Sophie von Mecklenburg-Schwerin

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Personal and Family Information

Sophie was born on 12 APR 1508 in Schwerin, the daughter of Heinrich V zu Mecklenburg-Schwerin and Ursula von Brandenburg.

She died on 17 JUN 1541 in Celle.

Her husband was Ernst I von Braunschweig-Lüneburg, who she married in 1528 in Schwerin. Their ten known children were Franz Otto (1530-1559), Friedrich (1532-1553), Heinrich (1533-1598), Margarete (1534-1596), Wilhelm V (1535-1592), Ursula (1536-1538), Katharina (1537-1618), Elisabeth Ursula (1539-1586), Magdalene Sofie (1540-1586) and Sofie (1541-1631).

Pedigree Chart (3 generations)


 

Sophie von Mecklenburg-Schwerin
(1508-1541)

 

Heinrich V zu Mecklenburg-Schwerin
(1479-1552)

 

Magnus II zu Mecklenburg-Schwerin
(1441-1503)

 

Heinrich IV von Mecklenburg-Schwerin
(1417-1477)

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Dorothea von Brandenburg
(1420-1491)

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Sophie von Pommern-Stettin
(c1460-1504)

 

Erich II von Pommern
(c1425-1474)

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Margareta von Mecklenburg-Stargard
(->1451)

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Ursula von Brandenburg
(1488-1510)

 

Johann Cicero von Brandenburg
(1455-1499)

 

Albrecht Achilles von Brandenburg
(1414-1486)

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Margarete von Baden
(c1431-1457)

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Margarete von Sachsen
(1449-1501)

 

Wilhelm III von Sachsen
(1425-1482)

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Anna von Habsburg
(1432-1462)

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Events

EventDateDetailsSourceMultimediaNotes
Birth 12 APR 1508
Place: Schwerin
Death 17 JUN 1541
Place: Celle