Ruler
|
Born
|
Reign
|
Ruling part
|
Consort
|
Death
|
Notes
|
Niklot
|
|
1090
?
|
1131 ? August 1160
|
Principality of the Obotritic Confederation
|
Unknown
at least two children
|
August 1160
Werle
aged 69-70
|
Founder of the Nikloting family, he was a Prince of the Obotrites. Also ruled the subdued Polabian Slav tribes of
Kessinians
and
Circipanians
.
|
Pribislaus I Henry
|
|
c.1130?
First son of
Niklot
|
August 1160 ? 30 December 1178
|
Lordship of Mecklenburg
|
Vizlava of Pomerania
c.1175
at least one child
|
30 December 1178
Luneburg
aged 47-48?
|
Children of Niklot, divided their inheritance. Pribislaus accepted Saxon suzerainty in 1167.
|
Warcislaus
|
|
c.1130?
Second son of
Niklot
|
August 1160 ? June 1164
|
Lordship of Rostock
|
Unknown
at least one child
|
June 1164
Trostberg
aged 33-34?
|
Prislaus
|
|
c.1130?
Third son of
Niklot
|
August 1160 ? c.1175
|
Lordship of Lolland
(vassalage to
Denmark
)
|
Catharina of Denmark
1159
two children
|
c.1175
aged 44-45?
|
Regency of
Pribislaus I, Lord of Mecklenburg
(1164-1178)
|
Left no descendants. Rostock was inherited by Mecklenburg.
|
Nicholas I
(alternatively
Niklot II
)
|
|
c.1160
Son of
Warcislaus
|
June 1164 ? 25 May 1200
|
Lordship of Rostock
|
Unmarried
|
25 May 1200
Wittendorp
aged 39-40
|
Rostock annexed to Mecklenburg
|
Canute
|
|
c.1160?
Son of
Prislaus
and
Catharina of Denmark
|
c.1175 ? 1183
|
Lordship of Lolland
(vassalage to
Denmark
)
|
Unmarried
|
1183
aged 22-23?
|
Left no descendants. After his death, Lolland returned to Denmark's possession
|
Lolland annexed to Denmark
|
Henry Borwin I
|
|
c.1150
Son of
Pribislaus I Henry
and
Vizlava of Pomerania
|
30 December 1178 ? 1219
|
Lordship of Mecklenburg
|
Matilda of Saxony
c.1170
two children
Adelaide
before 1227
one child
|
28 January 1227
aged 76-77
|
Abdicated in 1219.
|
Henry Borwin II
|
|
1170
First son of
Henry Borwin I
and Matilda of Saxony
|
1219 ? 5 June 1226
|
Lordship of Mecklenburg
(at
Mecklenburg
proper)
|
Christina of Sweden
c.1200
six children
|
5 June 1226
Gustrow
aged 55-56
|
Children of Henry Borwin I, ruled jointly.
|
Nicholas II
|
|
c.1175
Second son of
Henry Borwin I
and Matilda of Saxony
|
1219 ? 28 September 1225
|
Lordship of Mecklenburg
(at
Gadebusch
)
|
Unmarried
|
28 September 1225
Gadebusch
aged 49-50
|
Gadebusch annexed to Mecklenburg
|
Nicholas I
|
|
c.1210
First son of
Henry Borwin II
and
Christina of Sweden
|
5 June 1226 ? 14 May 1277
|
Lordship of Werle
|
Judith of Anhalt
1231
seven children
|
14 May 1277
aged 66-67
|
Children of Henry Borwin II, divided their inheritance. Despite being stripped off from Parchim by his brothers, he still retained his rule at the town of
Białogard
, which he passed to his son. In Rostock, and from 1262, Henry Borwin III associated his eldest son to his rule, but he predeceased him.
|
John I
the Theologian
|
|
c.1211
Second son of
Henry Borwin II
and
Christina of Sweden
|
5 June 1226 ? 1 August 1264
|
Lordship of Mecklenburg
|
Luitgard of Henneberg
c.1230
seven children
|
1 August 1264
aged 52-53
|
Henry Borwin III
|
|
c.1220
Third son of
Henry Borwin II
and
Christina of Sweden
|
5 June 1226 ? 1 August 1278
|
Lordship of Rostock
|
Sophia of Sweden
1237
four children
|
1 August 1278
aged 57-58
|
John
|
|
c.1240?
First son of
Henry Borwin III
and
Sophia of Sweden
|
1262 ? 1266
|
Unmarried
|
1266
aged 25-26
|
Pribislaus I
|
|
1224
Fourth son of
Henry Borwin II
and
Christina of Sweden
|
5 June 1226 ? 1275
|
Lordship of Parchim-Richenberg
(since 1256 in
Białogard
only)
|
A lady of the Riesack family
two children
A daughter of
Barnim I, Duke of Pomerania
one child
|
c.1275
Białogard
aged 50-51
|
Parchim-Richenberg (with exceptions) was divided between the Mecklenburg parts
|
Henry I
the Pilgrim
|
|
c.1230
First son of
John I
and
Luitgard of Henneberg
|
1 August 1264 ? 1271
(Ruled probably only
de jure
in 1298-1302)
|
Lordship of Mecklenburg
(at
Mecklenburg
proper)
|
Anastasia of Pomerania
c.1259
three children
|
2 January 1302
aged 71-72?
|
Children of John I, divided their inheritance. In 1271, Henry I made a
pilgrimage
to the
Holy Land
. On the way, he was taken prisoner and deported to
Cairo
, where he was held in captivity by the Arabs for 27 years. During his absence, Mecklenburg itself was subject of internal strife: his brother
John II
, who had received Gadesbusch, and Nicholas III himself fought for control of the young heirs, then ruling under regency of their mother at
Wismar
. Henry I would return to Mecklenburg via
Morea
and
Rome
in 1298. In 1299, despite formally resuming his reign, he probably left the business of government mostly to his son Henry II.
