Bernhard I, Lord of Werle ( – ), was Lord of

Werle {{Infobox country , native_name = ''Herrschaft Werle'' ( de) , conventional_long_name = Lordship of Werle , common_name = Werle , era = Middle Ages , status = Vassal , empire = ...

from 1277 to 1281 and lord of

Prisannewitz Prisannewitz is a village and a former municipality in the district of Rostock, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. Since 7 June 2009, it is part of the municipality Dummerstorf Dummerstorf is a municipality in the Rostock district, in Mecklen ...

from 1281 until his death. He was the son 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 ...

and his wife, Jutta of Anhalt. He was first mentioned in a document in 1273. After his father's death in 1277 he initially ruled Werle jointly with his brothers

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 ...

and John I. In 1281 it was decided to divide the principality and Bernhard took over control of the

section. He was last mentioned as being alive on 9 March 1282; on 3 March 1288, he was mentioned as "deceased" by his nephew Nicholas II. He probably died in 1286. He 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 rema ...

. No spouse or issue have been documented.

External links

Genealogical table of the House of Mecklenburg
House of Mecklenburg Lords of Werle 1240s births 1280s deaths 13th-century German nobility {{Germany-noble-stub