The Lordship of Werle at the time of the Hohenstaufen Emperors (circa 1250).
An anachronistic map of Mecklenburg in the early 14th century: Werle-Güstrow circa 1316 Werle-Waren circa 1316 Duchy of Mecklenburg Lordship/Principality of Rostock up to 1312 to Mecklenburg from 1320
Status
State of the Holy Roman Empire
Capital
Werle
Common languages
Middle Low German
Government
Principality
Historical era
Middle Ages
• Established
1235
• Partitioned: W-Güstrow and W-Parchim
1277–1307
• Partitioned: W-Güstrow and W-Goldberg
1316–74
• W-Güstrow partitioned to create W-Waren
1337–1425
• Reverted to Mecklenburg
September 7, 1436
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Duchy of Mecklenburg
Duchy of Mecklenburg
Werle (or Wenden) was a fiefdom in the Holy Roman Empire that was founded in 1235. In German it is known as a Herrschaft (usually translated as "lordship") or Fürstentum (principality). It was created in the partition of territories in Mecklenburg that followed the death of Henry Borwin II of Mecklenburg (died 1226).
The royal (fürstlich in German) House of Werle was a spur line of the House of Mecklenburg line of the Obotrites. The Fiefdom of Werle lay in the area around Güstrow in today's Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany, and stretched eastward to Müritz. It was named after the then-capital Werle, now a village in the municipality Kassow, Rostock district.
The fiefdom collapsed several times into separate dominions. In 1277 it was divided among the sons of the first lord, or Herr in German, into Werle-Güstrow and Werle-Parchim. In 1307, both were reunited by Nicholas II, but they were divided again in 1316 into Werle-Güstrow and Werle-Goldberg. In 1337, Werle-Waren split off from the Werle-Güstrow line. With the death of the William, the last lord on September 7, 1436, the fiefdom once again reverted to Mecklenburg. The title of Lord of Werle was thenceforth carried by all rulers of Mecklenburg. Werle is represented in one of the seven fields of the coat of arms of Mecklenburg.
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