Mother Euphemia of Sweden | Buried Doberan Minster Name Henry Duke | |
Father Albert II, Duke of Mecklenburg Died April 24, 1383, Schwerin Palace, Schwerin, Germany Spouse Ingeborg of Denmark, Duchess of Mecklenburg (m. 1362–1370) Children Albert IV, Duke of Mecklenburg Parents Euphemia of Sweden, Albert II, Duke of Mecklenburg Grandparents Henry II, Lord of Mecklenburg, Eric, Duke of Sodermanland, Ingeborg of Norway Similar People Albert - King of Sweden, Valdemar IV of Denmark, Margaret I of Denmark | ||
Noble family House of Mecklenburg | ||
Henry III, Duke of Mecklenburg (c. 1337 – 24 April 1383) was Duke of Mecklenburg from 1379 until his death.
Life
Henry was the first son of Duke Albert II of Mecklenburg and his wife Euphemia of Sweden, the sister of King Magnus IV of Sweden.
Henry III was first married in 1362 to Ingeborg of Denmark, daughter of King Valdemar IV of Denmark. They had four children:
After Ingeborg's death, Henry was married on 26 February 1377 to Matilda of Werle, the daughter of Lord Bernard II of Werle. This marriage remained childless.
After an accident at a tournament in Wismar, Henry III died on 24 April 1383 at his castle in Schwerin and was buried in the Doberan Minster. His brother Magnus I and his son Albert IV took up a brief joint rule of Mecklenburg, which lasted until 1384.