Nicholas III of Werle

Born| after 1311 and before 1337
Died| between 10 August 1360 and 1 August 1361
Noble family| House of Mecklenburg
Spouse(s)| Agnes of Mecklenburg
Matilda of Holstein-Plön
Father| John II of Werle
Mother| Matilda of Brunswick

Nicholas III, Lord of Werle-Güstrow, nicknamed Staveleke (between 1311 and 1337 - between 10 August 1360 and 1 August 1361), was Lord of Werle-Güstrow from 1337 to 1360. He was the eldest son of John II of Werle and Matilda of Brunswick.

After the death of his father in 1337, he ruled alone until 1339, at which point he ruled jointly with his brother Bernard II of Werle until 1347. In 1347, they split their inheritance, with Bernard II receiving Werle-Waren and Nicholas III retaining the smaller Werle-Güstrow. He is last mentioned in a document dated 10 August 1360 and probably died a short time later.

## Marriages and issue[edit]

Nicholas married on 6 January 1338 Agnes (1320–1340), daughter of Lord Henry II of Mecklenburg. They had two children:

* Lorenz of Werle-Güstrow
* John V of Werle-Güstrow

After 1341, he married Matilda, daughter of Count John III of Holstein-Plön. They had one child:

* Catherine of Werle-Güstrow (died 17 December 1402), married, probably in 1366, Albert V, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg

## External links[edit]

* Biographical information on Nicholas III at emecklenburg.de
* Genealogical table of the House of Mecklenburg

Nicholas III of Werle

House of Mecklenburg

Preceded by

John II

|  Lord of Werle-Güstrow
1337-1360
With:  Bernard II (1339–1349)  | Succeeded by

Lorenz

Authority control databases

International|

* VIAF

National|

* Germany

People|

* Deutsche Biographie