Rixa of Werle

Rixa of Werle (* 1270, † November 26, 1317 ) was Duchess of Brunswick- Lüneburg, Princess of Brunswick- Wolfenbüttel -Göttingen.

Life and Family

Rixa was the daughter of Henry I, Prince of Werle and his wife Rikitsa ( Richiza ) and the granddaughter of Birger Magnusson of Bjälbo and his first wife Ingeborg. She married Albert II, Duke of Brunswick- Lüneburg and Prince of Brunswick- Wolfenbüttel on January 10, 1284, or already 1282nd

From this marriage 13 children were born:

  • Adelheid (1290-1311) ⚭ July 1, 1306 Johann von Hesse († 1311 )
  • Otto the Mild of Brunswick- Göttingen (24 June 1292-30. August 1344 )
  • Mechtildis / Matilde ( 1293 or 1299; † June 1, 1356 ) ⚭ to 1319 Henry V of honing stone -Sondershausen ( 1290-1356 )
  • Albrecht II of Brunswick -Lüneburg ( 1294-13. October 1359 ), 1325-1359 Bishop of Halberstadt
  • Wilhelm ( * 1295, † 1318 ), Knight of the Teutonic Order
  • Henry III. of Brunswick- Lüneburg ( 1297; † February 6, 1363 ), Bishop of Hildesheim
  • Richenza (c. 1298; † April 26, 1317 ), a nun in the monastery Wienhausen
  • Johann (1300-1321 or * 1297, † after 1333), Knight of the Teutonic Order
  • Bruno ( † August 31, 1303 )
  • Magnus I of Brunswick -Wolfenbüttel (c. 1304; † July 1369 ) ⚭ 1327 Sophie of Brandenburg
  • Ernst, Duke of Brunswick- Lüneburg and Prince of Göttingen (* 1305, † April 24, 1367 ) ⚭ before 1340 Elisabeth of Hesse
  • Lueder ( 1307-17 May 1319 or * to 1296; . † after 1319 or 1334 )
  • Judith / Jutta (* 1300 or 1309, † 1332 ), Nun
Henry I of Werle Rikissa Birgersdotter Birger Jarl Ingeborg Eriksdotter of Sweden John, Landgrave of Lower Hesse Bishopric of Halberstadt Wienhausen Abbey
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