John I, Duke of Mecklenburg-Stargard (1326 – 9 August 1392 or 9 February 1393),

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from 1344 to 1352 and Duke of

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from 1352 to 1392.

Family

He was probably the youngest child from the second marriage of Lord Henry II "the Lion" of Mecklenburg and Anna of Saxe-Wittenberg, a daughter of Duke

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Life

John I was probably born in 1326. His father died in 1329, and he remained under guardianship until 1344, when he came of age and began to carry a seal as a participant in the governance of Mecklenburg. On 8 July 1348,

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Charles IV raised John and his brother Albert II to the rank of

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in Prague. John, Albert and Charles initially supported the

False Waldemar The False Waldemar (died 1356), also known as the Wrong Waldemar, was an impostor who from 1348 to 1350 was invested with the Margraviate of Brandenburg by Charles IV. Life The legitimate Waldemar, Margrave of Brandenburg-Stendal was buried in 13 ...

, but in 1350 they reconciled with his supporter Duke

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of Bavaria. Upon the division of Mecklenburg on 25 November 1352, John was awarded the Lordships of Stargard, Sternbuerg and Ture. He supported his nephew

Albert III of Mecklenburg Albert (german: Albrecht, sv, Albrekt av Mecklenburg; c. 1338 – 1 April 1412) was King of Sweden from 1364 to 1389 and Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin from 1384 to 1412. Background He was the second son of Duke Albert II of Mecklenburg and ...

in his attempts to be recognized as King of Sweden.

Marriages and issue

John married three times. His first wife Rixa (background unknown) probably died soon after the wedding and the marriage remained childless. His second wife Anna was a daughter of the count Adolf VII of Pinneberg and Schauenburg. She probably died in 1358. John and Anna had a daughter Anna, who married Wartislaw VI of Pomerania-Wolgast on 4 April 1363. John's third wife Agnes was the daughter of Ulrich II of Lindow-Ruppin and widow of Lord

Nicholas IV of Werle Nicholas IV, Lord of WerleGoldberg nicknamed ''Poogenoge'' ("Pig's eyes") (born: before 1331; died: between 14 March and 13 November 1354) was from 1350 to 1354 to Lord of Werle-Goldberg. Biography He was the son of John III and Matilda of Pomera ...

. They probably married in 1358 and had five children together: *

John II John II may refer to: People * John Cicero, Elector of Brandenburg (1455–1499) * John II Casimir Vasa of Poland (1609–1672) * John II Comyn, Lord of Badenoch (died 1302) * John II Doukas of Thessaly (1303–1318) * John II Komnenos (1087–1 ...

(died between 6 July and 9 October 1416), co-regent, then Duke of Mecklenburg-Stargard, from 1408 Lord of Sternberg, Friedland, Fürstenberg and Lychen * Ulrich I (died 8 April 1417), co-regent, then Duke of Mecklenburg-Stargard (1392–1417), from 1408 Lord of Neubrandenburg, Stargard, Strelitz and Wesenberg (with Lize) * Rudolf (died after 28 July 1415), was initially

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and from 1390 as Rudolf III Bishop of Schwerin * Albert I (died 1397), co-regent of Mecklenburg, from 1396

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* Contance (born c. 1373, died 1408)

External links

Genealogical table of the House of Mecklenburg
Dukes of Mecklenburg-Stargard 1326 births 1390s deaths Date of death unknown 14th-century German nobility {{Germany-duke-stub