John VI, Duke of Mecklenburg (1439–1474) was a

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Mecklenburg Mecklenburg (; ) is a historical region in northern Germany comprising the western and larger part of the federal-state Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. The largest cities of the region are Rostock, Schwerin, Neubrandenburg, Wismar and Güstrow. ...

Life

John was the second son of Henry IV, Duke of Mecklenburg, and his wife Dorothea, daughter of Elector Frederick I of Brandenburg. His earliest documented official act (jointly with the father) was in 1451. In 1464 he ruled an

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of several

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jointly with his brother Albert VI, but did not participate actively in administering them. In 1472, John VI was engaged to Sophie, the daughter of Duke Eric II of Pomerania. The marriage was set to be celebrated in 1474. However, John VI died before the marriage took place. The exact date of his death is unknown; he is last mentioned in a document dated 20 May 1474. His last illness was contracted on a journey to

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to visit his uncle Elector Albrecht III Achilles of Brandenburg. In

Kulmbach Kulmbach () is the capital of the district of Kulmbach in Bavaria in Germany. The town, once a stronghold of the Principality of Bayreuth, is renowned for its University of Life Sciences, a branch of the University of Bayreuth, the massive Plasse ...

, he was infected with the plague and died. He was probably buried in

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monastery in Hof.

External links

Genealogical table of the House of Mecklenburg
House of Mecklenburg Dukes of Mecklenburg 1439 births 1474 deaths 15th-century German nobility {{Germany-duke-stub