Nicholas II, Lord of Werle (before 1275 – 18 February 1316 in Pustow, near

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) was Lord of Werle-Parchim from 1283 until his death, and from 1292 Lord of

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. His uncle

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was killed in 1291 by his sons Henry II and

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, because he had remarried and they felt this threatened their inheritance. After a prolonged war, Nicholas II defeated his cousins, who had formed an alliance with Lord

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and Elector

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. This allowed him to reunite Werle-Parchim and Werle-Güstrow. In 1311, he travelled to

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in southern France, where he hoped to be cured of

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at the famous school of medicine. He was not cured, but the progress of the disease was slowed. He retired from government and lived the rest of his life at Pustow, near Güstrow. Nicholas II died in 1316. After his death, Werle was split again, with Nicholas' son John III taking Werle-Goldberg and Nicholas' younger brother

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taking Werle-Güstrow.

Marriage and issue

Nicholas first married in 1292, with Richeza (died before 27 October 1308), a daughter of King

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. He had two children with her: * John III, Lord of Werle-Goldberg * Sophia (d. 6 December 1339), married with

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of Brunswick-Lüneburg. This marriage remained childless.

References

* * Karl Koppmann: ''Zur Geschichte des Fürsten Nicolaus II. von Werle'', in ''Jahrbücher des Vereins für Mecklenburgische Geschichte und Altertumskunde'', essay 9, vol. 56, Schwerin, 1891
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