Otto I, Count of Schwerin
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Otto I of Schwerin was a son of Count Gunzelin VI
and Richardis of Tecklenburg. In 1327, he succeeded his father as Count of Schwerin.
Otto was married to Princess Mathilda of Werle
, a daughter of John III of Werle. They had a daughter:
Otto I died in 1357. He had no male heir and was succeeded by his brother Nicholas I.
Gunzelin VI, Count of Schwerin
Günzel VI of Schwerin was a son of Count Niklot I of Schwerin and his wife, Elisabeth of Holstein. In of, he succeeded his father in Schwerin-Wittenburg....
and Richardis of Tecklenburg. In 1327, he succeeded his father as Count of Schwerin.
Otto was married to Princess Mathilda of Werle
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 ....
, a daughter of John III of Werle. They had a daughter:
- Richardis (d. 1377). She married Albert III of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1340–1412), who was also king of Sweden.
Otto I died in 1357. He had no male heir and was succeeded by his brother Nicholas I.