Individual Details
Henry I, Prince of Werle
( - 8 Oct 1291)
According to Wikipedia:
Henry I (died 8 October 1291) was a Prince of Mecklenburg-Werle and Mecklenburg-Güstrow.
Biography[edit]
He was the son of Prince Nicholas I of Mecklenburg-Werle and his wife Princess Jutta of Anhalt the daughter of Prince Henry I of Anhalt and his wife Princess Irmgard of Thuringia.[1] Henry and his brother John ruled Mecklenburg-Werle jointly following the death of their father on 10 May 1277.[2]
Henry and his brother ruled jointly until 1283 when Henry founded the principality of Mecklenburg-Güstrow while John took up residence in the principality of Mecklenburg-Parchim which he ruled jointly with Prince Pribislaw II.[2] Henry's reign in Güstrow came to an end on 8 October 1291 after he was murdered near Saal by his two sons Henry and Nicholas both of whom succeeded him.[1]
Marriages and children[edit]
Henry was married twice; firstly in 1262 to Rikissa Birgersdotter (died 1288), with the following children:
Henry II of Werle (died 1308) married Beatrix of Pomerania (died 1315–16), daughter of Barnim I, Duke of Pomerania
Nicholas of Werle-Güstrow (died 1298)
Rixa of Werle (died 1317) married Albert II, Duke of Brunswick-Göttingen
He was married secondly in 1291 to Matilde of Brunswick-Lüneburg (died 1302) the daughter of John of Brunswick, Duke of Lüneburg.[1]
References[edit]
^ Jump up to:a b c Marek, Miroslav. "Genealogy of the House of Mecklenburg". Genealogy.EU.[self-published source][better source needed]
^ Jump up to:a b "Regnal chronologies". Archived from the original on 13 October 2007. Retrieved 6 November 2007.
Henry I (died 8 October 1291) was a Prince of Mecklenburg-Werle and Mecklenburg-Güstrow.
Biography[edit]
He was the son of Prince Nicholas I of Mecklenburg-Werle and his wife Princess Jutta of Anhalt the daughter of Prince Henry I of Anhalt and his wife Princess Irmgard of Thuringia.[1] Henry and his brother John ruled Mecklenburg-Werle jointly following the death of their father on 10 May 1277.[2]
Henry and his brother ruled jointly until 1283 when Henry founded the principality of Mecklenburg-Güstrow while John took up residence in the principality of Mecklenburg-Parchim which he ruled jointly with Prince Pribislaw II.[2] Henry's reign in Güstrow came to an end on 8 October 1291 after he was murdered near Saal by his two sons Henry and Nicholas both of whom succeeded him.[1]
Marriages and children[edit]
Henry was married twice; firstly in 1262 to Rikissa Birgersdotter (died 1288), with the following children:
Henry II of Werle (died 1308) married Beatrix of Pomerania (died 1315–16), daughter of Barnim I, Duke of Pomerania
Nicholas of Werle-Güstrow (died 1298)
Rixa of Werle (died 1317) married Albert II, Duke of Brunswick-Göttingen
He was married secondly in 1291 to Matilde of Brunswick-Lüneburg (died 1302) the daughter of John of Brunswick, Duke of Lüneburg.[1]
References[edit]
^ Jump up to:a b c Marek, Miroslav. "Genealogy of the House of Mecklenburg". Genealogy.EU.[self-published source][better source needed]
^ Jump up to:a b "Regnal chronologies". Archived from the original on 13 October 2007. Retrieved 6 November 2007.
Events
| Death | 8 Oct 1291 |
Families
| Spouse | Rikissa Birgersdotter (1237 - 1288) |
| Child | Rixa of Werle ( - 1317) |
| Father | Nicholas I, Lord of Werle (1210 - 1277) |
| Mother | Jutta of Anhalt ( - ) |
| Sibling | John I, Lord of Werle (1245 - 1283) |