Henry I of Werle

Henry I (c. 1245–1291) ruled Werle from 1277, first jointly with his brothers John I and Bernard I after the death of their father Nicholas I, and from the partition of 1281 as lord of Werle-Güstrow.

In 1291 his sons Henry and Nicholas, fearing for their inheritance after his second marriage to Matilda of Brunswick-Lüneburg, struck him down during a hunt near Saal. They were soon ousted by Henry's nephew Nicholas II, who reunited Werle.