Albert VI, Duke of Mecklenburg

Albert VI, Duke of Mecklenburg
Albert VI, Duke of Mecklenburg
Born	1438
Died	27 April 1483
Buried	Cathedral in Güstrow
Noble family	House of Mecklenburg
Spouse(s)	Catherine of Lindow-Ruppin
Father	Henry IV, Duke of Mecklenburg
Mother	Dorothea of Brandenburg

Albert VI, Duke of Mecklenburg (Template:Lang-de; born:1438; died: 27 April 1483) was a Duke of Mecklenburg.

Albert was the son of Henry IV and Dorothea, the daughter of the Elector Frederick I of Brandenburg. In 1464, he and his brother John VI received from their father the bailiwicks of Güstrow, Plau, Laage and Stavenhagen as a source of income.

Albert was co-regent with his father, until his father died in 1477. Thereafter, he was co-regent with his brother Magnus II. In 1479, his brother Balthasar, who had until then been Coadjutor of the Bishopric of Schwerin, also wants to be co-regent of Pomerania. Their mother mediates and brokers an agreement to divide the Duchy. Albert recevies the former Principality of Werle, except the city of Waren, city and district of Penzlin, Klein Broda, city and district of Röbel, Bede and the bailiwick of Wredenhagen. Magnus II and Balthasar jointly rule the rest of the Duchy.

Albert died three years later, on 27 April 1480. He was buried in the Cathedral in Güstrow. After his death, the Duchy of Mecklenburg was reunited.

In 1466 or 1468, he married Catherine of Lindow-Ruppin. The marriage remained childless.