Ulrich I, Duke of Mecklenburg-Stargard (before 1382 – 8 April 1417) was Duke of Mecklenburg-Stargard from 1392 or 1393 until his death. He was also Lord of
Neubrandenburg
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The city is famous for its ...
,
Stargard,
Strelitz and
Wesenberg.
Family
He was the third child of Duke
John I, from his marriage Agnes of Lindow-Ruppin.
Life
Ulrich I was probably born before 1382. After his father's death in 1392 or 1393, he ruled jointly with his brothers
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and
Albert I (d. 1397). In 1408, Ulrich and John divided the country. Ulrich received the Lordships of Neubrandenburg, Stargard, Strelitz and Wesenberg. He chose Neubrandenburg as his residence.
On 19 March 1417, he wrote his
will
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at his Castle in Strelitz. He died there three weeks later, on 8 April 1417. He was buried in the Wanzka convent in
Blankensee, where his daughter Anna was
abbess
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.
Marriage and issue
Ulrich I married Margaret, the daughter of Duke
Swantibor III of Pomerania-Stettin. They had the following children:
* Anna,
Abbess
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of the Wanzka convent in
Blankensee
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Albert II, Duke of Mecklenburg-Stargard-Neubrandenburg (1417–1423)
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Henry
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, Duke of Mecklenburg-Stargard-Neubrandenburg (1417–1436), from 1438 Duke of Mecklenburg-Stargard, from 1436 co-ruler of the principality
Werle-Güstrow
External links
Genealogical table of the House of Mecklenburg
Dukes of Mecklenburg-Stargard
14th-century births
1417 deaths
15th-century German nobility
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