| 词条 | Christopher, Duke of Mecklenburg |
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| name = Christopher of Mecklenburg | title = Duke of Mecklenburg-Gadebusch | image = Grabmal Christoph von Mecklenburg.jpg | caption = Christopher's tomb in Schwerin Cathedral | noble family = Mecklenburg | father = Albrecht VII, Duke of Mecklenburg | mother = Anna of Brandenburg | spouse = Dorothea of Denmark Princess Elizabeth of Sweden | birth_date = 30 July 1537 | birth_place = Augsburg | death_date = {{death date and age|1592|3|4|1537|7|30|df=yes}} | death_place = Tempzin Abbey, near Brüel | place of burial = Schwerin Cathedral | issue = Margaret Elisabeth, Duchess of Mecklenburg }} Christopher, Duke of Mecklenburg-Gadebusch (30 July 1537 in Augsburg – 4 March 1592 in Tempzin Abbey) was a son of Albrecht VII, Duke of Mecklenburg. He was Duke of Mecklenburg-Gadebusch, as well as administrator of Ratzeburg and of the Commandery of Mirow. LifeAt the urging of his elder brother John Albert I, the cathedral chapter appointed Christopher as the successor of Bishop Christopher I of Ratzeburg in 1554. Christopher thus became the first Lutheran administrator of the Bishopric. In 1555, he was also elected coadjutor of Bishop William of Riga, with the right of succession. His election was controversial and led to armed clashes. During a clash on 1 July 1556 in Koknese, Christoper and William were both taken prisoner. They were released in 1557, and Christopher was recognized as coadjutor. However, when William died in 1563, Christopher found himself unable to exercise his right of succession. Instead, he was taken prisoner again during renewed fighting against Poland. He was released in 1569, after he had renounced all claims on Riga. After his release, he returned to Mecklenburg. He died on 4 March 1592 and was buried in the northern chapel of the high choir of Schwerin Cathedral. His widow commissioned a grave monument, which shows a couple kneeling before a prie-dieu. It was crafted in the workshop of the Flemish sculptor Robert Coppens, with assistance from the Pomeranian painter Georg Strachen.[1] Marriages and issueChristopher married his first wife on 27 October 1573 in Kolding. She was Princess Dorothea of Denmark (1528 – 11 November 1575), a daughter of King Frederick I of Denmark. She died only two years later, in Schönberg, which was the capital of the Bishopric of Ratzeburg. He married his second wife on 7 May 1581 in Stockholm. She was Princess Elizabeth of Sweden (4 April 1549 – 12 November 1597), a daughter of King Gustav I of Sweden. With her he had a daughter:
After Christopher's death, she returned to Sweden, where she lived in Norrköping. She died in 1616 and was buried in Uppsala Cathedral. References
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Footnotes1. ^He was a painter from Old Stettin; licensed by the Council of Lübeck in 1587, see: Ulrich Thieme, Felix Becker, et al.: Allgemeines Lexikon der Bildenden Künstler von der Antike bis zur Gegenwart, vol. 32, Leipzig, 1938 {{S-start}}{{S-hou|House of Mecklenburg|30 July|1537|4 March|1592|name=Duke Christopher of Mecklenburg}}{{S-reg}}{{S-rel}}{{S-bef|before=Christoph von der Schulenburg|as=Prince-Bishop}}{{S-ttl|title=Administrator of the Prince-Bishopric of Ratzeburg|years=1554–1592}}{{S-aft|after=Charles I of Mecklenburg}}{{S-end}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Christopher of Mecklenburg}} 6 : Lutheran Prince-Bishops of Ratzeburg|Dukes of Mecklenburg|House of Mecklenburg|1537 births|1592 deaths|16th-century German people |
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