Nicholas III of Werle
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Nicholas III, Lord of Werle[-Güstrow], nicknamed Staveleke (between 1311 and 1337 – between 10 August 1360 and 1 August 1361), 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.
After the death of his father in 1337, he ruled alone until 1339 and jointly with his brother Bernard II
from 1339 to 1347. In 1347, they split their inheritance, with Berhanrd II receiving Werle-Waren and Nicholas III retaining a smaller Werle-Güstrow. He is last mentioned in a document dated 10 August 1360 and porbably died a short time later.
of Mecklenburg. They had two children:
After 1341, he married Matilda, daughter of Count John III of Holstein-Plön. They had one child:
(1339–1349)
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 ....
-Güstrow. He was the eldest 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 Matilda of Brunswick.
After the death of his father in 1337, he ruled alone until 1339 and jointly with his brother Bernard II
Bernard II of Werle
Bernhard II, Lord of Werle [-Güstrow] 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....
from 1339 to 1347. In 1347, they split their inheritance, with Berhanrd II receiving Werle-Waren and Nicholas III retaining a smaller Werle-Güstrow. He is last mentioned in a document dated 10 August 1360 and porbably died a short time later.
Marriages and issue
Nicholas married on 6 January 1338 Agnes (1320–1340), daughter of Lord Henry IIHenry II of Mecklenburg
Henry II, Duke of Mecklenburg, nicknamed the Lion was regent of Mecklenburg from 1287 to 1298, co-regent from 1298 to 1302 and alone again from 1302 to 1329.- Life :...
of Mecklenburg. They had two children:
- Lorenz of WerleLorenz of WerleLorenz, Lord of Werle-Güstrow was Lord of Werle-Güstrow from 1360 to 1393 . He was the eldest son of Nicholas III, Lord of Werle-Güstrow and Agnes of Mecklenburg....
-Güstrow - John V of WerleJohn V of WerleLord John V of Werle[-Güstrow] was co-regent of Werle-Güstrow from 1365 until his death.He was the youngest son of Nicholas III Werle-Güstrow and his wife Agnes....
-Güstrow
After 1341, he married Matilda, daughter of Count John III of Holstein-Plön. They had one child:
- Catherine of Werle-Güstrow (born: 17 December 1402), married, probably in 1366, with Duke Albert VAlbert V, Duke of Saxe-LauenburgAlbert V of Saxe-Lauenburg was the second son of Duke Albert IV of Saxe-Lauenburg and Beata of Schwerin , daughter of Gunzelin VI, Count of Schwerin. Albert succeeded his elder brother John III in 1356 as Duke of Saxe-Bergedorf-Mölln, a branch duchy of Saxe-Lauenburg...
of Saxe-Lauenburg
External links
- Biographical information on Nicholas III at emecklenburg.de
- Genealogical table of the House of Mecklenburg
(1339–1349)