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Eric II, Duke of Mecklenburg

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Eric II of Mecklenburg
Eric II (right), statue in Doberan Minster (with his uncle Balthasar)
Born3 September 1483
Died22 December 1508(1508-12-22) (aged 25)
BuriedDoberan Minster
Noble familyMecklenburg
FatherMagnus II, Duke of Mecklenburg
MotherSophie of Pomerania-Stettin

Eric II, Duke of Mecklenburg (German: Erich II., Herzog zu Mecklenburg; 3 September 1483 – 21/22 December 1508) was Duke of Mecklenburg, a son of Magnus II, Duke of Mecklenburg, and his wife Sophie of Pomerania-Stettin.

Eric ruled Mecklenburg-Schwerin jointly with his brothers Henry V and Albert VII and his uncle Balthasar after his father's death on 27 December 1503. Eric himself probably died on 21 December or 22 December 1508. He was buried in the Doberan Minster in Bad Doberan. He never married and died childless.

Eric II, Duke of Mecklenburg House of MecklenburgBorn: 3 September 1483 Died: 21 or 22 December 1508
Regnal titles
Preceded byBalthasar and
Magnus II
Dukes of Mecklenburg
1503–1508
with Albert VII (brother) (1503–1520)
Henry V (brother) (1503–1520)
Balthasar (uncle) (1479–1507)
Succeeded byAlbert VII and
Henry V


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