Ursula of Brandenburg
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Ursula, Margravine von Brandenburg (17 October 1488 – 18 September 1510, Güstrow
) was a German
noblewoman.
She was the daughter of Johann Cicero, Elector of Brandenburg and Margarethe of Saxony.
At age 19, on 16 February 1507 she married Duke Heinrich V
of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
(1479-1552). They had three children:
She died in 1510 at age 21, less than a month after the birth of her third child.
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...
) was a German
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
noblewoman.
She was the daughter of Johann Cicero, Elector of Brandenburg and Margarethe of Saxony.
At age 19, on 16 February 1507 she married Duke Heinrich V
Henry V, Duke of Mecklenburg
Henry V, Duke of Mecklenburg, nicknamed the Peaceful, was the reigning Duke of Mecklenburg in the region Mecklenburg-Schwerin, son of the Duke Magnus II and Sophia of Pomerania....
of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Mecklenburg-Schwerin was a duchy in northern Germany created in 1348, when Albert II of Mecklenburg and his younger brother John were raised to Dukes of Mecklenburg by King Charles IV...
(1479-1552). They had three children:
- Sophie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1508-1541), married Ernest I, Duke of Brunswick-LüneburgErnest I, Duke of Brunswick-LüneburgErnest of Brunswick-Lüneburg , also frequently called Ernest the Confessor, was duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg and a champion of the protestant cause during the early years of the Protestant Reformation...
- Magnus of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1509-1550) (predeceased his father)
- Ursula of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (30 August 1510 – 22 April 1586), abbessAbbessAn abbess is the female superior, or mother superior, of a community of nuns, often an abbey....
of Ribnitz
She died in 1510 at age 21, less than a month after the birth of her third child.