Henry, Duke of Mecklenburg-Stargard

Henry, Duke of Mecklenburg-Stargard
Henry, Duke of Mecklenburg-Stargard
Born	before 1412
Died	between 26 May and 20 August 1466
Noble family	House of Mecklenburg
Spouse(s)	Judith of Werle-Waren; Ingeborg of Pomerania; Margaret of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Father	Ulrich I, Duke of Mecklenburg-Stargard
Mother	Margaret of Pomerania-Stettin

Henry, Duke of Mecklenburg-Stargard (before 1412 – 26 May/20 August 1466) was the ruling Duke of Mecklenburg-Stargard, including the Lordships of Neubrandenburg, Stargard, Strelitz and Wesenberg, from 1417 to 1466. He is sometimes called "Henry the Elder" to distinguish him from Duke Henry IV of Mecklenburg.

Life

Henry was born before 1412 as the youngest child of Duke Ulrich I of Mecklenburg-Stargard and his wife Margaret. He ruled Neubrandenburg, initially under guardianship. In 1436 he and his cousin Duke John III of Mecklenburg-Stargard and Henry IV, Duke of Mecklenburg, inherited the Lordship of Werle. After John III's death, Henry ruled all of Mecklenburg-Stargard.

Henry was considered a warlike ruler. Thomas Kantzow called him "a wicked robber, who always bothers the Mark (i.e. Brandenburg) and the entire country all the way to Stettin, who was mad at all the cows, leaving Duke Joachim of Stettin wondering where he stored all the hides".^[1] During Henry's reign, the Peace of Wittstock was concluded, which permanently fixed the southeastern boundary of Mecklenburg.

Marriage and issue

Henry married three times:

Jutta (d. 1427), the daughter of Lord Nicholas V of Werle-Waren
Ingeborg, a daughter of Duke Bogislaw VIII of Pomerania
Margaret (1442–1512), the daughter of Duke Frederick II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, whom he married in 1452

Issue

Ulrich II, Duke of Mecklenburg-Stargard
Margaret (died: before 1451)
Magdalene (died: 2 April 1532), married:
1. Duke Wartislaw X of Pomerania
2. Count Burchard V of Barby-Mühlingen
Anne, a nun in Ribnitz Abbey (died: 7 January 1498)

References

^ Franz Boll, Geschichte Stargard, vol. II, p. 134

External links

462045927 Literature about Henry, Duke of Mecklenburg-Stargard in the State Bibliography (Landesbibliographie) of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Genealogical table of the House of Mecklenburg

Henry, Duke of Mecklenburg-Stargard House of Mecklenburg Born: before 1412 Died: between 26 May 1466 and 20 August 1466
Preceded by Ulrich I	Duke of Mecklenburg-Stargard 1417–1466	Succeeded by Ulrich II