Catherine of Saxe-Lauenburg, Duchess of Mecklenburg
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Catherine of Saxe-Lauenburg (born: circa 1400; died: 22 September 1450), was Duchess of Saxe-Lauenburg by birth and by marriage Baroness of Werle
-Güstrow and later Duchess of Mecklenburg
and Regent from 1422 to 1436.
Catherine was the daughter of Eric IV
and Sophia of Brunswick-Lüneburg. She married firstly, John VII of Werle
. He died in 1414. She then married the Duke John IV
of Mecklenburg in 1416. When John died in 1422, after six years of marriage, she ruled until 1436 as Regent for her minor sons.
For a long time, a charter date July 1448 was the last known document to name Catherine. Then a charter surfaced which suggested she died in November. Around the turn of the Century, Hans Witte could finally prove she died on St. Maurice day (22 September) 1450.
Werle
Werle was a fiefdom, or Herrschaft in German, in the Holy Roman Empire that was founded in 1235. It was created in the partition of territories in Mecklenburg that followed the death of Henry Borwin II of Mecklenburg ....
-Güstrow and later Duchess of Mecklenburg
Mecklenburg
Mecklenburg is a historical region in northern Germany comprising the western and larger part of the federal-state Mecklenburg-Vorpommern...
and Regent from 1422 to 1436.
Catherine was the daughter of Eric IV
Eric IV, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg
Eric IV of Saxe-Lauenburg was a son of Duke Eric II of Saxe-Lauenburg and Agnes of Schauenburg and Holstein-Plön, daughter of Count John III of Schauenburg and Holstein-Plön.-Life:...
and Sophia of Brunswick-Lüneburg. She married firstly, John VII of Werle
John VII of Werle
John VII of Werle-Güstrow was from 1395 to 1414 Lord of Werle-Güstrow. He was the second eldest son of Lorenz and Mechthild...
. He died in 1414. She then married the Duke John IV
John IV, Duke of Mecklenburg
John IV, Duke of Mecklenburg was sole ruler of the Duchy of Mecklenburg from 1384 to 1395 and co-regent from 1395 to 1422.- Life :...
of Mecklenburg in 1416. When John died in 1422, after six years of marriage, she ruled until 1436 as Regent for her minor sons.
For a long time, a charter date July 1448 was the last known document to name Catherine. Then a charter surfaced which suggested she died in November. Around the turn of the Century, Hans Witte could finally prove she died on St. Maurice day (22 September) 1450.
Issue
From her marriage with John, Catherine had two sons:- Henry IV the FatHenry IV, Duke of MecklenburgHenry IV, Duke of Mecklenburg was from 1422 to 1477 Duke of Mecklenburg.- Life :Henry IV of Mecklenburg, because of his obesity and lavish lifestyle also called the "Henry the Fat", was the son of the Duke John IV of Mecklenburg and Catherine of Saxe-Lauenburg.He inherited Mecklenburg when his...
, Duke of Mecklenburg (1417 to 1477) - John VJohn V, Duke of MecklenburgJohn V of Mecklenburg was Duke of Mecklenburg from 1436 to 1442.John V of Mecklenburg was the son of the Duke John IV of Mecklenburg and Catherine of Saxe-Lauenburg...
, Duke of Mecklenburg (1418–1442)