Christopher, Duke of Mecklenburg-Gadebusch, was a son of Albrecht VII, Duke of Mecklenburg. He was the Duke of Mecklenburg-Gadebusch and was the administrator of Ratzeburg and of the Commandery of Mir
Christopher's tomb in Schwerin Cathedral
Princess Elizabeth of Sweden
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Princess Elizabeth of Sweden, was a Swedish princess, and a duchess consort of Mecklenburg-Gadebusch by marriage to Christopher, Duke of Mecklenburg-Gadebusch. She was a daughter of King Gustav I of S
Christopher, Duke of Mecklenburg
…years later, in Schönberg, which was the capital of the Prince-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: Margaret Elisabeth (11 July 1584 – 16 November…
This image was long considered to be of her sister-in-law Queen Catherine but is now assumed to be of Elizabeth, with the text on the painting added later. It was probably painted in about 1580 when Elizabeth was engaged.
The Duchess in a lifesize sculpture on the Schwerin grave monument of her husband