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Maria of Mecklenburg-Schwerin

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Maria of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Maria von Mecklenburg and her husband Wartislaw VII on the picture family tree of the griffins by Cornelius Krommeny (1598)
Bornc. 1363–1367
Diedafter 13 May 1402
Noble familyHouse of Mecklenburg
Spouse(s)Wartislaw VII, Duke of Pomerania
IssueEric of Pomerania
Catherine of Pomerania
FatherHenry III, Duke of Mecklenburg
MotherIngeborg of Denmark, Duchess of Mecklenburg

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]

History

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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:

Maria was also possibly the heir to her aunt, the Nordic Union Queen Margaret I of Denmark.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Lars Ulwencreutz Ulwencreutz's The Royal Families in Europe V ISBN 978-1304581358
  2. ^ Herzogin Marie zu Mecklenburg-Schwerin
  3. ^ a b c (in Swedish) Albrekt-släkten Maria av Mecklenburg Henriksdotter