Mother Margarethe of Saxony | Buried Doberan Minster Name Ursula Brandenburg | |
Father John Cicero, Elector of Brandenburg Born 17 October 1488
Berlin ( 1488-10-17 ) Died September 18, 1510, Gustrow, Germany Spouse Henry V, Duke of Mecklenburg (m. 1507–1510) Children Magnus III of Mecklenburg-Schwerin Parents Margaret of Thuringia, John Cicero, Elector of Brandenburg Grandparents Albrecht III Achilles, Elector of Brandenburg Similar People Joachim I Nestor - Elector of, Albert of Mainz, Albrecht III Achilles - Elector of | ||
Noble family House of Hohenzollern | ||
Ursula, Margravine of Brandenburg (17 October 1488 – 18 September 1510) was a German noblewoman.
She was born in Berlin, the daughter of John Cicero, Elector of Brandenburg, and Margarethe of Saxony.
At age 19, on 16 February 1507 she married Duke Henry V of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1479–1552). They had three children:
- Sophie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1508–1541), married Ernest I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
- Magnus III of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1509–1550) (predeceased his father)
- Ursula of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (30 August 1510 – 22 April 1586), abbess of Ribnitz
She died in Güstrow in 1510 at the age of 21, less than a month after the birth of her third child.
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