Albert I, Duke of Mecklenburg-Stargard (before 1377 – between 11 February and 15 July 1397) was Duke of

Mecklenburg-Stargard The Duchy of Mecklenburg-Stargard, also simply known as Mecklenburg-Stargard, and also as the Duchy of Stargard was a feudal district duchy in Mecklenburg within the Holy Roman Empire. Its capital was Burg Stargard. It was ruled by the House of M ...

from 1392 until his death and also

Coadjutor The term "coadjutor" (literally "co-assister" in Latin) is a title qualifier indicating that the holder shares the office with another person, with powers equal to the other in all but formal order of precedence. These include: * Coadjutor bishop ...

of the

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Life

He was the youngest child of Duke

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and his third wife Agnes of Lindow-Ruppin. Albrecht I was probably born in 1367. After his father's death, he ruled Mecklenburg-Stargard jointly with his elder brothers

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and Ulrich I. In 1395 he moved to

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to become coadjutor to bishop Dietrich Damerau of Dorpat. He settles a dispute between his bishop and

Konrad von Jungingen Konrad von Jungingen (c. 1355 – 30 March 1407) was a Grand Master of the Teutonic Order from 1393 to 1407. Under his administration, the Teutonic Order would reach its greatest extent. Konrad von Jungingen came from the Swabian League and jo ...

, the Grand Master of the

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. Early in 1396, Konrad writes in his diary: ''the bishop of Dorpat has invited one of the Lord of Mecklenburg and given him several castles and intends him to succeed to the bishopric.'' Albert died in

Dorpat Tartu is the second largest city in Estonia after Tallinn. Tartu has a population of 97,759 (as of 2024). It is southeast of Tallinn and 245 kilometres (152 miles) northeast of Riga, Latvia. Tartu lies on the Emajõgi river, which connects the ...

between 11 February and 15 July and was buried there.

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Genealogy of the House of Mecklenburg
Dukes of Mecklenburg-Stargard 14th-century births 1397 deaths 14th-century German nobility {{Germany-duke-stub