|
Albert I
|
|
c.1230
Second son of
John I
and
Luitgard of Henneberg
|
1 August 1264 ? 17 May 1265
|
Unmarried
|
17 May 1265
aged 34-35?
|
Nicholas III
|
|
c.1230
Third son of
John I
and
Luitgard of Henneberg
|
1 August 1264 ? 8 June 1290
|
8 June 1290
aged 59-60?
|
John II
|
|
c.1240
Fourth son of
John I
and
Luitgard of Henneberg
|
1 August 1264 ? 12 October 1299
|
Lordship of Mecklenburg
(at
Gadebusch
)
|
Luitgard of Arnsberg-Cuik
(d.1304)
three children
|
12 October 1299
aged 58-59?
|
Gadebusch reannexed to Mecklenburg
|
Anastasia of Pomerania
|
|
c.1245
Daughter of
Barnim I, Duke of Pomerania
and Anna Maria of Saxony
|
1271 ? 15 March 1317
|
Lordship of Mecklenburg
(at
Poel
[10]
)
|
Henry I
c.1259
three children
|
15 March 1317
Ribnitz-Damgarten
aged 71-72
|
Possibly controlling
Wismar
from her dowry island of Poel, Anastasia and her sons stood against Henry I's brothers; little by little, Henry II (the one who survived his uncles) recovered Mecklenburg. In 1298, after his father's return, he continued to manage the affairs of the duchy as the
de facto
ruler.
|
Regency of
Anastasia of Pomerania
(1271-1287), jointly/rivalling with
Nicholas III, Lord of Mecklenburg
and
John II, Lord of Gadesbusch
(1275-1283)
|
Henry II
the Lion
|
|
1267
First son of
Henry I
and
Anastasia of Pomerania
|
1271 ? 21 January 1329
(with his father as
de jure
duke 1299-1302)
|
Lordship of Mecklenburg
(at
Wismar
until 1299;
[11]
in Mecklenburg proper from 1299)
|
Beatrice of Brandenburg-Stendal
c.1290
one child
Anna of Saxe-Wittenberg
after 6 July 1315
seven children
Agnes of Lindow-Ruppin (I)
After 1324
no children
|
21 January 1329
Sternberg
aged 61-62
|
John III
|
|
c.1270
Second son of
Henry I
and
Anastasia of Pomerania
|
1271 ? 27 May 1289
|
Helena of Rugen
3 November 1288
one child
|
27 May 1289
Poel
aged 18-19
|
Pribislaus II
|
|
c.1250
Son of
Pribislaus I
|
1275 ? 1288
|
Lordship of Parchim-Richenberg
(at
Białogard
only)
|
Catherine of Pomerelia
1269
two children
|
1316
aged 65-66
|
In 1288, he was deposed by the Duke of Pomerania, who took the fief for himself.
|
Białogard annexed to Pomerania
|
Bernard I
|
|
c.1235
First son of
Nicholas I
and
Judith of Anhalt
|
14 May 1277 ? 1286
|
Lordship of Werle
(at
Prisannewitz
)
|
Unmarried
|
c.1286
aged 50-51?
|
Children of Nicholas I, ruled jointly until 1281, when they divided their inheritance. Henry I was assassinated by his own sons, an act that, according to the law of the family, disinherited them from the main portion of his father.
|
Henry I
|
|
c.1240
Second son of
Nicholas I
and
Judith of Anhalt
|
14 May 1277 ? 8 October 1291
|
Lordship of Gustrow
|
Richeza of Sweden
1262
three children
Matilda of Brunswick-Luneburg (I)
1291
no children
|
8 October 1291
Saal
aged 50-51?
|
John I
|
|
c.1245
Third son of
Nicholas I
and
Judith of Anhalt
|
14 May 1277 ? 15 October 1283
|
Lordship of Parchim
|
Sophia of Lindow-Ruppin
before 1275
six children
|
15 October 1283
aged 37-38?
|
Werle and Prisannewitz divided between Parchim and Gustrow; Gustrow (with exceptions) annexed to Parchim
|
Valdemar
|
|
c.1240
Son of
Henry Borwin III
and
Sophia of Sweden
|
1 August 1278 ? 9 November 1282
|
Lordship of Rostock
|
Agnes of Holstein-Kiel
before 1262
three children
|
9 November 1282
aged 41-42
|
|
Regency of
Agnes of Holstein-Kiel
(1282-1284)
|
Children of Valdemar, ruled jointly. From 1285 Nicholas was already ruling alone. He died without male heirs. His inheritance went to Henry II of Mecklenburg.
|
Henry Borwin IV
|
|
c.1260
First son of
Valdemar
and
Agnes of Holstein-Kiel
|
9 November 1282 ? c.1285
|
Lordship of Rostock
|
Unmarried
|
c.1285
aged 24-25?
|
John
|
|
c.1260
Second son of
Valdemar
and
Agnes of Holstein-Kiel
|
c.1285
aged 24-25?
|
Nicholas
the Child
|
|
1272
Third son of
Valdemar
and
Agnes of Holstein-Kiel
|
9 November 1282 ? 25 November 1314
|
Margaret of Pomerania-Wolgast
1299
one child
|
25 November 1314
aged 41-42
|
Rostock was definitely annexed to Mecklenburg
|
Regency of
Helena of Rugen
and/or
Anastasia of Pomerania
and/or
Henry II, Lord of Mecklenburg
(1289-1302)
|
Daughter of John III, she is referred in sources as owning, not only Dorser, but also Poel, like her grandmother; she possibly co-ruled with her at the island. In 1318, her uncle, Henry II, sold her inheritance to the
Bailiwick
of
Bukow
.
