Albrecht VII, Duke of Mecklenburg
Albert VII, Duke of Mecklenburg (* July 25, 1486; † January 7, 1547 ), third son of Duke Magnus II of Mecklenburg, reigned after his father's death († November 20, 1503 ) with his uncle Balthasar († March 16, 1507 ) and his brothers Henry V and Eric II († December 22, 1508 ) jointly. In the division of the state ( Neubrandenburg house contract ) of 7 May In 1520 he received the part Duchy Güstrow.
While promoted Henry V from the beginning of the Reformation, Albrecht joined - ultimately in vain - their progress against.
As a horrified Christian II of Denmark to the throne in 1523 and had been caught in an attempt to retake the country, in 1531, Albert VII appeared as a candidate for the throne, came during the feud Graf ( 1534-1536 ), also with the help of the Hanseatic cities Lübeck and Wismar, in the possession of Copenhagen (8 April 1535), was soon by his opponent Christian III. enclosed by land and water. On July 29, 1536, he capitulated and renounced his claims.
1542/43 he strove in vain with the help of an illustrious party after the Swedish crown, by supporting the insurgents to Nils Dackegrottan in Småland in southern Östergötland. His support of the Dackegrottan uprising failed.
Marriage and descendants
On January 17, 1524 he married Princess Anna ( 1507-1567 ), daughter of the Elector Joachim of Brandenburg. From the marriage ten children were born:
- Magnus von Mecklenburg (* / † 1524)
- Johann Albrecht I, Duke of Mecklenburg [- Güstrow ], from 1552 all of Mecklenburg
- Ulrich, Duke of Mecklenburg [- Güstrow ], from 1592 Duke of Mecklenburg
- George of Mecklenburg- Güstrow (1528-1555)
- Anna of Mecklenburg- Güstrow (1533-1602) ∞ Gotthard Kettler, Duke of Courland from 1566
- Ludwig von Mecklenburg (* / † 1535)
- Johann von Mecklenburg (* / † 1536)
- Christoph von Mecklenburg (1537-1592), administrator to Ratzeburg (1554 - 1592)
- Sophie ( * / † 1538)
- Charles I (* December 23, 1540; † July 22, 1610 )