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Werle
{{Infobox country , native_name = ''Herrschaft Werle'' (Standard German, de) , conventional_long_name = Lordship of Werle , common_name = Werle , era = Middle Ages , status = Vassal , empire = Holy Roman Empire , government_type = Principality , year_start = 1235 , year_end = 1436 , event_start = , date_start = , event1 = Partitioned: W-Güstrow and W-Parchim , date_event1 = 1277–1307 , event2 = Partitioned: W-Güstrow and W-Goldberg , date_event2 = 1316–74 , event3 = W-Güstrow partitioned to create W-Waren , date_event3 = 1337–1425 , event_end = Reverted to Duchy of Mecklenburg, Mecklenburg , date_end = September 7, , p1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicholas II Of Werle
Nicholas II, Lord of Werle (before 1275 – 18 February 1316 in Pustow, near Güstrow) was Lord of Werle-Parchim from 1283 until his death, and from 1292 Lord of Werle. His uncle Henry I of Werle was killed in 1291 by his sons Henry II of Werle, Henry II and Nicholas of Werle-Güstrow, Nicholas because he had remarried and they felt this threatened their inheritance. After a prolonged war, Nicholas II defeated his cousins, who had formed an alliance with Lord Henry II, Lord of Mecklenburg, Henry II of Mecklenburg and Elector Albert III, Elector of Brandenburg, Albert III of Brandenburg. This allowed him to reunite Werle-Parchim and Werle-Güstrow. In 1311, he travelled to Montpellier in southern France, where he hoped to be cured of leprosy at the famous school of medicine. He was not cured, but the progress of the disease was slowed. He retired from government and lived the rest of his life at Pustow, near Güstrow. Nicholas II died in 1316. After his death, Werle was sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John II Of Werle
John II, Lord of WerleGüstrownicknamed ''The Bald'' (after 1250 – 27 August 1337), 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 Lindow-Ruppin. He ruled Werle from 1309 to 1316 jointly with his brother Nicholas II. After Nicholas's death in 1316 it was decided to divide the territory, and John took control over part of the territory called Werle-Güstrow, and Nicholas's son John III, took control over the part called Werle-Goldberg. On 4 May 1326, King Christopher II of Denmark promised to invest John and Lord Henry II of Mecklenburg with the Principality of Rügen. However, the Dukes of Pomerania took Rugen, leading to the Rügen War of Succession. Pomerania successfully defended Rügen, and Mecklenburg's claims on Rügen could not be enforced. John II reduced his debts by prosecuting Jews for host desecration.Article ''Krakow am See'', in: Irene Diekmann(ed.), ''Wegwei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lorenz Of Werle
Lorenz, Lord of Werle-Güstrow (between 1338 and 1340 – between 24 February 1393 and 6 May 1394) was Lord of Werle-Güstrow from 1360 to 1393 (or 1394). He was the eldest son of Nicholas III, Lord of Werle-Güstrow and Agnes of Mecklenburg. After his father's death in 1360 or 1361, he initially ruled Werle-Gustrow alone. After 21 September 1365, he ruled jointly with his brother John V of Werle, as can be inferred from a deed they signed jointly on that date. John died young, before 9 September 1378. From that date onwards, documents were again signed by Lorenz alone. Lorenz last signed a deed on 24 February 1393. Issue He was married to Matilda (died before 17 December 1402), the daughter of Nicholas IV, Lord of Werle-Goldberg. They had the following children: * Balthasar, lord of Werle-Güstrow, * John VII, co-lord of Werle-Güstrow, * William William is a masculine given name of Germanic languages, Germanic origin. It became popular in England after the Nor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bernard II Of Werle
Bernhard II, Lord of Werle Güstrow(born: ; died: between 16 January 1382 and 13 April 1382) was from 1339 to 1347 Lord of Werle-Güstrow, from 1347 to 1382 Lord of Werle-Waren and from 1374 also Lord of Werle-Goldberg. He was the youngest son of John II of Werle Güstrowand 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. 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 nun A nun is a woman who vows to dedicate her life t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Of Werle
