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DeutschRixa of Werle
Rixa of Werle | |
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| Born | before 1284 |
| Died | 26 November 1317 |
| Noble family | House of Mecklenburg |
| Spouse(s) | Albert II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg |
| Father | Henry I, Prince of Mecklenburg-Güstrow |
| Mother | Rikissa Birgersdotter |
Rixa of Werle (died 26 November 1317) was the only daughter of Lord Henry I of Werle and his wife Rikissa Birgersdotter. Rikissa was a daughter of Birger Jarl and his first wife Ingeborg.
Rixa of Werle married on 10 January 1284 with Duke Albert II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg.
They had 11 children:
- Luther (died: c. 1334), joined the Teutonic Order
- Bruno (died: 31 August 1303)
- Adelaide (died: c. 1311), married John, Landgrave of Lower Hesse
- Maud (died: 1 January 1356)
- Otto, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (born: 24 January 1292 – died: 30 August 1344)
- Albert II (born: c. 1294 – died: 13 October 1359), bishop of Halberstadt
- William (born: c. 1295 – died: 1318)
- Henry III (born: c. 1296 – died: 6 February 1363), bishop of Hildesheim
- Richenza (born: c. 1298 – died: 26 April 1317), abbess of Gandersheim Abbey
- Magnus, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (born: c. 1304 – died: July 1369)
- Ernest, Duke of Brunswick-Göttingen (born: c. 1305 – died: 24 April 1367)
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