Geschichte und Altertumskunde. Vol. 50 (1885), p. 111-326.
2. ↑ Gustav Hempel: Geographisch-statistisch-historisches Handbuch des Meklenburger Landes. Frege, Güstrow 1837, p. 52–53.
3. ↑ Georg Christian Friedrich Lisch, Die Reformation zu Malchin (Aufsatz 4, Bd. 16), Schwerin, 1851, p. 98.
4. ↑ Template:Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie

### Bibliography

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