Albrecht VII, Duke of Mecklenburg

Albrecht VII, the Handsome, Duke of Mecklenburg in Gustrow (25 July 1486 – 5 January 1547), was a minor ruler in North Germany of the 16th century. He also asserted claims to Scandinavian thrones based on the royal lineage of the House of Mecklenburg.

In the course of the so-called Count's Feud, the Free City of Lübeck involved Duke Albrecht in its alliance with various parties and offered him the Danish crown. King Christian III of Denmark, however, managed to keep his kingdom: Christopher, Count of Oldenburg, and Duke Albert were besieged in Copenhagen in 1535-1536 until they capitulated.

Marriage and children

On 17 January 1524 he married Anna of Brandenburg, a daughter of Joachim I, Elector of Brandenburg. They had the following children:

Ancestry

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
16. Magnus I, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
8. John IV, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
17. Elizabeth of Pomerania-Wolgast
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4. Henry IV, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
18. Eric IV of Saxe-Lauenburg (= 26)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
9. Catherine of Saxe-Lauenburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
19. Sophie of Brunswick-Lüneburg (= 27)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2. Magnus II, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin and Güstrow
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
20. Frederick V, Burgrave of Nuremberg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
10. Frederick I, Elector of Brandenburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
21. Elisabeth of Meissen
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
5. Dorothea of Brandenburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
22. Frederick, Duke of Bavaria-Landshut
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
11. Elisabeth of Bavaria
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
23. Maddalena Visconti
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1. Albrecht VII, Duke of Mecklenburg-Güstrow
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
24. Barnim VI, Duke of Pomerania-Wolgast
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
12. Wartislaw IX, Duke of Pomerania-Wolgast
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
25. Veronika of Hohenzollern
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
6. Eric II, Duke of Pomerania-Wolgast
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
26. Eric IV of Saxe-Lauenburg (= 18)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
13. Sophie of Saxe-Lauenburg-Ratzeburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
27. Sophie of Brunswick-Lüneburg (= 19)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3. Sophie of Pomerania-Wolgast
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
28. Bogislaw VIII, Duke of Pomerania-Stargard
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
14. Bogislaw IX, Duke of Pomerania-Stargard
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
29. Sophia of Holstein-Rendsburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
7. Sophia of Pomerania-Stargard
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
30. Siemowit IV, Duke of Masovia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
15. Maria of Masovia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
31. Alexandra of Lithuania
 
 
 
 
 
 
Albrecht VII, Duke of Mecklenburg
Cadet branch of the House of Mecklenburg
Born: 25 July 1486 Died: 5 January 1547
Regnal titles
Preceded by
Balthasar and
Magnus II
Dukes of Mecklenburg
1503–1520
with Henry V (brother) (1503–1520)
Eric II (brother) (1503–1508)
Balthasar (uncle) (1479–1507)
Succeeded by
Albert VII
as Duke of of Mecklenburg-Güstrow
Succeeded by
Henry V
as Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Preceded by
Albert VII and
Henry V

as Dukes of Mecklenburg
Duke of Mecklenburg-Güstrow
1520–1547
Succeeded by
John Albert I