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4 unusual facts about Sophie of Mecklenburg-Güstrow


Abbey Church, Nykøbing Falster

The artistic Mecklenburg Ancestral Table on which Antonius Clement started to work in 1622, completing it in 1627, shows 63 of Queen Sophie's ancestors from five generations with small paintings of each.

Sophie of Mecklenburg-Güstrow

# Ulrik (30 December 1578 – 27 March 1624 in Rühn), last Bishop of the old Schleswig see (1602–1624), and as Ulrich II Lutheran Administrator of the Prince-Bishopric of Schwerin (1603–1624), married with Lady Catherine Hahn-Hinrichshagen

She showed a keen interest in science and visited the astronomer Tycho Brahe.

As such, she came into conflict with the government, which exiled her to the Palace of Nykøbing Slot on the island of Falster.


2014 Speedway European Championship

Although it is not know how the calendar of 2014 season will look like, it is probable that one final event will be held in Güstrow, Germany and also one race in Scandinavia will be added too.

Charles Philippe Dieussart

In 1657 he entered the service of Duke Gustav Adolf of Mecklenburg-Güstrow.

Also well-known is the tomb he designed for Günther von Passow the Güstrow Cathedral.

Eleonore Marie of Anhalt-Bernburg

Eleanor Marie of Anhalt-Bernburg (7 August 1600 in Amberg - 17 July 1657 in Strelitz) was a princess of Anhalt-Bernburg by birth and by marriage Duchess of Mecklenburg-Güstrow.

Erhard Altdorfer

A commission for the duke and Albert VII was an altarpiece in Sternberg, however destroyed by fire in 1741.

Evangelical Lutheran Church of Mecklenburg

In 1549 John Albert I, Duke of Mecklenburg gained a majority of deputies of the united Landtag of the separate duchies of Mecklenburg (Mecklenburg-Güstrow, -Schwerin and -Strelitz) to officially introduce Lutheran confession as state religion in the duchies.

Ferdinande Henriette, Countess of Stolberg-Gedern

Ferdinande Henriette, Countess of Stolberg-Gedern, born 2 October 1699 at Gedern, Oberhessen, Hesse-Darmstadt, then in the Holy Roman Empire, was a daughter of Louis Christian, Count of Stolberg-Gedern, and Princess Christine of Mecklenburg-Güstrow.

GDR Children of Namibia

Jagdschloss Bellin, a hunting castle in Bellin, a village ten kilometers south of Güstrow (today in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) was identified to be a safety home for the children.

Gustav Adolph, Duke of Mecklenburg-Güstrow

In 1654 he came of age and married Magdalene Sibylle, a daughter of Duke Frederick III of Holstein-Gottorp.

Güstrow

The Güstrow Castle or Schloss Güstrow (a German word for palace), built in 1589 in Renaissance style, as a residence for the dukes of Mecklenburg.

The town is well-known for its renaissance Güstrow Castle and its Brick Gothic Cathedral with Barlach's Floating Angel sculpture.

John Albert I, Duke of Mecklenburg

When is father died in 1547, John Albert and his brothers Ulrich III and George were jointly invested with the Duchy of Mecklenburg-Güstrow by Emperor Charles V.

Langensee

Langensee (Gülzow-Prüzen), a village in the parish of Gülzow-Prüzen in Güstrow district in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany

Mecklenburg Railway Company

On 10 March 1846 the Company received a concession to build a railway from Hagenow via Schwerin to Wismar as well as from Bad Kleinen via Bützow to Rostock and Güstrow.

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

It also offers important historical cities, such as Stralsund, Wismar, Greifswald and Rostock as former Hanseatic cities - or Schwerin, Güstrow, Ludwigslust and Neustrelitz as former residences.

Patrick Kühl

Patrick Kühl (born March 26, 1968 in Güstrow, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) is a former medley swimmer from East Germany, who won the silver medal in the 200 m individual medley for the GDR at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea.

Rolf Herricht

After completion, he went to appear on the stages of theaters in Salzwedel, Stendal, Staßfurt, Güstrow and also in the Kleist Theater in Frankfurt am Oder.

Walther Bronsart von Schellendorff

Walther Franz Georg Bronsart von Schellendorff (21 December 1833, in Danzig – 13 December 1914, at Gut Marienhof, Amt Güstrow, Mecklenburg), Dr. jur. h.c., was a Prussian General of the Infantry à la suite, Adjutant-General to the Kaiser and King, and Prussian Minister of War.

Werle

In 1277 it was divided among the sons of the first lord, or Herr in German, into Werle-Güstrow and Werle-Parchim.

Wilhelm Höcker

Wilhelm Höcker (born June 29, 1886 in Holzendorf, Mecklenburg-Schwerin; d. November 15, 1955 in Güstrow) was a German politician (SPD, SED) and former Minister-President of Mecklenburg.

Wilhelm Langschmidt

Wilhelm Heinrich Franz Ludwig Langschmidt, or Willem Langschmidt, (10 January 1805 Grabow, Gustrow - 5 October 1866 Caledon) was a German-born South African painter and drawing master of 59 Long Street, Cape Town.


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