Albert VI, Duke of Mecklenburg
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Albert VI, Duke of Mecklenburg was a Duke of Mecklenburg.
Albert was the son of Henry IV
and Dorothea, the daughter of the Elector Frederick I
of Brandenburg. In 1464, he and his brother John VI
received from their father the bailiwicks of Güstrow, Plau, Laage and Stavenhagen as a source of income.
Albert was co-regent with his father, until his father died in 1477. Thereafter, he was co-regent with his brother Magnus II. In 1479, his brother Balthasar
, who had until then been Coadjutor of the Bishopric of Schwerin, also wants to be co-regent of Pomerania. Their mother mediates and brokers an agreement to divide the Duchy. Albert recevies the former Principality of Werle
, except the city of Waren, city and district of Penzlin, Klein Broda, city and district of Röbel, Bede and the bailiwick of Wredenhagen. Magnus II and Balthasar jointly rule the rest of the Duchy.
Albert died three years later, on 27 April 1480. He was buried in the Cathedral in Güstrow
. After his death, the Duchy of Mecklenburg was reunited.
In 1466 or 1468, he married Catherine of Lindow-Ruppin. The marriage remained childless.
Albert was the son of Henry IV
Henry IV, Duke of Mecklenburg
Henry IV, Duke of Mecklenburg was from 1422 to 1477 Duke of Mecklenburg.- Life :Henry IV of Mecklenburg, because of his obesity and lavish lifestyle also called the "Henry the Fat", was the son of the Duke John IV of Mecklenburg and Catherine of Saxe-Lauenburg.He inherited Mecklenburg when his...
and Dorothea, the daughter of the Elector Frederick I
Frederick I, Elector of Brandenburg
Frederick was Burgrave of Nuremberg as Frederick VI and Elector of Brandenburg as Frederick I. He was a son of Burgrave Frederick V of Nuremberg and Elisabeth of Meissen, and was the first member of the House of Hohenzollern to rule the Margraviate of Brandenburg.- Biography :Frederick entered...
of Brandenburg. In 1464, he and his brother John VI
John VI, Duke of Mecklenburg
John VI, Duke of Mecklenburg was a Duke of Mecklenburg.- Life :John was the second son of the Duke Henry IV, Duke of Mecklenburg of Mecklenburg and his wife, Dorothea daughter of Elector Frederick II of Brandenburg....
received from their father the bailiwicks of Güstrow, Plau, Laage and Stavenhagen as a source of income.
Albert was co-regent with his father, until his father died in 1477. Thereafter, he was co-regent with his brother Magnus II. In 1479, his brother Balthasar
Balthasar, Duke of Mecklenburg
Balthasar of Mecklenburg was Duke of Mecklenburg, Coadjutor and administrator of the Diocese of Hildesheim and the Diocese of Schwerin from 1474 to 1479....
, who had until then been Coadjutor of the Bishopric of Schwerin, also wants to be co-regent of Pomerania. Their mother mediates and brokers an agreement to divide the Duchy. Albert recevies the former Principality of Werle
Werle
Werle was a fiefdom, or Herrschaft in German, in the Holy Roman Empire that was founded in 1235. It was created in the partition of territories in Mecklenburg that followed the death of Henry Borwin II of Mecklenburg ....
, except the city of Waren, city and district of Penzlin, Klein Broda, city and district of Röbel, Bede and the bailiwick of Wredenhagen. Magnus II and Balthasar jointly rule the rest of the Duchy.
Albert died three years later, on 27 April 1480. He was buried in the Cathedral in Güstrow
Güstrow
Güstrow is a town in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany the capital of the district of Güstrow. It has a population of 30,500 and is the seventh largest town in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. Since 2006 Güstrow has the official suffix Barlachstadt.-Geography:The town of Güstrow is located...
. After his death, the Duchy of Mecklenburg was reunited.
In 1466 or 1468, he married Catherine of Lindow-Ruppin. The marriage remained childless.