|
Luitgard
|
|
c.1289
Daughter of
John III
and
Helena of Rugen
|
27 May 1289 ? 22 November 1318
|
Lordship of Mecklenburg
(at
Dorser
; in
Poel
since 1317, or before
[12]
)
|
Gerhard II, Count of Hoya
1302
no children
Adolph (VII), Count of Holstein-Segeberg
1315
no children
Gunther II, Count of Lindow-Ruppin
1318
no children
|
1352
aged 62-63
|
Poel and Dorser sold to the Bailiwick of Bukow
|
Henry II
|
|
c.1270
First son of
Henry I
and
Richeza of Sweden
|
8 October 1291 ? 1307
|
Lordship of Gustrow
(at
Penzlin
)
|
Beatrice of Pomerania
before 1290
two children
|
1307
aged 36-37
|
Disinherited after murdering their father, they received a small lordship in Penzlin. After Henry's death with no descendants, Penzlin was annexed to Parchim.
|
Nicholas
|
|
c.1270
Second son of
Henry I
and
Richeza of Sweden
|
8 October 1291 ? 1298
|
Unmarried
|
1298
aged 27-28
|
Penzlin was definitely annexed to Parchim
|
Nicholas II
|
|
c.1270
First son of
John I
and
Sophia of Lindow-Ruppin
|
15 October 1283 ? 8 October 1291
|
Lordship of Parchim
|
Richeza of Denmark
1292
two children
Matilda of Brunswick-Luneburg (II)
after 1308
no children
|
18 February 1316
near
Gustrow
aged 45-46
|
In 1291 reunited most of Werle.
|
8 October 1291 ? 18 February 1316
|
Lordship of Werle
|
John II
the Bald
|
|
c.1270
Second son of
John I
and
Sophia of Lindow-Ruppin
|
18 February 1316 ? 27 August 1337
|
Lordship of Gustrow
|
Matilda of Brunswick-Grubenhagen
1311
four children
|
27 August 1337
|
Brother and son of Nicholas II, respectively, divided their inheritance.
|
John III
Ruoden
|
|
c.1290
Son of
Nicholas II
and
Richeza of Denmark
|
18 February 1316 ? 1352
(only
de jure
from 1350)
|
Lordship of Goldberg
|
Matilda of Pomerania
20 January 1317
three children
Richardis
before 1350
two children
|
1352
aged 61-62
|
Agnes of Lindow-Ruppin (I)
|
|
c.1290
Daughter of
Ulrich I, Count of Lindow-Ruppin
and
Adelaide of Schladen
|
21 January 1329 ? 9 May 1343
|
Lordship of Mecklenburg
(at
Sternberg
[13]
)
|
Vitslav III, Prince of Rugen
1310
three children
Henry II, Lord of Mecklenburg
After 1324
no children
Rudolf I, Duke of Saxe-Wittenberg
1333
three children
|
9 May 1343
Wittenberg
aged 52-53
|
Children of Henry II, divided their inheritance. Henry's widow, Agnes, received the seat at Sternberg, where her husband was residing. In 1347, Mecklenburg and Stargard were elevated to Duchies.
|
Council of Regency (1329-1336)
|
Albert II
the Great
|
|
c.1318
Schwerin
First son of
Henry II
and
Anna of Saxe-Wittenberg
|
21 January 1329 ? 18 February 1379
|
Lordship of Mecklenburg
(until 1347)
Duchy of Mecklenburg
(from 1347)
|
Euphemia of Sweden
10 April 1336
five children
Adelheid of Hohenstein
after 1370
no children
|
18 February 1379
Schwerin
aged 60-61
|
John I
|
|
c.1326
Schwerin
Second son of
Henry II
and
Anna of Saxe-Wittenberg
|
21 January 1329 ? 9 February 1393
|
Lordship of Stargard
(until 1347)
Duchy of Stargard
(from 1347)
|
Rixa
no children
Anna of Holstein-Pinneberg
before 1358
one child
Agnes of Lindow-Ruppin (II)
1358
five children
|
9 February 1393
Stargard
aged 66-67
|
Sternberg was annexed to Stargard
|
Nicholas III
the Stammerer
[14]
|
|
c.1315
First son of
John II
and Matilda of Brunswick-Grubenhagen
|
27 August 1337 ? 1361
|
Lordship of Gustrow
|
Agnes of Mecklenburg
6 January 1338
two children
Matilda of Holstein-Plon
after 1341
one child
|
1361
aged 45-46?
|
Children of John II, divided their inheritance.
|
Bernard II
|
|
c.1320
Second son of
John II
and Matilda of Brunswick-Grubenhagen
|
27 August 1337 ? 1382
|
Lordship of Waren
|
Elisabeth of Holstein-Plon
1341
three children
|
1382
aged 61-62?
|
Nicholas IV
the Pig-Eyed
[15]
|
|
c.1320
Son of
John III
and
Matilda of Pomerania
|
1352 ? 1354
(ruling
de facto
as regent since 1350)
|
Lordship of Goldberg
|
Agnes of Lindow-Ruppin (II)
6 January 1346
three children
|
1354
aged 33-34?
|
|
Regency of
Albert II, Duke of Mecklenburg
and
Nicholas III, Lord of Werle-Gustrow
(1354-1360)
|
Left no descendants. The lordship was inherited by his sister.
|
John IV
|
|
1346?
Son of
Nicholas IV
and
Agnes of Lindow-Ruppin (II)
|
1354 ? 1374
|
Lordship of Goldberg
|
Unmarried
|
1374
aged 27-28
|
Lorenz
|
|
c.1340
First son of
Nicholas III
and
Agnes of Mecklenburg
|
1361 ? 1394
|
Lordship of Gustrow
|
Matilda, Lady of Goldberg
c.1375
three children
|
1394
aged 53-54
|
Children of Nicholas III, ruled jointly. Lorenz ruled, from 1374, half of Goldberg with his wife, as it was her inheritance.
|
John V
|
|
c.1350?
Second son of
Nicholas III
and
Agnes of Mecklenburg
|
1361 ? 1378
|
Euphemia of Mecklenburg
c.1375
no children
|
1378
aged 27-28?
|
Matilda
|
|
c.1350?
