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Magnus II von Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Duke of Mecklenburg

Male 1441 - 1503  (62 years)

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Magnus II von Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Duke of Mecklenburg was born in 1441; died on 20 Nov 1503.

    Magnus married Sophie of Pommerania-Stettin on 29 May 1478. Sophie (daughter of Eric II of Pommerania and Sophia of Pommerania) died on 26 Apr 1504. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Henry III von Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Duke of Mecklenburg  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 3 May 1479; died on 6 Feb 1552.
    2. 3. Katharina von Mecklenburg  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1487; died on 6 Jun 1561.
    3. 4. Albert V von Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Duke Mecklenburg-Schwerin  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 28 Jul 1488; died on 5 Jan 1547.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Henry III von Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Duke of Mecklenburg Descendancy chart to this point (1.Magnus1) was born on 3 May 1479; died on 6 Feb 1552.

    Henry married Ursula von Brandenburg Hohenzollern on 16 Feb 1507. Ursula (daughter of John Cicero Hohenzollern, Elector of Brandenburg and Margaret of Saxony Wettin) was born on 17 Oct 1488; died on 18 Sep 1510. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 5. Sophia von Mecklenburg  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1508; died on 17 Jun 1541.
    2. 6. Magnus von Mecklenburg-Schwerin  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 4 Jul 1509; died on 28 Jan 1550.

  2. 3.  Katharina von Mecklenburg Descendancy chart to this point (1.Magnus1) was born in 1487; died on 6 Jun 1561.

    Katharina married Henry the Pious of Saxony Wettin, Duke of Saxony on 6 Jul 1512. Henry (son of Albert the Bold of Saxony Wettin, Duke of Saxony and Sidonie of Bohemia Podiebrad) was born on 16 Mar 1473; died on 18 Aug 1541. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 7. Maurice of Saxony Wettin, Elector of Saxony  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 21 Mar 1521; died on 11 Jul 1553.
    2. 8. Augustus of Saxony Wettin, Elector of Saxony  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 31 Jul 1526; died on 11 Feb 1586.

  3. 4.  Albert V von Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Duke Mecklenburg-Schwerin Descendancy chart to this point (1.Magnus1) was born on 28 Jul 1488; died on 5 Jan 1547.

    Albert married Anna Hohenzollern on 17 Jan 1524. Anna (daughter of Joachim I Nestor Hohenzollern, Elector of Brandenburg and Elizabeth Oldenburg) was born in 1507; died on 19 Jun 1567. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 9. John Albert von Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Duke Mecklenburg-Güstrow  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 23 Dec 1525; died on 12 Feb 1576.
    2. 10. Ulrich III von Mecklenburg-Güstrow, Duke Mecklenburg-Güstrow  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 21 Apr 1528; died on 14 Mar 1603.
    3. 11. Christof von Mecklenburg  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 30 Jun 1537; died on 4 Mar 1592.


Generation: 3

  1. 5.  Sophia von Mecklenburg Descendancy chart to this point (2.Henry2, 1.Magnus1) was born in 1508; died on 17 Jun 1541.

    Sophia married Ernest the pious of zelle Brunswick, Duke of Lüneburg on 2 Jun 1528. Ernest (son of Henry the Middle of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Duke of Brunswick and Margaret of Saxony Wettin) was born on 16 Jan 1497; died on 11 Jan 1546. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 12. Francis Otto of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Duke of Brunswick  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 20 Jun 1530; died on 29 Apr 1559.
    2. 13. Henry of Danneburg Brunswick-Lüneburg, Duke of Danneburg  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 4 Jun 1533; died on 19 Jan 1598.
    3. 14. William the Younger Brunswick-Lüneburg, Duke of Lüneburg  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 4 Jul 1535; died on 20 Aug 1592.

  2. 6.  Magnus von Mecklenburg-Schwerin Descendancy chart to this point (2.Henry2, 1.Magnus1) was born on 4 Jul 1509; died on 28 Jan 1550.

    Magnus married Elizabeth Oldenburg on 26 Aug 1543. Elizabeth (daughter of Frederick I of Denmark Oldenburg, King of Denmark and Sophie of Pommerania) was born on 14 Oct 1524; died on 15 Oct 1586. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  3. 7.  Maurice of Saxony Wettin, Elector of SaxonyMaurice of Saxony Wettin, Elector of Saxony Descendancy chart to this point (3.Katharina2, 1.Magnus1) was born on 21 Mar 1521; died on 11 Jul 1553.

    Maurice married Agnes of Hesse on 9 Jan 1541. Agnes (daughter of Philip I the Magnanimous of Hesse, Landgrave of Hesse and Christine of Saxony Wettin) was born on 31 May 1527; died on 4 Nov 1555. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 15. Anna of Saxony  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 23 Dec 1544; died on 18 Dec 1577.

