Erich IV ( German: Erich IV. Von Sachsen-Lauenburg ; , - , ) - Duke of Saxe-Ratzeburg-Lauenburg from 1368, Duke of Saxen-Lax since 1401.
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| Mother | Agness Holstein |
| Spouse | Sofia Braunschweig-Luneburg |
| Children | sons : Erich V , Johann IV , Albrecht, Magnus, Bernhard II and Otton daughters : Agnes, Catherine and Sofia |
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Biography
The son of Erich II of Saxe-Lauenburg and Agnes, daughter of Count Johann III of Holstein .
In 1373 he married Sophia Braunschweig-Luneburg, daughter of the Duke Magnus II , thereby putting an end to the long-standing hostility of the two clans, which were at war in 1362–1369.
In 1390, on June 14, he entered into an agreement with Lübeck, which made it possible to build the Shteknitsky Canal from the Elbe to the sea. The canal, which opened on July 22, 1398, connected the Hanseatic cities of Lauenburg, Luneburg, Hamburg and Lubeck by water.
In May 1401, a cousin of Erich IV, Erich III , died childless. Shortly before his death, he mortgaged part of his possessions to Lübeck, and the city made claims to these territories. However, Erich IV declared himself the sole heir to the deceased. The matter was decided through negotiations. Under the agreement of July 13, 1401, Möln departed Lübeck, the rest was received by the Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg.
Children
Erich IV and his wife Sophia Braunschweig-Luneburg had at least 10 children:
- Erich V (d. 1436), Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg
- Johann IV (d. 1414), co-ruler
- Albrecht (d. 1421), rector of the Hildesheim Temple
- Magnus (d. 1452), Bishop of Hildesheim and Cummin
- Bernhard II (d. 1463), Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg
- Otton (d. 1431)
- Agnes (d. Before 1415), wife of Albrecht II of Holstein (d. 1403)
- Catherine (d. C. 1448), first husband - Johann VII von Verl (d. 1414), second husband - Duke Johann IV of Mecklenburg (d. 1422)
- Sophia (d. 1462), husband - Duke of Pomerania Vartislav IX .
Genealogy
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 German National Library , Berlin State Library , Bavarian State Library , etc. Record # 136847609 // General regulatory control (GND) - 2012—2016.
Sources
- Olaf Matthes und Bardo Metzger (Hrsg.): Bergedorfer Personenlexikon. 2. Auflage. Museum für Bergedorf und die Vierlande, Hamburg 2003, ISBN 3-935987-03-X .
- Victoria Overlack (Hrsg.): Das Bergedorfer Schloss - Een sloten Huß, Entstehung - Funktionen - Baugeschichte. Museum für Bergedorf und die Vierlande, Hamburg 2008, ISBN 978-3-936300-49-9 .
- Harald Richert: Zwischen Bille und Elbe. Verlag Otto Heinevetter, Hamburg 1987, ISBN 3-87474-966-5 .