Brief Life History of Helene
When Prinzessin Helene von Rügen was born about 1262, in Bernburg, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, her father, Prince Vitslav vel Wizlaw von Rügen II, was 24 and her mother, Agnes Fürstin von Rügen Braunschweig-Lüneburg Welf, was 17. She married Johann von Mecklenburg III on 3 November 1284, in Schwerin, Mecklenburg-Schwerin, German Empire. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. She died on 9 August 1315, in her hometown, at the age of 54, and was buried in Kloster, Osterhever, Eiderstedt, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
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Sources (3)
- Legacy NFS Source: Helen Princess Rugen Duchess Mecklenburg -
- Legacy NFS Source: Helen Princess Rugen Duchess Mecklenburg -
- Legacy NFS Source: Helen Princess Rugen Duchess Mecklenburg -
Spouse and Children
1260–1323 Male
1262–1315 Female
Children (3)
1291–1348 Male
1293–1337 Male
1295– Male
Parents and Siblings
1240–1302 Male
1246–1302 Female
Siblings (6)
1262–1315 Female
1265–1318 Female
1269–1304 Male
1271–1285 Male
1275–1302 Female
+1 More Child
Name Meaning
Altered form of Welsh Vaughan .
Chinese: variant of Wong .
Cambodian: written វ៉ុន, unexplained.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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