  4. 8.  Augustus of Saxony Wettin, Elector of SaxonyAugustus of Saxony Wettin, Elector of Saxony Descendancy chart to this point (3.Katharina2, 1.Magnus1) was born on 31 Jul 1526; died on 11 Feb 1586.

    Family/Spouse: Anna of Denmark Oldenburg. Anna (daughter of Christian III of Denmark Oldenburg, King of Denmark and Dorothea of Saxe-Lauenburg) was born on 22 Nov 1532; died on 1 Oct 1585. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 16. Christian I of Saxony Wettin, Elector of Saxony  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 29 Oct 1560; died on 25 Sep 1591.
    2. 17. Dorothea of Saxony Wettin  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 4 Oct 1563; died on 13 Feb 1587.

  5. 9.  John Albert von Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Duke Mecklenburg-Güstrow Descendancy chart to this point (4.Albert2, 1.Magnus1) was born on 23 Dec 1525; died on 12 Feb 1576.

    John married Anna Sophia of Prussia Hohenzollern on 24 Feb 1555. Anna (daughter of Albert of Prussia Hohenzollern, Duke of Prussia and Dorothea Oldenburg) was born on 11 Jun 1527; died on 6 Feb 1591. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 18. John V von Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Duke of Mecklenburg  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 7 Mar 1558; died on 22 Mar 1592.

  6. 10.  Ulrich III von Mecklenburg-Güstrow, Duke Mecklenburg-Güstrow Descendancy chart to this point (4.Albert2, 1.Magnus1) was born on 21 Apr 1528; died on 14 Mar 1603.

    Ulrich married Elizabeth Oldenburg on 16 Feb 1556. Elizabeth (daughter of Frederick I of Denmark Oldenburg, King of Denmark and Sophie of Pommerania) was born on 14 Oct 1524; died on 15 Oct 1586. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 19. Sophia von Mecklenburg-Güstrow  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 4 Sep 1557 in Wismar; was christened on 4 Oct 1631 in Nykobing; and died.

  7. 11.  Christof von Mecklenburg Descendancy chart to this point (4.Albert2, 1.Magnus1) was born on 30 Jun 1537; died on 4 Mar 1592.

    Christof married Dorothea Oldenburg on 27 Oct 1573. Dorothea (daughter of Frederick I of Denmark Oldenburg, King of Denmark and Sophie of Pommerania) was born in 1528; died on 11 Nov 1575. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Christof married Elizabeth Vasa on 14 May 1581. Elizabeth (daughter of Gustav I Vasa, King of Sweden and Margareta Lejonhufvud) was born on 4 Apr 1549; died on 12 Nov 1597. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]



Generation: 4

  1. 12.  Francis Otto of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Duke of Brunswick Descendancy chart to this point (5.Sophia3, 2.Henry2, 1.Magnus1) was born on 20 Jun 1530; died on 29 Apr 1559.

  2. 13.  Henry of Danneburg Brunswick-Lüneburg, Duke of Danneburg Descendancy chart to this point (5.Sophia3, 2.Henry2, 1.Magnus1) was born on 4 Jun 1533; died on 19 Jan 1598.

    Henry married Ursula of Saxe-Lauenburg in 1569. Ursula (daughter of Franz I of Saxe-Lauenburg, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg) was born in 1545; died on 12 Oct 1620. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 20. Julius Ernst of Brunswick-Dannenberg, Duke Brunswick-Dannenberg  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 11 Mar 1571; died on 26 Oct 1636.
    2. 21. Sibylle Elizabeth of Brunswick-Danneberg  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 4 Jun 1576; died on 9 Jul 1630.
    3. 22. Augustus the Younger of Brunswick, Duke of Brunswick  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 10 Apr 1579 in Dannenberg, Brandenburg, Germany; died on 17 Sep 1666 in Wolfenbuttel, Niedersachsen, Germany.

  3. 14.  William the Younger Brunswick-Lüneburg, Duke of Lüneburg Descendancy chart to this point (5.Sophia3, 2.Henry2, 1.Magnus1) was born on 4 Jul 1535; died on 20 Aug 1592.

    William married Dorothy of Denmark Oldenburg on 12 Oct 1561. Dorothy (daughter of Christian III of Denmark Oldenburg, King of Denmark and Dorothea of Saxe-Lauenburg) was born on 29 Jun 1546; died on 6 Jan 1617. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 23. Ernest II of Brunswick-Lunenberg, Duke of Brunswick  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 31 Dec 1564; died on 2 Mar 1611.
    2. 24. Christian of Brunswick-Lunenberg, Duke of Brunswick  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 1 Nov 1566; died on 8 Nov 1633.
    3. 25. Augustus the Elder Brunswick-Lüneburg, Duke of Brunswick  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 18 Nov 1568; died on 1 Oct 1636.
    4. 26. Frederick of Brunswick-Lunenberg, Duke of Brunswick, Celle  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 28 Aug 1574; died on 10 Dec 1648.
    5. 27. George of Brunswick-Lüneberg, Duke of Brunswick  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 17 Feb 1582; died on 12 Apr 1641.
    6. 28. Sibylle of Brunswick-Luneberg  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 3 Jun 1584; died on 5 Aug 1652.