First daughter of
Nicholas IV
and
Agnes of Lindow-Ruppin (II)
|
1374 ? 1402
|
Lordship of Goldberg
|
Lorenz, Lord of Gustrow
c.1375
three children
|
1402
aged 51-52?
|
Heiresses of their brother, their inheritances and marriages divided Goldberg between the Waren and Gustrow lines
[16]
Both were dead by the end of 1402.
|
Agnes
|
|
c.1350?
Second daughter of
Nicholas IV
and
Agnes of Lindow-Ruppin (II)
|
John VI, Lord of Waren
c.1375
four children
|
1402
aged 51-52?
|
Goldberg was divided between Waren and Gustrow
|
Henry III
the Suspensor
|
|
1337
Mecklenburg
First son of
Albert II
and
Euphemia of Sweden
|
18 February 1379 ? 24 April 1383
|
Duchy of Mecklenburg
(part 1)
[17]
|
Ingeborg of Denmark
1362
four children
Matilda of Werle-Waren
26 February 1377
no children
|
24 April 1383
Schwerin
aged 45-46
|
Children of Albert II, co-ruled jointly, but possibly in different parts of Mecklenburg. Albert III associated his eldest son Eric to his own part of Mecklenburg. Albert III's swedish ascendance allowed him to succeed as King of Sweden between 1364 and 1389.
|
Albert III
|
|
1338
Mecklenburg
Second son of
Albert II
and
Euphemia of Sweden
|
18 February 1379 ? 1 April 1412
|
Duchy of Mecklenburg
(part 2)
[17]
|
Richardis of Schwerin
1365
two children
Agnes of Brunswick-Luneburg
12/13 February 1396
Schwerin
one child
|
1 April 1412
Doberan Abbey
aged 73-74
|
Eric I
|
|
c.1360
Son of
Albert III
and
Richardis of Schwerin
|
1396 ? 16 July 1397
|
Sophie of Pomerania-Wolgast
12/13 February 1396
Schwerin
no children
|
16 July 1397
Klintehamn
aged 36-37
|
Magnus I
|
|
c.1345
Mecklenburg
Third son of
Albert II
and
Euphemia of Sweden
|
18 February 1379 ? 1 September 1384
|
Duchy of Mecklenburg
(part 3)
[17]
|
Elizabeth of Pomerania-Wolgast
after 1362
two children
|
1 September 1384
aged 38-39
|
John VI
|
|
c.1345
Son of
Bernard II
and
Elisabeth of Holstein-Plon
|
1382 ? 1395
|
Lordship of Waren
|
Agnes, Lady of Goldberg
c.1375
four children
|
c.1395
aged 49-50
|
Ruled with his wife in half of Goldberg (her inheritance) since 1374.
|
Albert IV
|
|
c.1360
Son of
Henry III
and
Ingeborg of Denmark
|
24 April 1383 ? December 1388
|
Duchy of Mecklenburg
(part 1)
|
Elisabeth of Holstein-Rendsburg
before 1388
no children
|
December 1388
aged 27-28
|
Claimed the Danish throne after the death of
Valdemar IV of Denmark
. Left no children. His part of the co-rulership was probably divided between the other two.
|
Part 1 of Mecklenburg divided between Parts 2 and 3
|
Regencies of
John I, Duke of Stargard
(1384-1393) and
John II, Duke of Stargard
(1393-1395)
|
|
John IV
|
|
c.1370
Son of
Magnus I
and
Elizabeth of Pomerania-Wolgast
|
1 September 1384 ? 16 October 1422
|
Duchy of Mecklenburg
(part 3)
|
Jutta von Hoya
before 1415
no children
Catherine of Saxe-Lauenburg
1416
two children
|
16 October 1422
Schwerin
aged 51-52
|
John II
|
|
c.1360
First son of
John I
and
Agnes of Lindow-Ruppin (II)
|
9 February 1393 ? 9 October 1416
|
Duchy of Stargard
(at
Sternberg
)
|
Wilheida
Catharina
of Lithuania
1388
three children
|
9 October 1416
Sternberg
aged 55-56
|
Sons of John I, divided their inheritance.
|
Ulrich I
|
|
c.1360
Second son of
John I
and
Agnes of Lindow-Ruppin (II)
|
9 February 1393 ? 8 April 1417
|
Duchy of Stargard
(at
Stargard
proper)
|
Margaret of Pomerania-Stettin
before 1400
three children
|
8 April 1417
Neustrelitz
aged 56-57
|
Albert I
|
|
c.1360
Third son of
John I
and
Agnes of Lindow-Ruppin (II)
|
9 February 1393 ? 1397
|
Unmarried
|
1397
Dorpat
aged 36-37
|
Nicholas V
|
|
c.1375
First son of
John VI
and
Agnes of Werle-Goldberg
|
1395 ? 1408
|
Lordship of Waren
|
Sophie of Pomerania-Wolgast
after 1397
one child
|
1408
aged 32-33
|
Sons of John VI, ruled jointly. After Christopher's death, Waren went to Gustrow.
|
Christopher
|
|
c.1380
Second son of
John VI
and
Agnes of Werle-Goldberg
|
1395 ? 25 August 1425
|
Unmarried
|
25 August 1425
Pritzwalk
aged 44-45
|
Waren was definitely annexed to Gustrow
|
Balthasar
|
|
c.1375
First son of
Lorenz
and
Matilda of Werle-Goldberg
|
1394 ? 5 April 1421
|
Lordship of Gustrow
|
Euphemia of Mecklenburg
18 October 1397
no children
Helvig of Holstein-Rendsburg
18 April 1417
no children
|
5 April 1421
aged 45-46?
|
Children of Lorenz, ruled jointly. William reunited Werle, but left no descendants. Werle went to Mecklenburg.
|
John VII
|
|
c.1375
Second son of
Lorenz
and
Matilda of Werle-Goldberg
|
1394 ? 1414
|
Catherine of Saxe-Lauenburg
before 1414
no children
|
1414
aged 38-39?
