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Duchy of Werle

Lordship of Werle
Herrschaft Werle (de)
State of the Holy Roman Empire
1235–1436
  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
Capital Werle
Languages Pomeranian 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, .

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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