John VII of Werle-Güstrow (born: circa 1375; died between 14 August and 17 December 1414) was from 1395 to 1414 Lord of
Werle-Güstrow. He was the second eldest son of
Lorenz
Lorenz is an originally German name derived from the Roman surname Laurentius, which means "from Laurentum".
Given name
People with the given name Lorenz include:
* Prince Lorenz of Belgium (born 1955), member of the Belgian royal family by h ...
, Lord of Werle-Güstrow, and Mechthild (d. before 17 December 1402). After the death of his father Lorenz in 1393 or 1394, his brother
Balthasar initially ruled alone, but from 11 December 1395 John and Balthasar ruled Werle together. From 1 May 1401, their brother
William
William is a male given name of Germanic origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conquest of Engl ...
was co-ruler as well.
John married
Catherine of Saxe-Lauenburg
Catherine of Saxe-Lauenburg (''Katarina'' in Swedish) (24 September 1513 – 23 September 1535) was the first wife of Gustav I of Sweden and thus Queen of Sweden from 1531 until her death in 1535.
Life
Catherine was born in Ratzeburg to Magnus ...
, a daughter of
Erich IV of Saxe-Lauenburg. After his death, she married
John IV of Mecklenburg. He had no known children.
External links
Genealogical table of the House of Mecklenburg{{DEFAULTSORT:John 07 of Werle
House of Mecklenburg
Lords of Werle
1414 deaths
Year of birth uncertain