Nicholas I, Lord of Rostock

Nicholas, Lord of Rostock, called the child ( * before 1262, † November 25, 1314 ) was co-regent from 1282 to 1284 only, then from 1284 to 1312 only lord to Rostock.

He was the youngest son of Waldemar and his wife Agnes. His Johann and ( Heinrich) Borwin oldest brothers died before 1285, so it was only under regency of his mother, the sole ruler. After a few failed attempts of the other two principalities Mecklenburg Mecklenburg and Werle to conquer the reign of Rostock, Nicholas turned his country in 1300 under the protection and suzerainty of the King Eric of Denmark. This, however, made ​​after successful defense itself the owner of the reign of Rostock. In 1311, the Mecklenburg Prince Henry II tried to take the city of Rostock again, which he succeeded on December 15, 1312. On November 25, 1314, died finally deposed Nicholas of Rostock Rostock and the government fell initially to Denmark. After another war it captured Henry II and he concluded with the Danish King Christopher II on May 21, 1323 peace. He received the dominions Rostock, Gnoien and Schwaan as a hereditary fief of Denmark and the Principality of Rostock ceased to exist. Nicholas was buried in St. John's Abbey Rostock.

Nicholas became engaged several times, first with Euphemia, daughter of Count Günther von Lindow, then on the advice of Henry II of Mecklenburg with its sister Beatrix, daughter of Margrave Albrecht III. of Brandenburg, and Margaret ( 1299 ), daughter of Duke of Pomerania - Wolgast Bogislaw IV. The latter, he married eventually. She survived her husband and died on 14 January 1316. They had a daughter Elizabeth, who the Count Christian of Delmenhorst married on 16 February 1317. Two of her sons were canons, Johann of Cologne and Bremen and Christian Bremen and Osnabrück.