Lord John V of Werle
Güstrow
Güstrow (; la, Gustrovium) is a town in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It is capital of the Rostock district; Rostock itself is a district-free city and regiopolis.
It has a population of 28,999 (2020) and is the seventh largest town in M ...
(born: between 1338 and 1340; died: before 9 September 1378) was co-regent of Werle-Güstrow from 1365 until his death.
He was the youngest son of
Nicholas III Werle {{Infobox country
, native_name = ''Herrschaft Werle'' ( de)
, conventional_long_name = Lordship of Werle
, common_name = Werle
, era = Middle Ages
, status = Vassal
, empire = ...
-Güstrow and his wife Agnes.
After his father's death in 1360 or 1361, his brother
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 ...
ruled alone, probably because John was too young to rule. On 21 September 1365, Lorentz and John signed a deed together, suggesting that at that time, they were ruling jointly.
He married Euphemia, daughter of
Henry III, Duke of Mecklenburg, but he remained childless and died young, before 9 September 1378.
External links
Biographical information on John Vat emecklenburg.de
Lords of Werle
14th-century births
14th-century deaths
14th-century German nobility
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