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Bernhard I Lord of Werle (c. 1245 – c. 1286) was Lord of Werle from 1277 to 1281 and ord 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.