|
William
|
|
c.1375
Third son of
Lorenz
and
Matilda of Werle-Goldberg
|
1394 ? 25 August 1425
|
Lordship of Gustrow
|
Anna of Anhalt
1422
no children
Sophia of Pomerania-Barth
after 1426
one child
|
8 September 1436
near
Gustrow
aged 60-61?
|
25 August 1425 ? 8 September 1436
|
Lordship of Werle
|
Werle (with exceptions) was definitely annexed to Mecklenburg
|
Regency of
Agnes of Brunswick-Luneburg
(1412-1415)
|
|
Albert V
|
|
1397
Son of
Albert III
and
Agnes of Brunswick-Luneburg
|
1 April 1412 ? 16 October 1423
|
Duchy of Mecklenburg
(part 2)
|
Margaret of Brandenburg
1423
no children
|
16 October 1423
aged 25-26
|
Part 3 of Mecklenburg annexed to Part 2
|
John III
|
|
1389
Son of
John II
and
Wilheida
Catharina
of Lithuania
|
9 October 1416 ? 1438
|
Duchy of Stargard
(at
Sternberg
)
|
Luttrud of Anhalt-Kothen
before 1438
no children
|
1438
aged 48-49
|
After his death with no descendants, Sternberg returned to Stargard property.
|
Sternberg annexed to Stargard
|
Albert II
|
|
c.1400
Stargard
First son of
Ulrich I
and
Margaret of Pomerania-Stettin
|
8 April 1417 ? 4 October 1423
|
Duchy of Stargard
(at
Stargard
proper)
|
Unmarried
|
4 October 1423
Stargard
aged 21-22
|
Children of Ulrich I, ruled jointly.
|
Henry
the Elder
[18]
[19]
|
|
c.1405
Schwerin
Second son of
Ulrich I
and
Margaret of Pomerania-Stettin
|
8 April 1417 ? 1466
|
Judith of Werle-Waren
before 1427
no children
Ingeborg of Pomerania-Stolp
after 1427
two children
Margaret of Brunswick-Luneburg
1452
two children
|
1466
Stargard
aged 60-61
|
Regency of
Albert V, Duke of Mecklenburg
(1422-1423) and
Catherine of Saxe-Lauenburg
(1422-1436)
|
Sons of John IV, reunited the parts held by the coregency period (1379-1423).
|
Henry IV
the Fat
|
|
1417
First son of
John IV
and
Catherine of Saxe-Lauenburg
|
16 October 1422 ? 9 March 1477
|
Duchy of Mecklenburg
(part 3
until 1423; all 3 parts since 1423)
|
Dorothea of Brandenburg
May 1432
seven children
|
9 March 1477
aged 59-60
|
John V
|
|
1418
Second son of
John IV
and
Catherine of Saxe-Lauenburg
|
16 October 1422 ? 1442
|
Anna of Pomerania-Stettin
17 September 1436
no children
|
1442
aged 23-24
|
Regency of
Sophia of Pomerania-Barth
(1436-1439?)
|
Inherited the possessions of her mother (who lived at Barth after William's death), possibly even owing them with her. The claim was made official after the agreement between Sophia and her Mecklenburg relatives in 1441.
[20]
|
Catharina
|
|
1427
Daughter of
William
and
Sophia of Pomerania-Barth
|
8 September 1436 ? 13 January 1480
|
Lordship of Werle
(at
Barth
,
Zingst
and
Damgarten
)
|
Ulrich II, Duke of Stargard
1454
two children
|
13 January 1480
aged 52-53
|
Barth, Zingst and Daumgarten were annexed to Mecklenburg or returned to Pomerania
|
Margaret of Brunswick-Luneburg
|
|
1442
Daughter of
Frederick II, Duke of Brunswick-Luneburg
and
Magdalene of Brandenburg
|
1466 ? 8 April 1512
|
Duchy of Stargard
(at
Plau am See
)
|
Henry, Duke of Stargard
1452
two children
|
8 April 1512
Wienhausen
aged 69-70
|
Heirs of Henry. While the dispute over Margaret's dower seat lasted until her death, she saw the end of her husband's line of descendants, as her stepson Ulrich left no male heirs: Stargard was reunited to Mecklenburg.
|
Ulrich II
|
|
c.1425
Stargard
Son of
Henry
and
Ingeborg of Pomerania-Stolp
|
1466 ? 13 July 1471
|
Duchy of Stargard
(at
Stargard
proper)
|
Catharina of Werle
1454
two children
|
13 July 1471
Stargard
aged 52-53
|
Stargard and Plau am See was definitely annexed to Mecklenburg
|
John VI
|
|
1439
Second son of
Henry IV
and
Dorothea of Brandenburg
|
1471 ? 1474
|
Duchy of Gustrow
(separation from the
Duchy of Mecklenburg
)
|
Unmarried
|
1474
Kulmbach
aged 34-35
|
He was assigned by his father, in 1471, the duchy of Gustrow, as a separate, but dependent feud of Mecklenburg. After his death without descendants, he was succeeded by another brother.
|
Albert VI
|
|
1439
First son of
Henry IV
and
Dorothea of Brandenburg
|
1474 ? 9 March 1477
|
Duchy of Gustrow
|
Catherine of Lindow-Ruppin
1466 or 1468
no children
|
16 February 1483
aged 44-45
|
Surviving heirs of Henry IV, ruled jointly (Albert was ruling Gustrow separately since 1474).
