Henry I of Werle

Henry I of Werle
Henry I of Werle
Died	5 October 1291
Noble family	House of Mecklenburg
Spouse(s)	Rikissa Birgersdotter; Matilde of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Father	Nicholas I of Werle
Mother	Jutta of Anhalt

Henry I (died 8 October 1291) was a Prince of Mecklenburg-Werle and Mecklenburg-Güstrow.

Biography

He was the son 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

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]

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References

Marek, Miroslav. "Genealogy of the House of Mecklenburg". Genealogy.EU.
"Regnal chronologies". Archived from the original on 13 October 2007. Retrieved 6 November 2007.

Regnal titles
Henry I of Werle House of Mecklenburg Born: c. 1245 Died: 8 October 1291
Preceded by Nicholas I	Prince of Mecklenburg-Werle 1277–1283	Became Prince of Mecklenburg-Güstrow
New title	Prince of Mecklenburg-Güstrow 1283–1291	Succeeded by Henry II and Nicholas

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[Gene-1] Marek, Miroslav. "Genealogy of the House of Mecklenburg". Genealogy.EU.

[reg-2] "Regnal chronologies". Archived from the original on 13 October 2007. Retrieved 6 November 2007.