Maria of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Danish duchess (c. 1363–1402)
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Marie of Mecklenburg (born c. 1363–1367, died after 13 May 1402) was a duchess of Pomerania.[1] She was the daughter of Duke Henry III of Mecklenburg (died 1383) and Princess Ingeborg of Denmark (died 1370), elder sister of Queen Margrete I of Denmark.[2]
Bornc. 1363–1367
Diedafter 13 May 1402
Maria of Mecklenburg-Schwerin | |
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 Maria von Mecklenburg and her husband Wartislaw VII on the picture family tree of the griffins by Cornelius Krommeny (1598) | |
| Born | c. 1363–1367 |
| Died | after 13 May 1402 |
| Noble family | House of Mecklenburg |
| Spouse | Wartislaw VII, Duke of Pomerania |
Issue | Erik of Pomerania Catherine of Pomerania |
| Father | Henry III, Duke of Mecklenburg |
| Mother | Ingeborg of Denmark, Duchess of Mecklenburg |
History
She married 1380, before March 23, with Duke Wartislaw VII of Pomerania[3] (died c. 1394–1395) and together they had one son and a daughter:
- Bogusław (c. 1382–1459),[3] better known as the Kalmar Union King Erik of Pomerania; and,
- Catherine (c. 1390–1426),[3] married to Count palatine John, Count Palatine of Neumarkt (c. 1383–1443).
Maria was also possibly the heir to her aunt, the Nordic Union Queen Margaret I of Denmark.
