Albert V, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg (Paperback)

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles Albert V of Saxe-Lauenburg (*ca. mid-1330s-1370*) was the second son of Duke Albert IV of Saxe-Lauenburg and Beata of Schwerin (*?-before 1341*), daughter of Gunzelin VI, Count of Schwerin. Albert succeeded his elder brother John III in 1356 as Duke of Saxe-Bergedorf-Mlln, a branch duchy of Saxe-Lauenburg. He died without an heir and was succeeded by his younger brother Eric III. Albert V, short in money, sold - after consenting with his brother Eric III - the Herrschaft of Mlln to the city of Lbeck in return for 9737.50 Lbeck marks. The parties agreed upon a repurchase, however, only by the duke or his heirs for themselves, but not as a middleperson for someone else. Lbeck considered this acquisition crucial, since Mlln was an important stage for trade between Brunswick and Lunenburg - here especially salt - via Lbeck to Scandinavia and back. Therefore Lbeck manned Mlln with armed guards maintaining law and order on the roads. However, thrifty Albert V, plotted for new sources of revenues.