John III, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg

John III
Duke of Saxe-Bergedorf-Mölln
Reign1343–1356[1]
PredecessorAlbert IV of Saxe-Lauenburg
SuccessorAlbert V of Saxe-Lauenburg
Bornmid-1330s
Died1356
HouseAscania
FatherAlbert IV of Saxe-Lauenburg
MotherBeata of Schwerin

John III of Saxe-Lauenburg (mid 1330s – 1356) was the eldest son of Duke Albert IV of Saxe-Lauenburg and Beata of Schwerin (*?–before 1341*), daughter of Gunzelin VI, Count of Schwerin. John III succeeded his father in 1343 as Duke of Saxe-Bergedorf-Mölln, a branch duchy of Saxe-Lauenburg. He died without an heir and was succeeded by his younger brother Albert V.

Ancestry

Ancestors of John III, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg
8. John I, Duke of Saxony
4. John II, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg
9. Ingeborg Birgersdotter of Småland
2. Albert IV, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg
10. Henry I, Count of Schauenburg and Holstein-Rendsburg
5. Elisabeth of Schauenburg and Holstein-Rendsburg
11. Heilwig of Bronckhorst
1. John III, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg
12. Niklot I, Count of Schwerin-Wittenburg
6. Gunzelin VI, Count of Schwerin
13. Elisabeth of Schauenburg and Holstein-Kiel
3. Beata of Schwerin
14. Otto IV, Count of Tecklenburg
7. Richardis (Rixa) of Tecklenburg
15. Beatrix of Rietberg

References

  1. ^ Morby, John (18 September 2014). Dynasties of the World. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-251848-4.
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