Albert IV of Saxe-Lauenburg (1315 – 1343) was the eldest son of
John II of Saxe-Lauenburg and
Elisabeth of Holstein-Rendsburg (*ca. 1300–before 1340*), sister of
Gerard III ''the Great''. In 1321 Albert IV succeeded his father as Duke of Saxe-Bergedorf-Mölln, a branch duchy of
Saxe-Lauenburg
The Duchy of Saxe-Lauenburg (, ), was a ''reichsfrei'' duchy that existed from 1296 to 1803 and again from 1814 to 1876 in the extreme southeast region of what is now Schleswig-Holstein. Its territorial centre was in the modern district of Herz ...
, while his mother served as regent, before she remarried
Eric Christoffersen (*1307–1331*), a son of King
Christopher II and co-ruler in Denmark.
Ancestry
Marriages and issue
Albert married twice, in 1334 (1) Beata of Schwerin (*?–before 1341*), daughter of
Gunzelin VI, Count of Schwerin, and in 1341 (2) Sophia of
Werle {{Infobox country
, native_name = ''Herrschaft Werle'' (Standard German, de)
, conventional_long_name = Lordship of Werle
, common_name = Werle
, era = Middle Ages
, status = Vassal
, em ...
-Güstrow (*1329–5 September 1364*), daughter of Lord
John II of Werle-Güstrow. Both wives also officiated as
Saxon consorts. With Beata Albert had the following children:
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John III (*mid-1330s–1356*)
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Albert V (*mid-1330s–1370*)
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Eric III (*mid-1330s–1401*).
References
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1315 births
1343 deaths
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