Background
He was the youngest son of the Duke Albert VII and his wife, Anna of Brandenburg.
He was the youngest son of the Duke Albert VII and his wife, Anna of Brandenburg.
Between 1564 and 1610, Charles was administrator of the commandry of the Order of Saint John at Mirow. He also acted as guardian and regent for his grandnephews John Albert II and Adolf Frederick I, who had inherited Mecklenburg-Schwerin from John Albert I in 1576. Between 1592 and 1610, he was also administrator of the Bishopric of Ratzeburg.
In 1608, Charles asked the emperor to declare Adolf Frederick I an adult.