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Gunzelin of Hagen
Gunzelin of Hagen was a Saxon nobleman and vassal of Henry the Lion, Duke of Saxony. After Henry conquered the Obotrite lands, he made Gunzelin governor of Schwerin and in 1167 created the County of Schwerin for him. Gunzelin's descendants ruled the county in western Mecklenburg until 1358.
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