Ulrich, Duke of Mecklenburg was Duke of Mecklenburg from 1555-1556 to 1603.
Background
Ulrich was the third son of Duke Albrecht VII and Anna of Brandenburg. After the death of his father, he took up residence in Bützow and succeeded his cousin Duke Magnus III of Mecklenburg-Schwerin as Lutheran administrator of the Prince-Bishopric of Schwerin in 1550. Later, he married Magnus"s widow, Elizabeth, a daughter of King Frederick I of Denmark.
His wife was actually a first cousin of his maternal grandmother Elizabeth of Denmark, daughter of John, King of Denmark.
Education
Ulrich was educated at the Bavarian court. Later, he studied theology and law in Ingolstadt.
Career
They were first cousins, twice removed. lieutenant erupted from an inheritance dispute, which was settled by the "Ruppiner dictum" of the Elector of Brandenburg. Ulrich built the castle at Güstrow as his principal residence.
Ulrich embodied an educated, modern prince, and was a devout Lutheran.
He developed into one of the leading princes of the Mecklenburg dynasty. He left behind, at his death, a fortune of about 200,000 guilders.
Ulrich participated in the exchange with Tycho Brahe and David Chytraeus in the scientific discourse of his time and corresponded with humanists like Heinrich Rantzau. In 1594, as Chief of Lower Saxony imperial circle, he organized military and financial assistance against the Turkish threat.