Historical place archive

Mecklenburg in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Mecklenburg in Germany. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

6 records5 event labels2 people1626–1648

Historical events in Mecklenburg

1626

1626
Capture of Mecklenburg
Albrecht Wenzel Eusebius von Wallenstein · Thirty Years War

Wallensteins army marches north, occupying Mecklenburg, Pomerania, and ultimately Jutland itself

1627

1627
Peerage
Albrecht Wenzel Eusebius von Wallenstein · House of Wallenstein

Created Duke of Mecklenburg

1627
Peerage
Albrecht Wenzel Eusebius von Wallenstein · Thirty Years War

Created Duke of Mecklenburg

1627
Rule of Mecklenburg
Albrecht Wenzel Eusebius von Wallenstein · Thirty Years War

Wallenstein joins Tilly in the struggle with Christian IV of Denmark & is rewarded with the Duchy of Mecklenburg

1648

24 October 1648
Peace of Westphalia
Adolf Frederick I · Thirty Years War

Receives restoration while Sweden gains nearby imperial territory.

24 October 1648
Treaty of Westphalia
Adolf Frederick I · Thirty Years War

Mecklenburg receives compensation while Sweden gains nearby imperial lands.

Provenance

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