Gunzelin VI, Count of Schwerin
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Günzel VI of Schwerin was a son of Count Niklot I of Schwerin and his wife, Elisabeth of Holstein. In of, he succeeded his father in Schwerin-Wittenburg.
Hij was married to Richardis met Tecklenburg, daughter of Cont Otto IV of Tecklenburg. They had five children:
Hij was married to Richardis met Tecklenburg, daughter of Cont Otto IV of Tecklenburg. They had five children:
- OttoOtto I, Count of SchwerinOtto I of Schwerin was a son of Count Gunzelin VI and Richardis of Tecklenburg. In 1327, he succeeded his father as Count of Schwerin.Otto was married to Princess Mathilda of Werle, a daughter of John III of Werle. They had a daughter:...
(d. 1357) - Nicholas (d. 1367)
- Matilda, gehuwd met Count Henning of Gützkow
- Beata, in 1334 gehuwd met Albert IV, Duke of Saxe-LauenburgAlbert IV, Duke of Saxe-LauenburgAlbert IV of Saxe-Lauenburg was the eldest son of John II of Saxe-Lauenburg and Countess Elisabeth of Schauenburg and Holstein-Rendsburg , sister of Gerard III the Great...
- RichardisRichardis of Schwerin, Duchess of SchleswigRichardis of Schwerin, also called Richardis of Lauenburg or Rixa, , was a Duchess consort of Schleswig and possibly a Danish queen consort, married to Valdemar III of Denmark . She was the daughter of Gunzelin VI, Count of Schwerin-Wittenburg and Richardis of Tecklenburg...
(d. 1384), married Valdemar V, Duke of Schleswig