John III, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg

John III
Duke of Saxe-Bergedorf-Mölln
Reign	1343–1356
Predecessor	Albert IV of Saxe-Lauenburg
Successor	Albert V of Saxe-Lauenburg

Born	mid-1330s
Died	1356
House	House of Ascania
Father	Albert IV of Saxe-Lauenburg
Mother	Beata of Schwerin
Religion	Roman Catholic

John III of Saxe-Lauenburg (mid 1330s – 1356) was the eldest son of Duke Albert IV of Saxe-Lauenburg and Beata of Schwerin (*?–before 1341*), daughter of Gunzelin VI, Count of Schwerin. John III succeeded his father in 1343 as Duke of Saxe-Bergedorf-Mölln, a branch duchy of Saxe-Lauenburg. He died without an heir and was succeeded by his younger brother Albert V.

Ancestry

Ancestors of John III, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg

16. Albert I, Duke of Saxony

8. John I, Duke of Saxony

17. Helen of Brunswick and Lunenburg

4. John II, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg

18. Birger Jarl

9. Ingeborg Birgersdotter of Småland

19. Ingeborg Eriksdotter of Sweden

2. Albert IV, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg

20. Gerard I, Count of Schauenburg and Holstein-Itzehoe

10. Henry I, Count of Schauenburg and Holstein-Rendsburg

21. Elisabeth of Mecklenburg

5. Elisabeth of Schauenburg and Holstein-Rendsburg

22. Florence of Bronckhorst

11. Heilwig of Bronckhorst

23. Ermengarde of Anholt

1. John III, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg

24. Gunzelin III, Count of Schwerin

12. Niklot I, Count of Schwerin-Wittenburg

25. Margaret of Mecklenburg

6. Gunzelin VI, Count of Schwerin

26. John I, Count of Schauenburg and Holstein-Kiel

13. Elisabeth of Schauenburg and Holstein-Kiel

27. Elisabeth of Saxony

3. Beata of Schwerin

28. Otto III, Count of Tecklenburg

14. Otto IV, Count of Tecklenburg

29. Richarda of Mark

7. Richardis (Rixa) of Tecklenburg

30. Frederick I, Count of Rietberg

15. Beatrix of Rietberg

31. Beatrix of Horstmar

Regnal titles
John (Johann) III, Duke of Saxony, Angria and Westphalia House of Ascania Born: mid-1330s Died: 1356
Preceded by Albert IV	Duke of Saxe-Bergedorf-Mölln 1343–1356	Succeeded by Albert V

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