Heinrich I (Mecklenburg)

Prince Heinrich I, Lord of Mecklenburg , called "the Pilgrim" (* around 1230; † January 2, 1302 ) was ruler of Mecklenburg from 1264 to 1275 and from 1299 to 1302 .

Origin and family

He was the eldest son of Prince Johann I. At the beginning he ruled together with his brother Albrecht I. However, he died in 1265. Around 1259 he married Anastasia (* approx. 1245; † March 15, 1317), daughter of Duke Barnim I. from Pomerania .

Life

In 1266 he subordinated himself to the Jews in Wismar as a chamberlain in return for protection money . In the same year he donated the wine for 20 churches in the state of Ilow , which from then on received mass wine and wafers from the stocks of the Ratskeller in Wismar . For many churches in the region this is their first documentary mention. In 1270 he undertook a crusade against the not yet Christianized Lithuanians and in 1271 a pilgrimage to the Holy Land . On the way there, however, he was abducted to Cairo and remained in Arab captivity for 27 years. During this time, after disputes between his brothers and cousins about the guardianship of his children and thus about the reign, the rule of his brothers Nicholas III. (until 1290) and Johann II (until 1283) ruled until Heinrich II took power. In 1298 Heinrich I returned to Mecklenburg via Morea and Rome . The Lübeck Council Secretary Alexander Huno reported on it. Shortly before his death, he took over government responsibility from 1299 to 1302, probably no longer active. Heinrich I was buried in the princely crypt of the Doberan Minster .

children

Liutgard (* around 1260; † 1283), lived from 1271 at the court of her grandfather, Duke Barnim I of Pomerania, and married Duke Przemysł II of Greater Poland in Stettin in 1273
Heinrich II. , Called the lion (* 1267; † 1329)
Johann III. (* 1270- † 1289)

literature

Ludwig Fromm: Heinrich I the pilgrim, Prince of Mecklenburg . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 11, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1880, p. 541.

Web links

Literature about Heinrich I. in the state bibliography MV
Family tree of the House of Mecklenburg ( Memento from July 3, 2012 in the Internet Archive )

Footnotes

↑ It is handed down in the Wismar wine register from 1479 ( Mecklenburgisches Urkundenbuch 1059, 2622)
↑ Heidelore Böcker : Barnim I. In: Dirk Alvermann , Nils Jörn (Hrsg.): Biographisches Lexikon für Pommern . Volume 2 (= publications of the Historical Commission for Pomerania. Series V, Volume 48.2). Böhlau Verlag, Cologne Weimar Vienna 2015, ISBN 978-3-412-22541-4 , p. 21.

predecessor	Office	successor
Johann I.	Lord of Mecklenburg 1264-1275 (1302)	Henry II

personal data
SURNAME	Heinrich I.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Henry the Pilgrim
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Prince of Mecklenburg
DATE OF BIRTH	around 1230
DATE OF DEATH	January 2, 1302

[1] It is handed down in the Wismar wine register from 1479 ( Mecklenburgisches Urkundenbuch 1059, 2622)

[2] Heidelore Böcker : Barnim I. In: Dirk Alvermann , Nils Jörn (Hrsg.): Biographisches Lexikon für Pommern . Volume 2 (= publications of the Historical Commission for Pomerania. Series V, Volume 48.2). Böhlau Verlag, Cologne Weimar Vienna 2015, ISBN 978-3-412-22541-4 , p. 21.