  4. 15.  Anna of Saxony Descendancy chart to this point (7.Maurice3, 3.Katharina2, 1.Magnus1) was born on 23 Dec 1544; died on 18 Dec 1577.

    Anna married William I (Maurice) Silent de Nassau, Prince of Orange on 24 Aug 1561, and was divorced in 1574. William (son of William de Nassau-Dillenburg, Count Nassau-Dillenburg and Juliane von Stolberg-Wernigerode) was born on 25 Apr 1533 in Dillenburg in Nassau, present-day Germany; died on 10 Jul 1584 in Delft, Netherlands. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 29. Maurice of Orange de Nassau, Prince of Orange  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 14 Nov 1567; died on 23 Apr 1625.
    2. 30. Emilia of Orange de Nassau  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 10 Apr 1569 in Cologne, Germany; died on 16 Mar 1629 in Geneva; was buried in Geneva.
    3. 31. Luise Juliane de Nassau  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 31 Mar 1576; died on 15 Mar 1644.

  5. 16.  Christian I of Saxony Wettin, Elector of SaxonyChristian I of Saxony Wettin, Elector of Saxony Descendancy chart to this point (8.Augustus3, 3.Katharina2, 1.Magnus1) was born on 29 Oct 1560; died on 25 Sep 1591.

    Christian married Sophie of Brandenburg Hohenzollern on 25 Apr 1582. Sophie (daughter of John George of Brandenburg Hohenzollern, Elector of Brandenburg and Sabine von Brandenburg-Ansbach) was born on 6 Jun 1568; died on 7 Dec 1622. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 32. John George I of Saxony Wettin, Elector of Saxony  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 15 Mar 1585; died on 18 Oct 1656.
    2. 33. Christian II of Saxony Wettin, Elector of Saxony  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 23 Sep 1583; died on 23 Jun 1611.

  6. 17.  Dorothea of Saxony Wettin Descendancy chart to this point (8.Augustus3, 3.Katharina2, 1.Magnus1) was born on 4 Oct 1563; died on 13 Feb 1587.

    Family/Spouse: Henry Julius of Brunswick, Duke of Brunswick. Henry (son of Julius of Brunswick, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg and Hedwig) was born on 15 Oct 1564; died on 30 Jul 1613. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 34. Dorothea Hedwig Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 3 Feb 1587; died on 16 Oct 1609.

  7. 18.  John V von Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Duke of Mecklenburg Descendancy chart to this point (9.John3, 4.Albert2, 1.Magnus1) was born on 7 Mar 1558; died on 22 Mar 1592.

    John married Sophie von Holstein-Gottorp on 17 Feb 1588. Sophie (daughter of Adolf von Holstein-Gottorp, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp and Christine of Hesse) was born on 1 Jun 1569; died on 14 Nov 1634. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 35. Adolf Frederick I Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Duke Mecklenburg-Schwerin  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 25 Dec 1588; died on 27 Feb 1658.

  8. 19.  Sophia von Mecklenburg-Güstrow Descendancy chart to this point (10.Ulrich3, 4.Albert2, 1.Magnus1) was born on 4 Sep 1557 in Wismar; was christened on 4 Oct 1631 in Nykobing; and died.

    Sophia married Frederick II of Denmark Oldenburg, King of Denmark on 20 Jul 1572 in Copenhagen, Denmark. Frederick (son of Christian III of Denmark Oldenburg, King of Denmark and Dorothea of Saxe-Lauenburg) was born on 1 Jul 1534 in Haderslevhus; died on 4 Apr 1588 in Antvorslev Castle; was buried in Roskilde Cathedral, Denmark. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 36. Elizabeth Oldenburg  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 25 Aug 1573; died on 19 Jun 1626.
    2. 37. Anne of Denmark Oldenburg  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 14 Oct 1574 in Skanderborg Castle, Jutland, Denmark; died on 4 Mar 1619 in Hampton Court Palace, Richmond, England; was buried in Westminster Abbey, London, England.
    3. 38. Christian IV of Denmark Oldenburg, King of Denmark  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 12 Apr 1577 in Frederiksborg; died on 28 Feb 1648 in Copenhagen, Denmark.
    4. 39. Ulrich Oldenburg  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1578; died in 1624.
    5. 40. Augusta Oldenburg  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 8 Apr 1580; died on 5 Feb 1639.
    6. 41. Hedwig of Denmark Oldenburg  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 5 Aug 1581; died on 26 Nov 1641.
    7. 42. Johann Oldenburg  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 9 Jul 1583; died on 28 Oct 1602.



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