Heinrich was born about 1230, the son of Johann I von Mecklenburg and Luitgard von Henneberg. The place is not known.
He died on 02 JAN 1302. The place is not known.
His wife was Anastasia von Pommern-Wolgast, who he married in ABT 1259. The place has not been found. Their three known children were Heinrich II (>1266-c1329), Johann III (?-1289) and Luitgard (?-c1283).
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Heinrich I von Mecklenburg |
Johann I von Mecklenburg |
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| Event | Date | Details | Source | Multimedia | Notes |
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| Birth | ABT 1230 |
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| Death | 2 JAN 1302 |
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| Attribute | Date | Description | Details | Source | Multimedia | Notes |
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| Nobility Title | FROM 1264 TO 1275 | fürst zu Mecklenburg | ||||
| Nobility Title | FROM 1298 TO 1302 | fürst zu Mecklenburg |
Note 1
From 1266 onwards, he required the Jews in Wismar to pay protection money. In the same year, he started the "bread and wine donation" programme, in which 20 churches in the Ilow area would be supplied with communion wine and wafers by the City Hall in Wismar. For many churches in the area, this decree is the first time they are mentioned in a document. In 1270, he undertook a crusade against Lithuania, which had not been Christianized at the time.
In 1271, he made a pilgrimage to the Holy Land. Along the way, he was taken prisoner and deported to Cairo, where he was held in captivity by the Arabs for 27 years. During his absence, Mecklenburg was ruled by his brothers John II and Nicholas III, after a fight between his brothers and cousins about the regency and the guardianship of his children. After John II died in 1283, Nicholas III ruled alone, until Henry II came of age in 1290.