Albert IV, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg
{{short description|German duke}}
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| succession = Duke of Saxe-Bergedorf-Mölln
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| reign = 1321–1343
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| predecessor = John II of Saxe-Lauenburg
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| spouse =(1) Beata of Schwerin
(2) Sophia of Werle-Güstrow
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| issue =John III
Albert V
Eric III
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| father = John II of Saxe-Lauenburg
| mother = Elisabeth of Schauenburg and Holstein-Rendsburg
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Albert IV of Saxe-Lauenburg (1315 – 1343) was the eldest son of John II of Saxe-Lauenburg and Elisabeth of Holstein-Rendsburg (*ca. 1300–before 1340*), sister of Gerard III the Great. In 1321 Albert IV succeeded his father as Duke of Saxe-Bergedorf-Mölln, a branch duchy of Saxe-Lauenburg, while his mother served as regent, before she remarried Eric Christoffersen (*1307–1331*), a son of King Christopher II and co-ruler in Denmark.
Ancestry
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|1= 1. Albert IV, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg
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|3= 3. Elisabeth of Schauenburg and Holstein-Rendsburg
|4= 4. John I, Duke of Saxony
|5= 5. Ingeborg Birgersdotter of Småland
|6= 6. Henry I, Count of Schauenburg and Holstein-Rendsburg
|7= 7. Heilwig of Bronckhorst
|8= 8. Albert I, Duke of Saxony
|9= 9. Helen of Brunswick and Lunenburg
|10= 10. Birger Jarl
|11= 11. Ingeborg Eriksdotter of Sweden
|12= 12. Gerard I, Count of Schauenburg and Holstein-Itzehoe
|13= 13. Elisabeth of Mecklenburg
|14= 14. Florence of Bronckhorst
|15= 15. Ermengarde of Anholt
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Marriages and issue
Albert married twice, in 1334 (1) Beata of Schwerin (*?–before 1341*), daughter of Gunzelin VI, Count of Schwerin, and in 1341 (2) Sophia of Werle-Güstrow (*1329–5 September 1364*), daughter of Lord John II of Werle-Güstrow. Both wives also officiated as Saxon consorts. With Beata Albert had the following children:
References
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