Helmhold III, Count of Schwerin (died 1295) was a German nobleman. He was a son of Count Gunzelin III of Schwerin-Boizenburg and Margaret of Mecklenburg. Helmhold III was the ruling Count of Schwerin-Neustadt and Marnitz from 1274 until his death.

Marriages and issue

Helmold married twice. His first wife was Mathilda (some sources call her Margaret; d. 1265), a daughter of Albert I, Duke of Saxony. Together, they had three children:

After Mathilda's death, Helmold married Margaret, the daughter of Eric I, Duke of Schleswig. This marriage remained childless.

References

  • Georg Christian Friedrich Lisch: Zur Genealogie der Grafen von Schwerin und über den Verlauf der Grafschaft Schwerin, in: Jahrbücher des Vereins für Mecklenburgische Geschichte und Altertumskunde, vol. 15, essay 2, p. 23-42, Schwerin, 1850, Online
  • Friedrich Wigger: Ueber die Stammtafel der alten Grafen von Schwerin, in: Jahrbücher des Vereins für Mecklenburgische Geschichte und Altertumskunde, vol. 34, essay 3, p. 55-140, Schwerin, 1869, Online
Helmold III, Count of Schwerin
House of Schwerin
Born: before 1264 Died: 1295
Preceded by Count of Schwerin-Neustadt
and Marnitz
1274-1295 		Succeeded by


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helmold_III,_Count_of_Schwerin
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