|
9 March 1477 ? 16 February 1483
|
Duchy of Mecklenburg
(with Gustrow)
|
Magnus II
|
|
1441
Third son of
Henry IV
and
Dorothea of Brandenburg
|
9 March 1477 ? 20 November 1503
|
Sophia of Pomerania-Stettin
29 May 1478
seven children
|
20 November 1503
Wismar
aged 61-62
|
Balthasar
|
|
1451
Fourth son of
Henry IV
and
Dorothea of Brandenburg
|
13 January 1480 ? 16 March 1507
|
Unmarried
|
16 March 1507
Wismar
aged 55-56
|
Gustrow was annexed to Mecklenburg
|
Henry V
the Peaceful
|
|
3 May 1479
Schwerin
First son of
Magnus II
and
Sophia of Pomerania-Stettin
|
20 November 1503 ? 6 February 1552
|
Duchy of Schwerin
|
Ursula of Brandenburg
12 December 1505
three children
Helen of the Palatinate
12 June 1513
Wismar
three children
Ursula of Saxe-Lauenburg
14 May 1551
Schwerin
no children
|
6 February 1552
Schwerin
aged 72
|
Children of Magnus II, ruled jointly with their uncle until 1507, and still together until 1520, when a new inheritance division was made.
|
Eric II
|
|
3 September 1483
Schwerin
Second son of
Magnus II
and
Sophia of Pomerania-Stettin
|
20 November 1503 ? 22 December 1508
|
Duchy of Mecklenburg
|
Unmarried
|
22 December 1508
Schwerin
aged 25
|
Albert VII
the Handsome
|
|
25 July 1486
Schwerin
Third son of
Magnus II
and
Sophia of Pomerania-Stettin
|
20 November 1503 ? 7 January 1547
|
Duchy of Gustrow
|
Anna of Brandenburg
17 January 1524
Berlin
ten children
|
7 January 1547
Schwerin
aged 60
|
Regency of
John Albert I, Duke of Gustrow
(1552-1557)
|
Mentally disabled, ruled under regency of his cousin.
|
Philip
|
|
12 September 1514
Schwerin
Son of
Henry V
and
Helen of the Palatinate
|
6 February 1552 ? 4 January 1557
|
Duchy of Schwerin
|
Unmarried
|
4 January 1557
Gustrow
aged 42
|
John Albert I
|
|
23 December 1525
Gustrow
Second son of
Albert VII
and
Anna of Brandenburg
|
7 January 1547 ? 4 January 1557
|
Duchy of Gustrow
|
Anna Sophia of Prussia
24 February 1555
Wismar
three children
|
12 February 1576
Schwerin
aged 50
|
Children of Albert VII. John Albert, inherited Gustrow, but also held regency for his disabled cousin in Schwerin. After the latter's death, John Albert occupied Schwerin and left Gustrow to his brother Ulrich. Therefore, both duchies were ruled, from then on, by descendants of Albert VII. Also, a duchy at Gadebusch was created for a third son, Christopher.
|
4 January 1557 ? 12 February 1576
|
Duchy of Schwerin
|
Ulrich III
|
|
5 March 1527
Schwerin
Third son of
Albert VII
and
Anna of Brandenburg
|
4 January 1557 ? 14 March 1603
|
Duchy of Gustrow
|
Elizabeth of Denmark
14 February 1556
one child
Anna of Pomerania-Wolgast
9 December 1588
Wołogoszcz
no children
|
14 March 1603
Gustrow
aged 76
|
Christopher
|
|
5 March 1527
Augsburg
Seventh son of
Albert VII
and
Anna of Brandenburg
|
4 January 1557 ? 4 March 1592
|
Duchy of Gustrow
(at
Gadebusch
)
|
Dorothea of Denmark
27 October 1573
Kolding
no children
Elisabeth of Sweden
7 May 1581
Stockholm
one child
|
4 March 1592
near
Bruel
aged 54
|
Gadebusch reannexed to Gustrow
|
John VII
|
|
7 March 1558
Gustrow
First son of
John Albert I
and
Anna Sophia of Prussia
|
12 February 1576 ? 22 March 1592
|
Duchy of Schwerin
|
Sophia of Holstein-Gottorp
17 February 1588
three children
|
22 March 1592
Stargard
aged 34
|
Children of John Albert I, divided their inheritance.
|
Sigismund Augustus
|
|
11 November 1560
Schwerin
Second son of
John Albert I
and
Anna Sophia of Prussia
|
12 February 1576 ? 5 September 1600
|
Duchy of Schwerin
(at
Neustrelitz
,
Mirow
and
Ivenack
)
|
Clara Maria of Pomerania-Barth
7 October 1593
Barth
three children
|
5 September 1600
Ivenack
aged 39
|
Neustrelitz, Mirow and Ivenack reannexed to Schwerin
|
Sophia of Holstein-Gottorp
|
|
1 June 1569
Gottorf
Daughter of
Adolph, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp
and
Christine of Hesse
|
22 March 1592 ? 14 November 1634
|
Duchy of Schwerin
(at
Lubz
,
Rehna
and
Wittenburg
)
|
John VII
17 February 1588
three children
|
14 November 1634
Schwerin
aged 65
|
Received a widow seat, and in 1603, held regency for her sons. After her death the seats returned to the main duchy.
|
Regencies of
Ulrich III, Duke of Gustrow
and
Sigismund Augustus, Duke of Strelitz
(1592-1603) and
Sophia of Holstein-Gottorp
(1603-1608)
|
In 1628, the Emperor
Ferdinand II
deposed him and took his fiefs from him, but he was reinstated in 1631. In the period 1628-1631 the duchy was ruled by
Albrecht von Wallenstein
.
|
Adolph Frederick I
|
|
15 December 1588
Schwerin
First son of
John VII
and
Sophia of Holstein-Gottorp
|
22 March 1592 ? 1628
1631 ? 27 February 1658
|
Duchy of Schwerin
|
Anna Maria of East Frisia
4 September 1622
eight children
Maria Catharina of Brunswick-Dannenberg
1635
eleven children
|
27 February 1658
Schwerin
aged 69
|
Charles I
|
|
28 December 1540
Neustadt
Eighth son of
Albert VII
and
Anna of Brandenburg
|
14 March 1603 ? 22 July 1610
|
Duchy of Gustrow
|
Unmarried
|
22 July 1610
Neustadt
aged 69
|
Last son of Albert VII, also left no descendants.
