Henry, Duke of Mecklenburg-Stargard
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Henry, Duke of Mecklenburg-Stargard (born: before 1412; died: between 26 May and 20 August 1466) was the ruling Duke of Mecklenburg-Stargard, including the Lordships of Neubrandenburg
, Stargard
, Strelitz
and Wesenberg, from 1417 to 1466. He is sometimes called Henry the Elder, to distinguish him from Duke Henry IV
.
inherited the Lordship of Werle
. After John III's death, Henry ruled all of Mecklenburg-Stargard.
Henry was considered a warlike ruler. Thomas Kantzow
called him a wicked robber, who always bothers the Mark (i.e. Brandenburg) and the entire country all the way to Stettin, who was mad at all the cows, leaving Duke Joachim of Stettin wondering where he stored all the hides". During Henry's reign, the Peace of Wittstock was closed, which permanently fixed the southeastern boundary of Mecklenburg.
Neubrandenburg
Neubrandenburg is a city in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It is located in the southeastern part of the state, on the shore of a lake called the Tollensesee ....
, Stargard
Stargard
Starogard or Stargard means old fort or old city in the Pomeranian language, and gard is Old Slavic, Old Germanic, Old Baltic, and Old Finnic for castle or fortification...
, Strelitz
Strelitz
Strelitz refers to:*Mecklenburg-Strelitz, former German duchy*Mecklenburg-Strelitz , former district in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany*Free State of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, state of Weimar Germany*Neustrelitz, city in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany...
and Wesenberg, from 1417 to 1466. He is sometimes called Henry the Elder, to distinguish him from Duke Henry IV
Henry IV, Duke of Mecklenburg
Henry IV, Duke of Mecklenburg was from 1422 to 1477 Duke of Mecklenburg.- Life :Henry IV of Mecklenburg, because of his obesity and lavish lifestyle also called the "Henry the Fat", was the son of the Duke John IV of Mecklenburg and Catherine of Saxe-Lauenburg.He inherited Mecklenburg when his...
.
Life
Henry was born before 1412 as the youngest child of the Duke Ulrich I and his wife Margaret. He ruled Neubrandenburg, initially under guardianship. In 1436 he and his cousin John III and Henry IVHenry IV, Duke of Mecklenburg
Henry IV, Duke of Mecklenburg was from 1422 to 1477 Duke of Mecklenburg.- Life :Henry IV of Mecklenburg, because of his obesity and lavish lifestyle also called the "Henry the Fat", was the son of the Duke John IV of Mecklenburg and Catherine of Saxe-Lauenburg.He inherited Mecklenburg when his...
inherited the Lordship of 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 ....
. After John III's death, Henry ruled all of Mecklenburg-Stargard.
Henry was considered a warlike ruler. Thomas Kantzow
Thomas Kantzow
Thomas Kantzow was a chronicler in the Duchy of Pomerania. He studied at the universities of Rostock and Wittenberg, and was a secretary of the Pomeranian dukes. His manuscripts, rediscovered in 1729, 1832 and 1973, are written in Low German and Standard German language, and were printed in the...
called him a wicked robber, who always bothers the Mark (i.e. Brandenburg) and the entire country all the way to Stettin, who was mad at all the cows, leaving Duke Joachim of Stettin wondering where he stored all the hides". During Henry's reign, the Peace of Wittstock was closed, which permanently fixed the southeastern boundary of Mecklenburg.
Marriage and issue
Henry was married three times:- with Jutta (d. 1427), the daughter of Lord Nicholas V of WerleNicholas V of WerleLord Nicholas V of Werle [-Goldberg and -Waren] was Lord of Werle-Goldberg and Werle-Waren from 1385 until 1408. He was the son of John VI of Werle and Agnes, the daughter of Nicholas IV of Werle-Goldberg.He reigned jointly with his father and after his father's death, he ruled alone until 1401...
-Waren - with Ingeborg, a daughter of Duke Bogislaw VIIIBogislaw VIII, Duke of PomeraniaBogislaw VIII was Duke of Pomerania in Pomerania-Stolp from 1395 until 1418. He was married to Sophie of Holstein, with whom he had Bogislaw IX and Adelheid of Pomerania , married with Duke Bernard II of Saxe-Lauenburg on 2 February 1429.The reign of Bogislaw was influenced by the contemporary...
of Pomerania - in 1452 with Margaret, the daughter of the Duke Frederick "the Pious"Frederick II, Duke of Brunswick-LüneburgFrederick II , also known as Frederick the Pious was the Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg and Prince of Lüneburg from 1434 to 1457 and from 1472 to 1478.- Life :...
of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Issue
- Ulrich IIUlrich II, Duke of Mecklenburg-StargardUlrich II, Duke of Mecklenburg[-Stargard] was ruling duke in the Mecklenburg-Stargard part of the country from 1466 to 1471. He was the youngest child of Duke Henry, and his wife Ingeborg.- Life :...
, Duke of Mecklenburg-Stargard - Margaret (died: before 1451)
- Magdalene (died: 2 April 1532), married Duke Wartislaw XWartislaw X, Duke of PomeraniaDuke Wartislaw X of Pomerania was the second son of Duke Wartislaw IX of Pomerania and his wife, Sophia of Saxe-Lauenburg....
of Pomerania - Anne, a nun in Ribnitz Abbey (died: 7 January 1498)