Eric II, Duke of Mecklenburg

Eric II of Mecklenburg
Noble family Mecklenburg
Father Magnus II, Duke of Mecklenburg
Mother Sophie of Pomerania-Stettin
Born (1483-09-03)3 September 1483
Died 22 December 1508(1508-12-22) (aged 25)
Buried Doberan Minster

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
Born: 3 September 1483 Died: 21 or 22 December 1508
Regnal titles
Preceded by
Balthasar and
Magnus II
Dukes of Mecklenburg[-Schwerin]
1503–1508
with Albert VII (brother) (1503–1520)
Henry V (brother) (1503–1520)
Balthasar (uncle) (1479–1507)
Succeeded by
Albert VII and
Henry V



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