Albert I, Lord of Mecklenburg (after 1230 – 15 or 17 May 1265) was briefly co-ruler of

Mecklenburg Mecklenburg (; nds, label=Low German, Mękel(n)borg ) is a historical region in northern Germany comprising the western and larger part of the federal-state Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. The largest cities of the region are Rostock, Schwerin ...

from 1264 to 1265. He was a son of

John I John I may refer to: People * John I (bishop of Jerusalem) * John Chrysostom (349 – c. 407), Patriarch of Constantinople * John of Antioch (died 441) * Pope John I, Pope from 523 to 526 * John I (exarch) (died 615), Exarch of Ravenna * John I o ...

and his wife, Luitgard of Henneberg (1210-1267), a daughter of Count Poppo VII of Henneberg. He ruled jointly with his brother

Henry I Henry I may refer to: 876–1366 * Henry I the Fowler, King of Germany (876–936) * Henry I, Duke of Bavaria (died 955) * Henry I of Austria, Margrave of Austria (died 1018) * Henry I of France (1008–1060) * Henry I the Long, Margrave of the No ...

. He may have married a daughter of

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 young ...

, but no record of such a marriage, or any children, has survived. Albert I died in 1265 and was buried in the

Doberan Minster The Doberan Minster is the main Lutheran Church of Bad Doberan in Mecklenburg, Germany. Close to the Baltic Sea and the Hanseatic city of Rostock, it is the most important religious heritage of the European Route of Brick Gothic. It is the remain ...

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Lords of Mecklenburg 13th-century births 1265 deaths Year of birth unknown 13th-century German nobility {{Germany-noble-stub

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