Eric II, Duke of Mecklenburg was Duke of Mecklenburg and a son of the Duke Magnus II and his wife Sophie of Pomerania-Stettin.

Eric ruled Mecklenburg-Schwerin

Mecklenburg-Schwerin

Mecklenburg-Schwerin was a duchy in northern Germany created in 1348, when Albert II of Mecklenburg and his younger brother John were raised to Dukes of Mecklenburg by King Charles IV...

 jointly with his brothers, Henry V

Henry V, Duke of Mecklenburg

Henry V, Duke of Mecklenburg, nicknamed the Peaceful, was the reigning Duke of Mecklenburg in the region Mecklenburg-Schwerin, son of the Duke Magnus II and Sophia of Pomerania....

 and Albert VII

Albert VII, Duke of Mecklenburg

Albrecht VII, the Handsome, Duke of Mecklenburg in Gustrow , was a minor ruler in North Germany of the 16th century...

 and his uncle Balthasar

Balthasar, Duke of Mecklenburg

Balthasar of Mecklenburg was Duke of Mecklenburg, Coadjutor and administrator of the Diocese of Hildesheim and the Diocese of Schwerin from 1474 to 1479....

 since father's death on 27 December 1503. John died on 16 March. Eric himself probably died on 21 December or 22 December 1508. He was buried in the Doberan Minster

Doberan Abbey

Doberan Abbey is a former Cistercian monastery in Bad Doberan, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. The church continues in use as Doberan Minster ....

 in Bad Doberan

Bad Doberan

Bad Doberan is a town in the district of Rostock, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It was the capital of the former district of Bad Doberan. As of 2010 its population was 11,325.-Geography:...

. He never married and died childless.