John II of Werle
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John II, Lord of Werle[-Güstrow] nicknamed 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 Lindau-Ruppin.
He reigned Werle from 1309 to 1316 together with his brother Nicholas II. After Nicholas's death in 1316 it was decided to divide the territory, and John took control over the part Werle-Güstrow and Nicholas's son John III, took control over the part Werle-Goldberg.
On 4 May 1326, King Christopher II of Denmark
promised to invest John and Duke Henry II of Mecklenburg with the Principality of Rügen. However, the Dukes of Pomerania took Rugen, leading to the Rügen War of Succession. Pomerania own, and the claims on Rügen could not be enforced.
He reduced his debts by prosecuting Jews
for host desecration
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John died in 1337 and was buried in the Doberan Minster.
. The had four children:
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 ....
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.
He reigned Werle from 1309 to 1316 together with his brother Nicholas II. After Nicholas's death in 1316 it was decided to divide the territory, and John took control over the part Werle-Güstrow and Nicholas's son John III, took control over the part Werle-Goldberg.
On 4 May 1326, King Christopher II of Denmark
Christopher II of Denmark
Christopher II was king of Denmark from 1320 to 1326 and again from 1329 until his death. He was son of Eric V. His name is connected with national disaster, as his rule ended in an almost total dissolution of the Danish state.-Biography:Being the brother of King Eric VI, Christopher was a...
promised to invest John and Duke Henry II of Mecklenburg with the Principality of Rügen. However, the Dukes of Pomerania took Rugen, leading to the Rügen War of Succession. Pomerania own, and the claims on Rügen could not be enforced.
He reduced his debts by prosecuting Jews
Jews
The Jews , also known as the Jewish people, are a nation and ethnoreligious group originating in the Israelites or Hebrews of the Ancient Near East. The Jewish ethnicity, nationality, and religion are strongly interrelated, as Judaism is the traditional faith of the Jewish nation...
for host desecration
Host desecration
Host desecration is a form of sacrilege in Christianity involving the mistreatment or malicious use of a consecrated host— the sacred bread used in the Eucharistic service or Mass...
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John died in 1337 and was buried in the Doberan Minster.
Marriage and issue
In 1311, John II married Mechtild (born: ; died: between 24 October 1333 and 14 March 1344), a daughter of Duke Henry I of Brunswick-GrubenhagenHenry I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Henry , Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, called the Admirable , was the first ruler of the Principality of Grubenhagen....
. The had four children:
- Nicholas IIINicholas III of WerleNicholas III, Lord of Werle[-Güstrow], nicknamed Staveleke , 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....
, Lord of Werle-Güstrow - Bernard IIBernard II of WerleBernhard 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....
, Lord of Werle-Waren - Sophia of Werle (1329-1364), married firstly, in 1341, with Albert IV 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...
and secondly, in 1344, with Barnim IV of Pomerania-WolgastBarnim IV, Duke of PomeraniaBarnim IV of Pomerania was a Duke of Pomerania-Wolgast-Rügen.He was the second son of Duke Wartislaw of Pomerania-Wolgast and the brother of Bogislaw V and Wartislaw V.... - Anna of Werle, a nun in the Dobbertin AbbeyDobbertin AbbeyDobbertin Abbey is a former Benedictine monastery, afterwards a nunnery and later still a women's collegiate foundation, located in the municipality of Dobbertin near Goldberg in the district of Ludwigslust-Parchim in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany...
Weblinks
- Genealogical table of the House of Mecklenburg]
- Biographical information about John II at emecklenburg.de