Bernard II of Werle
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Bernhard II, Lord of Werle [-Güstrow] (born: ; died: between 16 January 1382 and 13 April 1382) was from 1339 to 1347 to Lord of Werle-Güstrow, from 1347 to 1382 to Lord of Werle-Waren and from 1374 also Lord of Werle-Goldberg.
He was the youngest son of John II of Werle
[-Güstrow] and his wife Matilda of Brunswick-Grubenhagen.
After the death of his father John II in 1337, his brother Nicholas III
ruled Werle
alone, until Bernard came of age in 1339. They then ruled jointly until 1347. On 14 June 1347, Werle was divided, with Bernard taking Werle-Waren. In 1374, John IV of Werle-Goldberg died, and Bernard inherited his territory.
He was last mentioned as living in a document dated 16 January 1382.
He was the youngest son of John II of Werle
John II of Werle
John II, Lord of Werle[-Güstrow] nicknamed The Bald , was from 1309 to 1316 co-regent of Werle and from 1316 to 1337 Lord of Werle-Güstrow. He was the second eldest son of John I of Werle and Sophie of Lindau-Ruppin....
[-Güstrow] and his wife Matilda of Brunswick-Grubenhagen.
After the death of his father John II in 1337, his brother Nicholas III
Nicholas III of Werle
Nicholas III, Lord of Werle[-Güstrow], nicknamed Staveleke , was from 1337 to 1360 to Lord of Werle-Güstrow. He was the eldest son of John II of Werle-Güstrow and Matilda of Brunswick....
ruled Werle
Werle
Werle was a fiefdom, or Herrschaft in German, in the Holy Roman Empire that was founded in 1235. It was created in the partition of territories in Mecklenburg that followed the death of Henry Borwin II of Mecklenburg ....
alone, until Bernard came of age in 1339. They then ruled jointly until 1347. On 14 June 1347, Werle was divided, with Bernard taking Werle-Waren. In 1374, John IV of Werle-Goldberg died, and Bernard inherited his territory.
He was last mentioned as living in a document dated 16 January 1382.
Marriage and issue
He married in 1341 with Elisabeth (died between 1391 and 1410), a daughter of Count John "the Mild" of the Holstein-Plön. They had three children:- John VI of Werle-Waren
- Mirislava Werle-Waren, who became a nunNunA nun is a woman who has taken vows committing her to live a spiritual life. She may be an ascetic who voluntarily chooses to leave mainstream society and live her life in prayer and contemplation in a monastery or convent...
- Matilde of Werle-Waren, married on 26 February 1377 Henry IIIHenry III, Duke of MecklenburgHenry III, Duke of Mecklenburg was Duke of Mecklenburg from 1379 until his death.- Life :Henry was the first son of Duke Albert II of Mecklenburg and his wife Euphemia of Sweden, the sister of King Magnus II of Sweden....
of Mecklenburg