William of Werle (before 1393 or 1394 – 8 September 1436), was co-regent of Werle from 1418 to 1425, then the sole ruler from 1425 until his death. After 1426, he called himself "Prince of the Wends". He was a son of Lorenz of Werle-Güstrow and his wife Matilda of Werle-Goldberg. Life After the death of his father Lorenz in 1393 or 1394, William's older brother Balthasar ruled Werle-Güstrow alone until William became co-regent in 1418. When Balthasar died on 5 April 1421, William became the sole ruler of Werle-Güstrow. When Christopher of Werle-Waren died in 1425, he became ruler of all of Werle. After 1426, he styled himself "Prince of the Wends, Lord of Güstrow, Waren and Werle". Marriage and issue William first married in 1422 to Anna of Anhalt (daughter of Albert IV, Prince of Anhalt-Köthen), who died in 1426.Martin Wehrmann: ''Genealogie des pommerschen Herzogshauses'', Verlag Leon Sauniers Buchhandlung, Stettin, 1937, pp. 101–102 He then married Sophi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicholas I Of Werle
Nicholas I, Lord of Werle ( – 14 May 1277), was Lord of Rostock from 1229 to 1234 and Lord of Werle from 1234 until his death. In the division of Mecklenburg of 1234, he received the Lordship of Werle. He was regent of Rostock for his younger brother Henry Borwin III, until his brother came of age. He waged war together with Duke Barnim I of Pomerania against the Margraviate of Brandenburg and lost Perleberg, Wesenberg and Penzlin. However, after the death of his brother Pribislaw I, he managed to secure Parchim, Plau and Goldberg for himself. In 1275, he arbitrated in a conflict between his sons. He strongly supported the founding of cities in its territory. He saw this as a way to develop the land. He died in 1277. After his death, his sons divided Werle between themselves. Marriage and issue He married around 1231 with Jutta, the daughter of Count Henry I of Anhalt. They had the following children: * Daughter, name unknown, married around 1284 to Conrad I o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John I Of Werle
John I, Lord of Werle-Parchim ( – 15 October 1283), was from 1277 to 1281 to Lord of Werle and from 1281 to 1283 and to Lord of Werle-Parchim. He was the eldest son of Nicholas I and Jutta of Anhalt. After his father's death in 1277, he first ruled Werle together with his brothers Henry I and Bernard I. In 1281, it was decided to divide Werle and John took over control of Werle-Parchim. He was married with Sophia, the daughter of Count Günther of Lindow-Ruppin. He died on 15 October 1283, and was buried in the Doberan Minster. Children John's daughters are not mentioned in historic documents, only his sons * Nicholas II, Lord of Werle, 1283-1316 * John II, Lord of Werle Güstrow Güstrow (; ) is a town in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern in north-eastern Germany. It is capital of the Rostock (district), Rostock district; Rostock itself is a district-free city and regiopolis. It has a population of 28,999 (2020) and is the sevent ... 1316-1337 * Gunter, Dean of Güstrow, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicholas III Of Werle
Nicholas III, Lord of Werle-Güstrow, nicknamed ''Staveleke'' (between 1311 and 1337 – between 10 August 1360 and 1 August 1361), was Lord of Werle-Güstrow Güstrow (; ) is a town in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern in north-eastern Germany. It is capital of the Rostock (district), Rostock district; Rostock itself is a district-free city and regiopolis. It has a population of 28,999 (2020) and is the sevent ... from 1337 to 1360. He was the eldest son of John II of Werle and Matilda of Brunswick. After the death of his father in 1337, he ruled alone until 1339, at which point he ruled jointly with his brother Bernard II of Werle until 1347. In 1347, they split their inheritance, with Bernard II receiving Werle-Waren and Nicholas III retaining the smaller Werle-Güstrow. He is last mentioned in a document dated 10 August 1360 and probably died a short time later. Marriages and issue Nicholas married on 6 January 1338 Agnes (1320–1340), daughter of Lord Henry II of Meckle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry I Of Werle
