Bernhard I, Lord of Werle ( – ), was Lord of Werle from 1277 to 1281 and lord of Prisannewitz from 1281 until his death. He was the son of Nicholas I of Werle and his wife, Jutta of Anhalt. He was first mentioned in a document in 1273.

After his father's death in 1277 he initially ruled Werle jointly with his brothers Henry I and John I. In 1281 it was decided to divide the principality and Bernhard took over control of the Prisannewitz section. He was last mentioned as being alive on 9 March 1282; on 3 March 1288, he was mentioned as "deceased" by his nephew Nicholas II. He probably died in 1286. He was buried in the Doberan Minster.

Bernhard I of Werle

No spouse or issue have been documented.

Bernhard I of Werle

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Genealogical table of the House of Mecklenburg

House of Mecklenburg

Lords of Werle

1240s births

1280s deaths

13th-century German nobility

Bernhard I of Werle