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Politics 1550 up to 1600

Herzogliches Wappen am Schloss Güstrow um 1590, Foto: W. Karge
Ducal seal on the castle Güstrow around 1590

The Reformation with the move from Catholic to Protestant beliefs fundamentally changed the political power in the state.

The constant disputes among the rulers led to a growing corporative influence on politics in the state. This was expressed through the “select committee” of the knights and the territory, in which the representatives of the Mecklenburg old gentry set the tone. It developed into a kind of parallel government in the state.