Background
Albert was the son of Henry IV, Duke of Mecklenburg, and Dorothea of Brandenburg, the daughter of the Elector Frederick I of Brandenburg.
Albert was the son of Henry IV, Duke of Mecklenburg, and Dorothea of Brandenburg, the daughter of the Elector Frederick I of Brandenburg.
Albert was co-regent with his father until his father died in 1477. Their mother mediated an agreement to divide the Duchy. Albert received the former Principality of Werle, except for the city of Waren, the city and district of Penzlin, Klein Broda, the city and district of Röbel, Bede, and the bailiwick of Wredenhagen.
Magnus II and Balthasar jointly ruled the rest of the Duchy.
Albert died three years later, sometime before 27 April 1483. He was buried in the Cathedral in Güstrow.
After his death, the Duchy of Mecklenburg was reunited. In 1466 or 1468, Albert married Catherine of Lindow-Ruppin.
The marriage was childless.