John Albert II, Duke of Mecklenburg
Johann Albrecht II, Duke of Mecklenburg [- Güstrow ] ( born May 5, in 1590 goods, † April 23, 1636 in Güstrow ) was from 1608 to 1610 alone ruling ( under supervision ) and from 1621, Duke of Mecklenburg in the country part Gustrow, and together with his brother Adolf Friedrich I of 1611-1621 Regent throughout the Duchy.
Life
Johann Albrecht was the son of Duke John VII and the Sophia of Schleswig -Holstein - Gottorp. Under the company name The Perfect he was accepted as a member of the Fruitbearing society.
He ruled on April 16, 1608 under guardianship of Duke Charles I, jointly with his brother Adolf Friedrich I in part of the country Schwerin, and followed his guardian on July 9, 1611 part of the country Güstrow. In the second main division of the state Mecklenburg him the regency in Mecklenburg- Güstrow was then awarded alone. In 1617, he converted to the Protestant faith.
Both brothers played in 1623 the defensive alliance of the Lower Saxon Circle stands at, tried to behave neutral in the war, but secretly supported the Danish troops of King Christian IV, were therefore treated by the Imperialists under Tilly, after the victory at Lutter as enemies.
On January 19, 1628 presented the Emperor Ferdinand II from the Schloss Brandis in Bohemia a certificate from, by which he shocked the dukes of their country and Wallenstein first unterpfändlich, hereditary fief on June 16, 1629 same. In May 1628 left, pushed from that, the country to which they returned after his fall in May 1631 using the Swedish troops. Johann Albrecht was buried after his death in Guestrower Cathedral.
Family
Johann Albrecht II was married three times.
( I. ) On October 9, 1608 he married Margaret Elizabeth ( 1584-1616 ), daughter of Christoph, Duke of Mecklenburg. The couple had the following children:
- Johann Christoph (1611-1612)
- Sophie Elisabeth ( August 20, 1613-12 July 1676, ) ∞ August II (Braunschweig -Wolfenbüttel )
- Christine Margarete
- Karl Heinrich (1616-1618)
( II ) On March 26, 1618 he married Elisabeth of Hesse- Kassel (24 May 1596-16. December 1625 ) daughter of Moritz of Hessen- Kassel. The marriage remained childless.
(. 7 August 1600-17 July 1657 ) ( III.) His third wife Eleonore Marie of Anhalt- Bernburg daughter of Prince Christian I of Anhalt -Bernburg he married on 7 May 1626 the couple had the following children.:
- Anna Sophie ( * September 29, 1628, February 10, 1666 ) ∞ Louis IV of Legnica
- Johann Christian (1629-1631)
- Eleonore (1630-1631)
- Gustav Adolf (1633-1695)
- Louise (20 May 1635-6. January 1648 )