Life

Johann Albrecht Ernst Konstantin Friedrich Heinrich became 1857 as a fifth child of the Grand Duke Friedrich Franz II. of Mecklenburg Schwerin (1823-83) and its first Mrs., the princess Auguste Reuss Schleitz (1822-1862), daughter of the prince Heinrich LXIII. Reuss to Schleiz in Schwerin born.

Duke Johann Albrecht occurred his study after completion in the subjects law and philosophy Dresden and Bonn the royal Prussian body guard Hussar regiment, at which he up to the world war as a general of the Kavallerie A la Suite. 1901 appointed it the Grand Duke from Mecklenburg Schwerin to the boss of the Grossherzoglich Mecklenburgian hunter battalion No. 14. 1914 it A la Suite of the colonial force for German East Africa were placed. The rust ochers university lent to it 1901 those became an honour doctor of all four faculties.

After the death of his brother, the Grand Duke Friedrich Franz III. of Mecklenburg Schwerin Johann Albrecht transferred the for his yet nephew of age, Grand Duke Friedrich Franz IV. of Mecklenburg Schwerin in the year 1897 and did not lead these up to its 19. Birthday on 9 April 1901.

To 28. May 1907 he was selected to the regent of the duchy Braunschweig, whose throne was vakant since 1884; he dressed this office up to the installation of the governing duke Ernst August of Braunschweig Lueneburg in November 1913.

Its interest in the German colonial policy following it stepped 1882 from the active military-served out and engaged themselves in the German colonization and administration company for colonies, in particular by Bereisung of the areas interesting for the German Reich. On 15 January 1895 the duke was selected unanimously to the president of the German colonization and administration company for colonies, whose business he led with large commitment. It undertook several expanded journeys to Africa and Asia. The three in Berlin 1902, 1905 and 1910 held German congress of colonial took place under its presidency. Up to the abolition of the colonial advice it had been member of the same, it dressed since the year 1900 the position of a chairman of the information adviser of the central information office for emigrants. It was tread of the federation of the German fleet associations abroad and led since 1898 the presidency in the Wohlfahrtslotterie. When has it repeated Membre Effectif Institut of the Colonial international, the choice consequence pleased on it carrying out, the negotiations (1897 in Berlin, 1904 in Wiesbaden).

In Cameroon the government station Johann Albrechts (today Kumba) was designated after it.

Duke Johann Albrecht was since 6 November 1886 with the princess Elisabeth von Sachsen-Weimar-Eisenach (* 1854), who deceased on 10 July 1908. On 1 December 1909 it itself with princess Elisabeth to Stolberg Rossla (* 1885, "† 1965), with which it end of the yearly 1909 a journey after Eastern Asia implemented, of which it on the Siberian course to Germany returned. Both marriages remained childless.

At the age of 62 years Johann Albrecht on the lock Wiligrad in established by it, deceased. He was buried in to bath the Doberan.

Literature

• Borchert: Mecklenburgs of large dukes. Demmler, Schwerin 1992
• Meager ones, forge, History Mecklenburgs. Hinstorff, Rostock 2000

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(This article is at least partly based on the article from the German colonial encyclopedia of 1920, Bd. II, P. 130-131.)

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