Henry I (died 8 October 1291) was a Prince of Mecklenburg-Werle and Mecklenburg-Güstrow. Biography He was the son of Prince Nicholas I of Werle, Nicholas I of Mecklenburg-Werle and his wife Princess Jutta of Anhalt the daughter of Henry I, Count of Anhalt, Prince Henry I of Anhalt and his wife Princess Irmgard of Thuringia. Henry and his brother John I of Werle, John ruled Mecklenburg-Werle jointly following the death of their father on 10 May 1277. 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, Prince of Mecklenburg-Parchim, Pribislaw II. Henry's reign in Güstrow came to an end on 8 October 1291 after he was murdered near Saal, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Saal by his two sons Henry II of Werle, Henry and Nicholas of Werle-Güstrow, Nicholas both of whom succeeded him. Marriages and children Henry was ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John III Of Werle
John III, Lord of Werle (nicknamed ''John van Ruoden''; born: before 1300; died: between 1 April and 28 August 1352) was Lord of Werle-Goldberg from 1316 until his death. He was the son of Nicholas II and Rixa of Denmark. After the death of his father, Nicholas II, in 1316, it was decided to divide Werle. John III. took control over the part Werle-Goldberg and his uncle John II took over Werle-Güstrow. John III built himself a castle in Goldberg. King Christopher II of Denmark promised John and Lord Henry II of Mecklenburg on 4 May 1326 that he would invest them with Rügen. However, he had earlier promised the principality to Pomerania. This led to a war, the Rügen War of Succession. Under the Peace of Brudersdorf, Pomerania was allowed to keep Rügen, but had to pay Mecklenburg in compensation. From 1350, he left the business of government to his son and co-ruler Nicholas IV. On 1 April 1352, he was already terminally ill. He died later that year. He was probably ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicholas IV Of Werle
Nicholas IV, Lord of Werle Goldberg nicknamed ''Poogenoge'' ("Pig's eyes") (born: before 1331; died: between 14 March and 13 November 1354) was from 1350 to 1354 to Lord of Werle-Goldberg. Biography He was the son of John III and Matilda of Pomerania (born: abt. 1304, died: 1331). He allegedly received his nickname from the shape and the look in his eyes. He initially ruled the dominion Werle-Goldberg jointly with his father John III and from 1350 alone. He still signed a peace treaty on 14 March 1354, but is no longer mentioned after 13 November of that year. He was married to Agnes (died after 1361). Presumably, she was a daughter of daughter of Ulrich II of Lindow-Ruppin. After Nicholas' death, she married John I of Mecklenburg-Stargard. Issue Nicholas had at least three children: * John IV succeeded him as Lord of Werle-Goldberg * Matilda (died: before 17 December 1402) married Lorenz of Werle Lorenz, Lord of Werle-Güstrow (between 1338 and 1340 – between ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bernhard I Of Werle
Bernhard I, Lord of Werle ( – ), was Lord of Werle from 1277 to 1281 and lord of Prisannewitz from 1281 until his death. He was the son of Nicholas I of Werle and his wife, Jutta of Anhalt. He was first mentioned in a document in 1273. After his father's death in 1277 he initially ruled Werle jointly with his brothers Henry I of Werle, Henry I and John I of Werle, John I. In 1281 it was decided to divide the principality and Bernhard took over control of the Prisannewitz section. He was last mentioned as being alive on 9 March 1282; on 3 March 1288, he was mentioned as "deceased" by his nephew Nicholas II of Werle, Nicholas II. He probably died in 1286. He was buried in the Doberan Minster. No spouse or issue have been documented. Sources * House of Mecklenburg Lords of Werle 1240s births 1280s deaths 13th-century German nobility {{Germany-noble-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |