County of Schwerin Grafschaft Schwerin | |||||||||
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| 1161–1368 | |||||||||
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 The County of Schwerin ( red) in 1250 | |||||||||
| Status | County of the Holy Roman Empire | ||||||||
| Capital | Schwerin | ||||||||
| Government | |||||||||
• 1167–1185 | Gunzelin I (first) | ||||||||
• 1356–1358 | Niklot I (last) | ||||||||
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| History | |||||||||
• Conquest of the territory by Henry the Lion | 1161 | ||||||||
| 1368 | |||||||||
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| Today part of | Germany | ||||||||
The County of Schwerin (German : Grafschaft Schwerin) was a county in the Mecklenburg region of the Holy Roman Empire that was created in 1161 [1] following a conquest of the territory by Henry the Lion. The county would retain its independence until 1368 when it was sold to the lords of Mecklenburg [2] who (re-)united it into the Duchy of Mecklenburg in 1471. [3]