Nicholas III, Lord of Werle-Güstrow, nicknamed ''Staveleke'' (between 1311 and 1337 – between 10 August 1360 and 1 August 1361), 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 = ...

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 ...

from 1337 to 1360. He was the eldest son of

John II of Werle John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second ...

and Matilda of Brunswick. After the death of his father in 1337, he ruled alone until 1339, at which point he ruled jointly with his brother

Bernard II of Werle Bernhard II, Lord of Werle Güstrow(born: ; died: between 16 January 1382 and 13 April 1382) was from 1339 to 1347 Lord of Werle-Güstrow, from 1347 to 1382 Lord of Werle-Waren and from 1374 also Lord of Werle-Goldberg. He was the youngest son of ...

until 1347. In 1347, they split their inheritance, with Bernard II receiving Werle-Waren and Nicholas III retaining the smaller Werle-Güstrow. He is last mentioned in a document dated 10 August 1360 and probably died a short time later.

Marriages and issue

Nicholas married on 6 January 1338 Agnes (1320–1340), daughter of Lord

Henry II of Mecklenburg Henry II, Lord of Mecklenburg, nicknamed ''the Lion'' (after 14 April 1266 – 21 January 1329 in Sternberg) was regent of Mecklenburg from 1287 to 1298, co-regent from 1298 to 1302 and ruled alone again from 1302 to 1329. Life He was the ...

. They had two children: * Lorenz of Werle-Güstrow * John V of Werle-Güstrow After 1341, he married Matilda, daughter of Count John III of Holstein-Plön. They had one child: * Catherine of Werle-Güstrow (died 17 December 1402), married, probably in 1366, Albert V, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg

External links

Biographical information on Nicholas III
at emecklenburg.de

(1339–1349) {{DEFAULTSORT:Nicholas 03 of Werle Lords of Werle 14th-century German nobility Year of birth uncertain Year of death uncertain