Officially the dukes were reproached for having secretly sided with Christian IV, King of Denmark, while in fact Mecklenburg was given in compensation of the enormous expenses Wallenstein had paid in building up Imperial troops.
Ametlikult süüdistati hertsogeid Taani kuninga Christian IV salajases pooldamises, kui tegelikult anti Mecklenburg kompenseerimaks Wallensteini tohutuid kulusid keisrivägede kogumisel.