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600:– to his sons, Albert II and John. After they both had received the title of duke, the former lordship of Stargard was recast as the Duchy of Mecklenburg-Stargard for John in 1352. Albert II retained the larger western part of Mecklenburg, and after he acquired the former County of Schwerin in 1358, he made Schwerin his residence.
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Convention of Rostock, by which a new constitution was framed for the duchy, was signed in April 1755. By this instrument, all power lay in the hands of the duke, the nobles, and the upper classes generally; the lower classes were entirely unrepresented. During the
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Mecklenburg-Schwerin. Continued conflicts and partitions weakened the rule of the dukes and affirmed the reputation of Mecklenburg as one of the most backward territories of the Empire.
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Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
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Evangelical
Lutheran State Church of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
819:. On 1 January 1934 it was united with the neighbouring
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Frederick
Francis I, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
618:, again divided the duchy, creating the subdivision of
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was reasserted, and the right of summoning the joint
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became extinct. In 1701, with the endorsement of the
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tribal federation, who fought against the advancing
646:forced their restoration three years later. When
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656:Frederick William, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
533:, Mecklenburg-Schwerin remained a state of the
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65:introducing citations to additional sources
813:Frederick Francis I of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
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55:Relevant discussion may be found on the
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561:(1090–1160), was a chief of the Slavic
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486:Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
383:• Raised to Grand Duchy
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767:. In other respects
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