Nicholas II (Werle)
Nikolaus II, Herr zu Werle (* before 1275 - † February 18, 1316 in what is now the desert Pustow or Pustekow near the Güstrow district of Klueß) was Herr zu Werle-Parchim from 1283 to 1316, and from 1292 Herr zu Werle .
In 1291, Nikolaus' uncle Heinrich I was slain by his own sons while hunting, as they saw their inheritance threatened after their father's remarriage. After a long war, Nikolaus succeeded in finding the sons who formed an alliance with Heinrich II. Von Mecklenburg and Albrecht III. had received from Brandenburg to disempower. This enabled him to reunite the Werle-Parchim and Werle-Güstrow lines around 1292. After his death, the principality split again into two lines. While his son Johann III. von Werle-Goldberg got the Principality of Werle-Goldberg, his brother Johann II received the Principality of Werle-Güstrow.
Nikolaus was in his first marriage since 1292 with Richsa of Denmark, the daughter of Erik V of Denmark († before October 27, 1308) and in the second marriage after 1308 with Mathilde zu Braunschweig and Lüneburg, daughter of the Prince of Lüneburg Otto II Strictly married. In 1311 Nikolaus traveled to Montpellier in southern France, where he hoped to be cured from leprosy (old name for leprosy ) at the famous medical college . The course of the disease was only slowed down, so he resigned from government and lived in seclusion on Pustow.
progeny
- Johann III. von Werle-Goldberg , Herr zu Werle
- Sophia von Werle († December 6, 1339), ∞ with Gerhard III. the great one of Holstein
literature
- Karl Ernst Hermann Krause: Nicolaus II (Prince of Mecklenburg-Werle) . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 23, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1886, p. 619.
- Karl Koppmann: On the history of Prince Nicolaus II von Werle in year books of the Association for Mecklenburg History and Archeology, essay 9, volume 56, Schwerin, 1891 ( digitized version )
Web links
- Literature about Nikolaus II. (Werle) in the state bibliography MV
- Family tree of the House of Mecklenburg
- Biographical information about Nikolaus on emecklenburg.de
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Johann I. |
Lord of Werle 1283-1312 |
Johann III. |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Nicholas II |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Nikolaus II. Herr zu Werle (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Herr zu Werle-Parchim, from 1292 Herr zu Werle (1283-1316) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | before 1275 |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 18, 1316 |
| Place of death | Pustow |