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Mecklenburg History
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| 1348 | The Holy Roman Emperor Charles IV elevated the Mecklenburg princes to the position of dukes of the empire. |
| 1419 | A university was established in the city of Rostock. |
| 1549 | Mecklenburg accepted Protestantism. The Evangelical Church (Lutheran) became the state church. |
| 1602 | A proclamation was made requiring every parish in Mecklenburg to maintain registers of births and marriages. |
| 1621 | Mecklenburg was divided into two duchies, Mecklenburg-Schwerin and Mecklenburg-Güstrow. |
| 1648 | Sweden took over the district of Wismar. |
| 1650 | All parishes in Mecklenburg were required to maintain death registers. |
| 1695 | The Güstrow line died out and Mecklenburg was temporarily reunited. |
| 1701 | Mecklenburg was divided again, this time as Mecklenburg-Schwerin and Mecklenburg-Strelitz. |
| 1786 | The Evangelical Church of Mecklenburg-Schwerin introduced a uniform system for parish registers. |
| 1803 | Sweden returned the Lordship of Wismar to Mecklenburg. |
| 1810 | The Evangelical Church of Mecklenburg-Strelitz introduced a uniform system for parish registers similar to that in Mecklenburg-Schwerin. |
| 1815 | Both Mecklenburg-Schwerin and Mecklenburg-Strelitz were elevated to the status of grand-duchy. |
| 1819 | The population of Mecklenburg Schwerin was counted in a census. |
| 1820 | The peasants (serfs) were emancipated. |
| 1860 | The population of Mecklenburg was again counted in a census. |
| 1867 | Mecklenburg became part of the North German Confederation. |
| 1871 | Mecklenburg became part of the German Empire. |
| 1876 | Civil authorities in Mecklenburg began registering births, marriages, and deaths. |
| 1918 | The Grand Dukes of Mecklenburg-Schwerin and Mecklenburg-Strelitz were deposed. |
| 1934 | The two grand-duchies were united to create the state of Mecklenburg. |
| 1945 | Mecklenburg was captured by British and Soviet Troops and placed under Soviet occupation. |
| 1949 | Mecklenburg came under the jurisdiction of the German Democratic Republic (East Germany). |
| 1952 | The area was divided into three districts [Bezirks]; Schwerin, Rostock, and Neubrandenburg. |
| 1990 | After the reuniting of Germany the region of Mecklenburg was became part of the new state [Land] of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. |
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