Duchy of Mecklenburg

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duchy former principality

The Duchy of Mecklenburg was a historical principality in northern Germany along the Baltic Sea, known for its feudal estates and later integration into the German Confederation and the German Empire.

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All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Duchy of Mecklenburg canonical 11
Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 7
Duchy of Mecklenburg-Strelitz 2

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf duchy ⓘ
former principality ⓘ
aristocraticClass Mecklenburg nobility ⓘ
associatedWith Hanseatic League cities in the region ⓘ
borderedBy Baltic Sea ⓘ
capital Güstrow ⓘ
Schwerin ⓘ
coastType Baltic coastline ⓘ
continent Europe ⓘ
country Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
economicBasis Baltic trade ⓘ
agriculture ⓘ
ethnicMajority German population ⓘ
feudalRank imperial prince ⓘ
feudalStructure dominated by landed nobility ⓘ
followedBy Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Strelitz ⓘ
surface form: Duchy of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin ⓘ
governmentType feudal monarchy ⓘ
hereditary monarchy ⓘ
historicalEra 19th century Germany ⓘ
Early modern period ⓘ
Middle Ages ⓘ
historicalRegionOf Northern Germany ⓘ
integratedInto German Confederation ⓘ
German Empire ⓘ
knownFor conservative political structure ⓘ
strong feudal estates ⓘ
language German ⓘ
legalSystem feudal law ⓘ
locatedIn northern Germany ⓘ
locatedInPresentDay Germany ⓘ
locatedOn Baltic Sea ⓘ
memberOf Lower Saxon Circle ⓘ
surface form: Lower Saxon Circle of the Holy Roman Empire
monarchTitle Duke ⓘ
nobleFamily House of Mecklenburg-Strelitz ⓘ
surface form: House of Mecklenburg
partOf German Confederation ⓘ
German Empire ⓘ
Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
North German Confederation ⓘ
politicalSystem estates-based monarchy ⓘ
precededBy Obotrite tribal federation ⓘ
presentIn modern state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern ⓘ
region Mecklenburg-Vorpommern ⓘ
surface form: Mecklenburg
religion Lutheranism ⓘ
rulingDynasty House of Mecklenburg-Strelitz ⓘ
surface form: House of Mecklenburg
sovereigntyType imperial fief ⓘ
statusWithinEmpire immediate territory of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
titleHeldBy Duke of Mecklenburg ⓘ

Referenced by (22)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Hugo Grotius → placeOfDeath → Duchy of Mecklenburg ⓘ
German states → includedEntity → Duchy of Mecklenburg ⓘ
this entity surface form: Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher → placeOfBirth → Duchy of Mecklenburg ⓘ
this entity surface form: Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Confederation of the Rhine → memberState → Duchy of Mecklenburg ⓘ
this entity surface form: Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Bad Kleinen → hasHistoricalAssociation → Duchy of Mecklenburg ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mecklenburg duchies
Hugo de Groot → countryOfDeath → Duchy of Mecklenburg ⓘ
Rostock → historicalAffiliation → Duchy of Mecklenburg ⓘ
Wismar → historicalAffiliation → Duchy of Mecklenburg ⓘ
Sophia of Mecklenburg-Güstrow → birthPlace → Duchy of Mecklenburg ⓘ
Evangelical Lutheran Church in Northern Germany → territorialPredecessor → Duchy of Mecklenburg ⓘ
this entity surface form: Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
South German gulden → usedIn → Duchy of Mecklenburg ⓘ
this entity surface form: Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Sophia Louise of Mecklenburg-Schwerin → countryOfCitizenship → Duchy of Mecklenburg ⓘ
this entity surface form: Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Treaty of Stralsund (1370) → belligerentParty → Duchy of Mecklenburg ⓘ
House of Mecklenburg-Strelitz → ruledOver → Duchy of Mecklenburg ⓘ
this entity surface form: Duchy of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Strelitz → predecessor → Duchy of Mecklenburg ⓘ
this entity surface form: Duchy of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin → predecessor → Duchy of Mecklenburg ⓘ
this entity surface form: Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Huig de Groot → countryOfDeath → Duchy of Mecklenburg ⓘ
Prince-Bishopric of Lübeck → borderedBy → Duchy of Mecklenburg ⓘ
Mecklenburg County, Virginia → namedAfter → Duchy of Mecklenburg ⓘ
House of Mecklenburg-Schwerin → predecessorEntityRuled → Duchy of Mecklenburg ⓘ
this entity surface form: Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Mecklenburg-Schwerin → predecessor → Duchy of Mecklenburg ⓘ
Obotrite tribal federation → successor → Duchy of Mecklenburg ⓘ