Lordship of Parchim-Richenberg

Lordship of Parchim-Richenberg Herrschaft (or Fürstentum) Parchim-Richenberg
1226–1255
The lordship of Parchim-Richenberg (red) after the first partition of Mecklenburg
Status	Lordship
Capital	Parchim Richenberg
Government	Monarchy (Herrschaft)
Fürst
History
• Partitioned from the duchy of Mecklenburg	1226
• Prince removed from power. Lordship partitioned between Pribislaw's brothers and the Count of Schwerin	1255
Preceded by Succeeded by Duchy of Mecklenburg County of Schwerin Lordship of Mecklenburg Lordship of Rostock Lordship of Werle
Today part of	Germany

The Lordship (or Principality) of Parchim-Richenberg (German: (Fürstentum) Herrschaft Parchim-Richenberg) was a short-lived state of the Holy Roman Empire which existed during the 13th century. It arose from the first partition of Mecklenburg after the death of Henry Borwin II, Lord of Mecklenburg in 1226. Initially it was named after its capital Parchim. Later, following the transferral of the seat to Richenberg, the name shifted to Richenberg. The Lordship comprised the lands of Parchim (included Brenz and Rosengarten), the rural area of Ture and the later Vogteis of Plau, Goldberg, Sternberg and finally Richenberg (on the Warnow near Langen Brütz). It was the shortest-lived of the four partitioned principalities of Mecklenburg.