|
John Albert II
|
|
5 May 1590
Waren
Second son of
John VII
and
Sophia of Holstein-Gottorp
|
22 July 1610 ? 1628
1631 ? 23 April 1636
|
Duchy of Gustrow
|
Margaret Elizabeth of Mecklenburg-Gustrow
9 October 1608
four children
Elizabeth of Hesse Kassel
25 March 1618
Kassel
no children
Eleonore Marie of Anhalt-Bernburg
7 May 1626
Gustrow
five children
|
23 April 1636
Gustrow
aged 45
|
A new line from Schwerin was installed at Gustrow. In 1628, the Emperor
Ferdinand II
deposed him and took his fiefs from him, but he was reinstated in 1631. In the period 1628-1631 the duchy was ruled by
Albrecht von Wallenstein
.
|
Regency of
Adolph Frederick I, Duke of Schwerin
(1636-1654)
|
His male heirs predeceased him. The majority of his lands rejoined Mecklenburg.
|
Gustav Adolph
|
|
26 February 1633
Gustrow
Second son of
John Albert II
and
Eleonore Marie of Anhalt-Bernburg
|
23 April 1636 ? 6 October 1695
|
Duchy of Gustrow
|
Magdalena Sibylla of Holstein-Gottorp
28 December 1654
eleven children
|
6 October 1695
Gustrow
aged 62
|
Gustrow (with exceptions) annexed to Schwerin
|
Christian Louis I
|
|
1 December 1623
Schwerin
Son of
Adolph Frederick I
and
Anna Maria of East Frisia
|
27 February 1658 ? 21 June 1692
|
Duchy of Schwerin
|
Christine Margaret of Mecklenburg-Gustrow
21 February 1640
no children
Elisabeth Angelique de Montmorency
3 March 1664
no children
|
21 June 1692
The Hague
aged 68
|
Children of Adolf Frederick I, divided the land. AS Christian left no descendants, he was succeeded by his brother Frederick's son.
|
Frederick I
|
|
13 February 1638
Schwerin
First son of
Adolph Frederick I
and
Maria Catharina of Brunswick-Dannenberg
|
27 February 1658 ? 28 April 1688
|
Duchy of Schwerin
(at
Grabow
)
|
Christine Wilhelmine of Hesse-Homburg
28 May 1671
four children
|
28 April 1688
Grabow
aged 50
|
Grabow annexed to Schwerin
|
Frederick William
|
|
28 March 1675
Grabow
First son of
Frederick
and
Christine Wilhelmine of Hesse-Homburg
|
21 June 1692 ? 31 July 1713
|
Duchy of Schwerin
|
Sophie Charlotte of Hesse-Kassel
2 January 1704
Kassel
no children
|
31 July 1713
Mainz
aged 38
|
Reunited the majority of Gustrow under Schwerin, but ceded Strelitz to his uncle, Adolph Frederick II, in 1701.
|
Magdalena Sibylla of Holstein-Gottorp
|
|
14 November 1631
Gottorf
Daughter of
Frederick III, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp
and
Marie Elisabeth of Saxony
|
6 October 1695 ? 22 September 1719
|
Duchy of Gustrow
(at
Gustrow
only)
|
Gustav Adolph
28 December 1654
eleven children
|
22 September 1719
Gustrow
aged 87
|
Possible heiresses of Gustav Adolph. Magdalena Sibylla, as widow, kept a seat at
Gustrow
, which joined her late husband's patrimony into Schwerin after her death. Her daughter Maria possibly held Strelitz, once it was part of Gustrow and was, from 1701, settled as her husband's capital.
|
Maria
|
|
19 July 1659
Gustrow
Daughter of
Gustav Adolph
and
Magdalena Sibylla of Holstein-Gottorp
|
6 October 1695 ? 16 January 1701
|
Duchy of Gustrow
(possibly at
Neustrelitz
only)
|
Adolph Frederick II
23 September 1684
Gustrow
five children
|
16 January 1701
Neustrelitz
aged 41
|
Gustrow annexed to Mecklenburg-Schwerin; Neustrelitz annexed to Mecklenburg-Strelitz
|
Adolph Frederick II
|
|
19 October 1658
Grabow
Sixth son (posthumous) of
Adolph Frederick I
and
Maria Catharina of Brunswick-Dannenberg
|
6 October 1695 ? 8 March 1701
|
Duchy of Gustrow
(possibly at
Neustrelitz
)
|
Maria
23 September 1684
Gustrow
five children
Joanna of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg
20 June 1702
no children
Christiane Emilie of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen
10 June 1705
Neustrelitz
two children
|
12 May 1708
Neustrelitz
aged 67
|
Married the (possible) heiress of Strelitz, and in 1701 was given a whole duchy with capital at this town.
|
8 March 1701 ? 12 May 1708
|
Duchy of Strelitz
|
Adolph Frederick III
|
|
7 June 1686
Neustrelitz
Son of
Adolph Frederick II
and
Maria of Mecklemburg-Gustrow
|
12 May 1708 ? 11 December 1752
|
Duchy of Strelitz
|
Dorothea of Holstein-Plon
16 April 1709
Reinfeld
two children
|
11 December 1752
Neustrelitz
aged 66
|
Children of Adolphus Frederick II, divided their inheritance.
|
Charles Louis
|
|
23 February 1708
Neustrelitz
Son of
Adolph Frederick II
and
Christiane Emilie of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen
|
12 May 1708 ? 5 June 1752
|
Duchy of Strelitz
(at
Mirow
)
|
Elisabeth Albertine of Saxe-Hildburghausen
5 February 1735
Eisfeld
ten children
|
5 June 1752
Mirow
aged 44
|
Mirow reannexed to Strelitz
|
Charles Leopold
|
|
26 November 1678
Grabow
Second son of
Frederick
and
Christine Wilhelmine of Hesse-Homburg
|
31 July 1713 ? 28 November 1747
(only
de jure
from 1728)
|
Duchy of Schwerin
|
Sophia Hedwig of Nassau-Dietz
27 May 1709
Leeuwarden
no children
Christine von Lepel
7 June 1710
Doberau
(morganatic; annulled 2 October 1711)
no children
Catherine Ivanovna of Russia
19 April 1716
Danzig
one child
|
28 November 1747
Domitz
aged 69
|
Deposed in 1728 by the Aulic Council in Vienna in favour of his brother Christian Louis II, for incapacity. His daughter was
Anna Leopoldovna
, regent of Russia (1740-1741).
