Magnus III of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Member of the House of Mecklenburg, Prince-Bishop of Schwerin,
Date of Birth: 04-Jul-1509
Place of Birth: Burg Stargard, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
Date of Death: 28-Jan-1550
Profession: elected bishop
Zodiac Sign: Cancer 
About Magnus III of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
- Magnus III of Mecklenburg (July 4, 1509 in Stargard – January 28, 1550 in Bützow) was a member of the House of Mecklenburg who was the first Lutheran administrator of the Prince-Bishopric of Schwerin, nevertheless referred to as Prince-Bishop.
- He was the son of Henry V, Duke of Mecklenburg and Ursula of Brandenburg.
- He was elected bishop in 1516, but due to his minority and lack of papal confirmation, he only began ruling as an administrator in 1532.
- In the next year, he introduced the Protestant Reformation.
- He married Elizabeth of Denmark, eldest daughter of King Frederick I of Denmark and his second wife, Sophie of Pomerania.
- They had no children.
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