Brief Life History of Magnus
When Herzog Magnus zu Mecklenburg Schwerin was born on 1 January 1441, in Schwerin, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, his father, Herzog Heinrich IV. zu Mecklenburg, was 24 and his mother, Dorothea von Brandenburg, was 20. He had at least 3 sons and 4 daughters with Sophie of Pomerania Griffins. In 1477, his occupation is listed as herzog zu mecklenburg. He died on 20 November 1503, in Wismar, Kreis Nordwestmecklenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, at the age of 62, and was buried in Doberan, Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Germany.
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- Magnus II. von Mecklenburg, "Find A Grave Index"
- Wikipedia Biography - Magnus II, Duke of Mecklenburg
- Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
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Name Meaning
Chinese:
Mandarin form of the surname 祖, meaning ‘ancestors’ in Chinese: (i) from the first element of the personal names Zu Jia (祖甲), Zu Yi (祖乙), Zu Xin (祖辛), Zu Ding (祖丁), and Zu Geng (祖庚), personal names of several kings during the Shang dynasty (1600–1046 BC ). (ii) from the first element of the personal names of Zu Ji (祖己) and Zu Yin (祖尹), who were descendants of an official called Zhong Hui who lived some time during the Shang dynasty (1600–1046 BC ).
Mandarin form of the surname 俎, meaning ‘sacrificial utensil’ in ancient Chinese: (i) adopted as a surname by the Bao Zu (鮑俎) family from the Xianbei ethnic group in northern China during the Northern Wei dynasty (386–534 AD ). (ii) said to be adopted by the fourth son of the uncle of the famous general Yue Fei (1103–1142 AD ), who changed the original surname Zhu (祝) to Zu (俎) in order to escape from political persecutions.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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