Ingeborg of Mecklenburg

Ingeborg of Mecklenburg (1343/45^[1] – 25 July 1395) was a daughter of Albert II, Duke of Mecklenburg and his wife, Euphemia of Sweden. Euphemia was a daughter of Ingeborg of Norway, who was the only legitimate child of King Haakon V of Norway. Thus, Ingeborg of Mecklenburg was Haakon V's great-granddaughter.

Ingeborg of Mecklenburg
Electress consort of Brandenburg Countess of Holstein-Rendsburg
Born	1343/45^[1]
Died	25 July 1395 (aged 51–52)
Spouse	Louis VI of Bavaria Henry II of Holstein-Rendsburg
Issue	Gerhard VI, Count of Holstein Albert II, Count of Holstein-Rendsburg Henry III, Count of Schauenburg-Holstein Sophia, Duchess of Pomerania
House	House of Mecklenburg (by birth) House of Wittelsbach (by marriage) House of Schauenburg (by marriage)
Father	Albert II, Duke of Mecklenburg
Mother	Euphemia of Sweden

In 1360, she married Louis VI "the Roman" of Bavaria; she was his second wife. The marriage remained childless.

After Louis's death, she married Henry II, Count of Holstein-Rendsburg. They had at least four children:

• Gerhard VI, Count of Holstein;^[2] married, in 1391, Catherine Elisabeth of Brunswick-Lüneburg and had issue.
• Albert II, Count of Holstein-Rendsburg
• Henry III, Count of Schauenburg-Holstein (d. 1421), Prince-Bishop of Osnabrück as Henry I
• Sofia of Holstein (1375, Lübeck – 1448); married, in 1398, Bogislaw VIII, Duke of Pomerania (1364–1418)^[1] and had issue.

References

1. "Généalogie WAILLY – Geneanet".
2. Helge bei der Wieden calls him Gerhard V

Ingeborg of Mecklenburg House of Mecklenburg Born: 1343 Died: 25 July 1395
German royalty
Preceded by Cunigunde of Poland	Electress consort of Brandenburg 15 February 1360–17 May 1365	Succeeded by Catherine of Bohemia