He was the son of Nicholas IV and Agnes of Lindow-Ruppin.
As he was still a minor when he inherited Werle, his mother put him under the guardianship of Duke Albert II of Mecklenburg. However, a dispute arose between Albert II and John's mother, and she then chose Lord Nicholas III of Werle-Güstrow as his guardian. After Nicholas's death, John IV ruled for himself.
On 31 October 1366, he closed a marriage contract with Duke Albert II and his sons, in which he was promised he could marry Euphemia, the four-year-old daughter of Albert's son Henry III. The marriage was planned for 1379, when she would be 17 years old. However, John IV died in 1374, so the marriage never took place.
He died in 1374, unmarried and childless. With his death, the Werle-Goldberg line died out and Werle-Goldberg fell to Bernard II of Werle-Güstrow. He was probably buried in the Doberan Minster.
External links
Biographical information on John at emecklenburg.de
john, werle, goldberg, before, 1350, between, march, december, 1374, from, 1354, until, death, lord, werle, goldberg, bornbefore, 1350diedbetween, march, december, 1374burieddoberan, minsternoble, familyhouse, mecklenburgfathernicholas, werlemotheragnes, lindo. John IV of Werle Goldberg before 1350 between 13 March and 14 December 1374 was from 1354 until his death Lord of Werle Goldberg John IV of WerleBornbefore 1350Diedbetween 13 March and 14 December 1374BuriedDoberan MinsterNoble familyHouse of MecklenburgFatherNicholas IV of WerleMotherAgnes of Lindow RuppinHe was the son of Nicholas IV and Agnes of Lindow Ruppin As he was still a minor when he inherited Werle his mother put him under the guardianship of Duke Albert II of Mecklenburg However a dispute arose between Albert II and John s mother and she then chose Lord Nicholas III of Werle Gustrow as his guardian After Nicholas s death John IV ruled for himself On 31 October 1366 he closed a marriage contract with Duke Albert II and his sons in which he was promised he could marry Euphemia the four year old daughter of Albert s son Henry III The marriage was planned for 1379 when she would be 17 years old However John IV died in 1374 so the marriage never took place He died in 1374 unmarried and childless With his death the Werle Goldberg line died out and Werle Goldberg fell to Bernard II of Werle Gustrow He was probably buried in the Doberan Minster External links EditGenealogical table of the House of Mecklenburg Biographical information on John at emecklenburg deJohn IV of WerleHouse of MecklenburgBorn before 1350 Died between 13 March and 14 December 1374Preceded byNicholas IV Lord of Werle Goldberg Succeeded byBernard IIas Lord of Werle Gustrow This article about a member of the German nobility is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John IV of Werle amp oldid 1065410531, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
