Christopher of Werle

Christopher of Werle
Noble family	House of Mecklenburg
Father	John VI of Werle
Mother	Agnes of Werle-Goldberg
Born	before 1385
Died	25 August 1425(1425-08-25) Pritzwalk

Christopher of Werle, Prince of the Wends (born: before 1385; died: 25 August 1425) was from 1385 or 1395 to 1425, Lord of Werle-Goldberg and Werle-Waren. He was the son of John VI of Werle and Agnes, daughter of Nicholas IV of Werle-Goldberg.

After his father's death, his brother Nicholas V ruled alone until Christopher came of age; from 1401, they ruled jointly. After Nicholas V died in 1408, Christopher ruled alone. He began calling himself "Prince of the Wends" on 4 May 1418 on the basis of chronicles written by Bishop Otto of Havelberg, which he regarded as evidence for his royal descent. He was probably killed on 25 August 1425 during a battle at Pritzwalk against troops from Brandenburg.

He was probably unmarried and definitely childless. With his death, the Werle-Goldberg line died out and Werle-Goldberg fell to his cousin William.

External links

• Genealogical table of the House of Mecklenburg
• Biographical information on Christopher on emecklenburg.de

This article incorporates information from the equivalent article on the German Wikipedia.

Christopher of Werle House of Mecklenburg Born: before 1385 Died: 25 August 1425
Preceded by Nicholas V	Lord of Werle-Waren 1408-1425	Succeeded by William as Lord of Werle

Persondata
Name	Christopher of Werle
Alternative names	Christoph, Fürst zu Wenden (German)
Short description	Lord of Werle-Waren (1408-1425)
Date of birth	before 1385
Place of birth
Date of death	25 August 1425
Place of death	Pritzwalk