▁convert ▁to ▁Protest ant ism ▁and ▁so ▁would ▁follow ▁the ▁Duch y ▁of ▁Me ck len burg ▁in ▁ 1 5 4 9 . ▁ ▁History , ▁ 1 6 2 1 – 1 9 3 3 ▁Like ▁many ▁German ▁territ ories , ▁Me ck len burg ▁was ▁sometimes ▁partition ed ▁and ▁re - partition ed ▁among ▁different ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁r uling ▁dynast y . ▁In ▁ 1 6 2 1 ▁it ▁was ▁divided ▁into ▁the ▁two ▁duch ies ▁of ▁Me ck len burg - Sch wer in ▁and ▁Me ck len burg - G üst row . ▁With ▁the ▁ext inction ▁of ▁the ▁G üst row ▁line ▁in ▁ 1 7 0 1 , ▁the ▁G üst row ▁lands ▁were ▁red iv ided , ▁part ▁going ▁to ▁the ▁Duke ▁of ▁Me ck len burg - Sch wer in , ▁and ▁part ▁going ▁to ▁the ▁new ▁line ▁of ▁Me ck len burg - St rel itz . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 1 5 , ▁the ▁two ▁Me ck len burg ian ▁duch ies ▁were ▁raised ▁to ▁Grand ▁Duch ies , ▁the ▁Grand ▁Duch y ▁of ▁Me ck len burg - Sch wer in ▁and ▁the ▁Grand ▁Duch y ▁of ▁Me ck len burg - St rel itz , ▁and ▁subsequently ▁existed ▁separately ▁as ▁such ▁in ▁Germany ▁under ▁en light ened ▁but ▁absolute ▁rule ▁( const itution s ▁being ▁granted ▁on ▁the ▁e ve ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁I ) ▁until ▁the ▁revolution ▁of ▁ 1 9 1 8 . ▁ ▁Life ▁in