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- Heinrich Burwin I Prince Of Mecklenburg Birth: Before 1150
Death: 28 Jan 1227
Bibliography
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Schwennicke, Detlev, ed., Europaische Stammtafeln: Stammtafeln zur Geschichte der europaischen Staaten, New Series. I: Die Stammesherzoge, Die Weltlichenkurforsten, Die Kaiserlichen, Koniglichen und Grossherzoglichen Familien. Marburg: Verlag von J. A. Stargardt, 1980. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: ES I #[0-9]*].
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van de Pas, Leo, Nikolot of Obotrites and Princes of Mecklenburg. Posting to soc.genealogy.medieval (email list GEN-MEDIEVAL) on 9/17/1998. Subject: A heathen in your tree? Niklot of the Obotrites.. Available at https://groups.google.com/g/soc.genealogy.medieval/c/JqfcjYrDlhQ/m/_vaj0e3xwSkJ. Author address: leovdpas at iinet dot net dot au. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Leo van de Pas SGM 9/17/1998-A].
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- [Ref: Leo van de Pas SGM 9/17/1998-A],
- father:
- [Ref: ES I #137, Leo van de Pas SGM 9/17/1998-A]
Sources for death Information
- date:
- [Ref: ES I #137, Leo van de Pas SGM 9/17/1998-A],
- place:
- [Ref: Leo van de Pas SGM 9/17/1998-A]
Sources with Information about marriage to Wojslawa
- child:
- [Ref: ES I #137, Leo van de Pas SGM 9/17/1998-A]
Research Notes:
After his father's death, Pribislav and his younger brother, Wertislav,
together with their families, had to flee, but only after the castle Werle had
been burned down. The brothers were hidig in the woods while their families
were safe on board a ship. After a while, Heinrich the Lion returned only
some of their lands.
In 1163 the brothers tried to recover these but failed and Wertislav was
imprisioned, to be kept as hostage to force Pribislav to keep the peace.
Howeer, on Wertislav;s urging, Priislav again attacked a year later and
Wertislav was hanged. Pribislav first conquered Mecklenburg, then
unsuccessfully attacked castle Ilow, after which he captured Malchow.
On 6 Ju 1164, Pribislav and the Wenden were defeated by Saxon forces, and
had to flee to Pommern. However, as Heinrich the Lion had earned the enmity
of other German princes, he restoredd Pribislav to most of his paternal
inheritance. In 1170 Pribislav was described by Emperor Frriedrich Barbarossa
as "Prince of Our Empire", and ever since Mecklenburg and the Wenden were
regarded as part of the Holy Roman Empire.
Pribislav's wife, Wojslawa, was a Christian, and on her urging he was
baptised on 29 Apr 1164 by Bishop Berno of Schwerin. pribislav founded a
monastery for Cistercien monks and a chapel was built on the site where once a
heathen holy place had been. (This chapel was restored much later in 1822).
In 1172 Pribislav, with Heinrich the Lion, went on a pilgrimage to the Holy
Land. He had become so devout a Christian that, in 1168 with King Waldemar of
Denmark, the heathen temple of Svantevit in Arkona was destroyed. He
endeavored to restore trade as wars had ended all prosperity in his Duchy. He
also rebuilt castles at Mecklenburg, Ilow, and Rostock, and tried to make the
Wenden settle down and give up their nomadic existence.
In 1178 he attended a tournement at Luneburg and was killed by a fall from
his horse. [Ref: Leo van de Pas SGM 9/17/1998-A]
Pedigree of Przybyslaw
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