Albert V, Duke of Mecklenburg

Albrecht V, Duke of Mecklenburg (* 1397, † 1 June to 6 December 1423 ) was Duke of Mecklenburg from 1412 until his death.

Albrecht was the son of Albrecht III. and Agnes, daughter of Duke Magnus von Braunschweig. Agnes took over until 1415/1416 after the death of his father in accordance with an agreement with John IV, the guardianship of Albert V. He ruled independently and then acted after the death of John IV in 1422 as a guardian for his sons Henry IV and Johann V.

On February 13, 1419, he and John IV of Mecklenburg and the Council of the Hanseatic city of Rostock, Rostock University was the first university in northern Germany and the Baltic Sea region.

He was since 1413 with Cecilia, the second daughter of Viscount Frederick of Nuremberg, later Elector of Brandenburg engaged. A wedding has not taken place. He married her sister Margaret to 1423. Through the marriage contract Albrecht received from his father- Doemitz and Gorlosen as jointure.