Henry Borwin II, Lord of Mecklenburg

Henry Borwin II, Lord of Mecklenburg (1170 – 5 June 1226) was a member of the House of Mecklenburg, was a Prince of Mecklenburg from 1219 to 1226 and Lord of Rostock (1225-1226).

Henry Borwin II
Statue of Henry Borwin II in Güstrow
Lord of Mecklenburg
Reign	1219–1226
Predecessor	Henry Borwin I
Successor	John I, Nicholas I, Henry Borwin III, and Pribislaw I
Born	1170
Died	(1226-12-05)5 December 1226 Güstrow
Buried	Doberan Minster
Noble family	House of Mecklenburg
Spouse(s)	Christina of Sweden
Issue	Nicholas I John I the Theologian Henry Borwin III, Lord of Rostock Pribislaw I Margaret Matilda
Father	Henry Borwin I, Lord of Mecklenburg
Mother	Matilda of Blieskastel

Life

Henry Borwin II was a son of Henry Borwin I, Lord of Mecklenburg and Matilda of Blieskastel. He was the grandson of the Slavic prince Pribislav, the founder of the House of Mecklenburg. After he died in 1226 in Güstrow, his four sons ruled Mecklenburg jointly until 1234. They then divided Mecklenburg into the principalities of Werle, Parchim-Richenberg, Rostock and Mecklenburg.

Marriage and issue

Henry Borwin married in 1200 Christina of Sweden (died: after 20 May 1248), the daughter of King Sverker II of Sweden. They had the following children:

• Nicholas I, Lord of Werle (1210-1277)
• John I the Theologian, Lord of Mecklenburg (1211-1264)
• Henry Borwin III, Lord of Rostock (1220-1278)
• Pribislaw I, Lord of Parchim-Richenberg (1224-1256), died in 1275
• Margaret, (died after 18 August 1267), married in 1230 Count Gunzelin III of Schwerin
• Matilda, (died after 23 November 1270) married 1229 Duke Sambor II of Pomerelia

External links

• Genealogical table of the House of Mecklenburg