Philip, Duke of Mecklenburg Doberan Minster. Philip, Duke of Mecklenburg Philip, Duke of Mecklenburg, sometimes called "Philip I" (12 September 1514 - 4 January 1557) was a Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. He was the youngest son of Henry V, Duke of Mecklenburg, and Helen of the Palatinate, a daughter of Philip, Elector Palatine. As a result of an injury at a tournament he was mentally ill for many years. After Henry V's death in 1552, he lived at the court of Duke Ulrich of Mecklenburg in Güstrow, where he died. Whether he ruled actively is questionable in the light of his disability. He was buried
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh of Queen Victoria, through a purely female line. Philip has been portrayed by several actors including Stewart Granger ("The Royal Romance of Charles and Diana", 1982), Christopher Lee ("Charles & Diana: A Royal Love Story", 1982), David Threlfall ("The Queen's Sister", 2005), James Cromwell ("The Queen", 2006), In "The Crown" (2016 onwards), he has been portrayed by Matt Smith and Finn Elliot and he will be played by Tobias Menzies in future episodes. Prince Philip appears as a fictional character in Nevil Shute's novel "In the Wet" (1952), Paul Gallico's novel "Mrs. 'Arris Goes to Moscow", Tom Clancy's novel "Patriot