Eric I, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg
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Eric I of Saxe-Lauenburg (c.1280–1360) was a member of the
dukes of Saxony
from 1282 until 1338.
Early life
Eric was a son of
John II. As they were minors, their uncle Albert II fostered them. Eric and his brothers came to age and joined the government. The last document, mentioning the brothers and their uncle Albert II as Saxon fellow dukes dates back to 1295.[1]
Personal rule
The definite partitioning of Saxony into
Belzig
.
Eric I and his brothers at first jointly ruled Saxe-Lauenburg, before they partitioned it into three parts, while the
exclave Land of Hadeln remained a trilateral condominium. Eric then held Bergedorf (Vierlande) and Lauenburg and inherited the share of his childless brother Albert III, Saxe-Ratzeburg, after he already deceased in 1308 and a retained section from Albert's widow Margaret of Brandenburg-Salzwedel on her death.[2]
However, his other brother then claimed a part for him, so in 1321 Eric passed Bergedorf (Vierlande) on to John II, whose share thus became known since as Saxe-Bergedorf-Mölln and Eric's as Saxe-Ratzeburg-Lauenburg.
In 1338 Eric I resigned in favour of his son
Nienburg upon Weser
.
Marriage and issue
In 1316 or 1318 Eric married Elisabeth of Pomerania (*1291–after 16 October 1349*), daughter of Bogislaw IV, Duke of Pomerania. They had the following four children:
- Eric II(*1318/1320-1368*).
- John I (*?–1372*), Prince-Bishop of Cammin 1344–1372
- Helene (*?–after 1354*), married John II, Count of Hoya-Bruchhausen (*?–1377*); their children were: Eric I, Count of Hoya, John I of Hoya and Otto IV of Hoya
- Jutta (*?–after 1354*), married Gerard III of Hoya-Nienburg (*?–1383*)
Notes
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- ISBN 978-3-529-02606-5
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