|
Christian Louis II
|
|
15 November 1683
Grabow
Third son of
Frederick
and
Christine Wilhelmine of Hesse-Homburg
|
28 November 1747 ? 30 May 1756
(ruling
de facto
as regent since 1728)
|
Duchy of Schwerin
|
Gustave Caroline of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
13 November 1714
five children
|
30 May 1756
Schwerin
aged 73
|
|
Regency of
Elisabeth Albertine of Saxe-Hildburghausen
(1752-1753)
|
Left no heirs. He was succeeded by his brother.
|
Adolph Frederick IV
|
|
5 May 1738
Mirow
First son of
Charles Louis
and
Elisabeth Albertine of Saxe-Hildburghausen
|
11 December 1752 ? 2 June 1794
|
Duchy of Strelitz
|
Unmarried
|
2 June 1794
Neustrelitz
aged 56
|
Frederick II
the Pious
|
|
9 November 1717
Schwerin
Son of
Christian Louis II
and
Gustave Caroline of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
|
30 May 1756 ? 24 April 1785
|
Duchy of Schwerin
|
Louise Frederica of Wurttemberg
2 March 1746
Schwedt
four children
|
24 April 1785
Ludwigslust
aged 56
|
His heirs died in infancy and was succeeded by his nephew.
|
Frederick Francis I
|
|
10 December 1756
Schwerin
Son of
Louis of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
and
Charlotte Sophie of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld
|
24 April 1785 ? 1 February 1837
|
Duchy of Schwerin
(until 1815)
Grand Duchy of Schwerin
(from 1815)
|
Louise of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg
1 June 1775
Gotha
six children
|
1 February 1837
Ludwigslust
aged 56
|
Son of Louis, brother of Frederick II. In 1815 was raised to
Grand Duke
.
|
Charles II
|
|
10 October 1741
Mirow
Second son of
Charles Louis
and
Elisabeth Albertine of Saxe-Hildburghausen
|
2 June 1794 ? 6 November 1816
|
Duchy of Strelitz
(until 1815)
Grand Duchy of Strelitz
(from 1815)
|
Frederica of Hesse-Darmstadt
18 September 1768
Darmstadt
ten children
Charlotte of Hesse-Darmstadt
28 September 1784
Darmstadt
one child
|
6 November 1816
Neustrelitz
aged 75
|
Elevated to Grand Duke in 1815.
|
George
|
|
12 August 1779
Hanover
Son of
Charles II
and
Frederica of Hesse-Darmstadt
|
6 November 1816 ? 6 September 1860
|
Grand Duchy of Strelitz
|
Marie of Hesse-Kassel
12 August 1817
Kassel
four children
|
6 September 1860
Neustrelitz
aged 81
|
|
Paul Frederick
|
|
15 September 1800
Ludwigslust
Son of
Frederick Louis of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
and
Elena Pavlovna of Russia
|
1 February 1837 ? 7 March 1842
|
Grand Duchy of Schwerin
|
Alexandrine of Prussia
25 May 1822
Berlin
no children
|
7 March 1842
Schwerin
aged 41
|
Grandson of Frederick Francis I.
|
Frederick Francis II
|
|
28 February 1823
Ludwigslust
Son of
Paul Frederick
and
Alexandrine of Prussia
|
7 March 1842 ? 15 April 1883
|
Grand Duchy of Schwerin
|
Augusta Reuss of Middle Kostritz
3 November 1849
Ludwigslust
six children
Anne of Hesse and by Rhine
4 July 1864
Darmstadt
one child
Marie of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
4 July 1868
Rudolstadt
four children
|
15 April 1883
Schwerin
aged 60
|
|
Frederick William
|
|
17 October 1819
Neustrelitz
Son of
George
and
Marie of Hesse-Kassel
|
6 September 1860 ? 30 May 1904
|
Grand Duchy of Strelitz
|
Augusta of the United Kingdom
28 June 1843
London
two children
|
30 May 1904
Neustrelitz
aged 84
|
|
Frederick Francis III
|
|
19 March 1851
Ludwigslust
Son of
Frederick Francis II
and
Augusta Reuss of Middle Kostritz
|
15 April 1883 ? 10 April 1897
|
Grand Duchy of Schwerin
|
Anastasia Mikhailovna of Russia
24 January 1879
Saint Petersburg
three children
|
10 April 1897
Cannes
aged 46
|
|
Regency of
John Albert of Mecklenburg
(1897-1901)
|
Forced to abdicate in 1918, after the end of
World War I
.
|
Frederick Francis IV
|
|
9 April 1882
Palermo
Son of
Frederick Francis III
and
Anastasia Mikhailovna of Russia
|
10 April 1897 ? 14 November 1918
|
Grand Duchy of Schwerin
|
Alexandra of Hanover and Cumberland
7 June 1904
Gmunden
five children
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17 November 1945
Flensburg
aged 63
|
Adolph Frederick V
|
|
22 July 1848
Neustrelitz
Son of
Frederick William
and
Augusta of the United Kingdom
|
30 May 1904 ? 11 June 1914
|
Grand Duchy of Strelitz
|
Elisabeth of Anhalt
17 April 1877
Dessau
four children
|
11 June 1914
Berlin
aged 65
|
|
Adolph Frederick VI
|
|
17 June 1882
Neustrelitz
Son of
Adolph Frederick V
and
Elisabeth of Anhalt
|
11 June 1914 ? 23 February 1918
|
Grand Duchy of Strelitz
|
Unmarried
|
23 February 1918
Neustrelitz
aged 35
|
Committed suicide in 1918, before the end of
World War I
.
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