Henry I, Lord of Mecklenburg

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Henry I, Lord of Mecklenburg (nicknamed the Pilgrim, c. 1230 – 2 January 1302) ruled Mecklenburg from 1264 to 1275 and from 1299 until his death.

Background

He was the eldest son of Lord John I. After his father's death, he at first ruled jointly with his brother Albert I. After Albert died in 1265, John ruled alone. Around 1259 he married Anastasia (c. 1245 – 15 March 1317), the daughter of Duke Barnim I of Pomerania.

Life

From 1266 onwards, he required the Jews in

In 1271, he made a

Henry I returned to Mecklenburg via Morea and Rome in 1298. In 1299, he formally resumed his reign, although he probably left the business of government mostly to his son Henry II.

Henry I died in 1302 and was buried in the ducal crypt in the Doberan Minster.

Issue

• Ludgarda (ca. 1260-1261 - bef. 14 December 1283), wife of Przemysł II of Greater Poland
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• Henry II "the Lion" (ca. 1267 - 1329).
• John III (ca. 1266 - 1289).

Footnotes

References

• Ludwig Fromm (1880), "Heinrich I. der Pilger, Fürst von Mecklenburg", Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (in German), vol. 11, Leipzig: Duncker & Humblot, p. 541

External links

• Literature about Henry I, Lord of Mecklenburg in the State Bibliography (Landesbibliographie) of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

• Genealogical table of the House of Mecklenburg

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