Pribislav was one of three sons of the Obotrite chieftain Niklot, who was killed in 1160 during a joint campaign by Duke Henry the Lion of Saxony and King Valdemar the Great of Denmark. The territory of the Obotrites was largely partitioned between Saxon lords, but Pribislav continued to fight against Henry from the fortification at Werle on the River Warnow near Rostock,[1] the only territory remaining to Pribislav and his brother Wertislav.
Niklot's sons engineered a widespread revolt against Saxon rule in 1163. While Wertislav and much of the Slavic nobility were imprisoned by Henry during the siege of Werle, Pribislav destroyed many of the former Obotrite castles including Mecklenburg where all the male Fleming (settlers from Flanders) defenders were slaughtered.[2] After Pribislav recaptured Malchow and Quetzin, Henry the Lion suppressed the revolt with much bloodshed. Wertislav was publicly hanged at Malchow. Supported by a Danish fleet, the Saxon army defeated the Slavs in the bloody Battle of Verchen in 1164. Pribislav fled to Pomerania afterward, but later led raids into the counties of Schwerin and Ratzeburg.
The Cistercian missionary Berno of Amelungsborn convinced Pribislav to side with the Christians against the pagan Slavs. In conflict with the Saxon nobility and seeking an ally, Henry restored Pribislav to power in 1167 as the Prince of Mecklenburg, Kessin, and Rostock; the County of Schwerin remained in Frankish Saxon control. Pribislav's restoration to power established an originally Slavic dynasty in Mecklenburg that lasted until 1918. In comparison, the lands of the Polabians and Wagrians to the west had been taken over by Saxon lords.
Karl Pfannschmidt: Baptism of Pribislaw (1855)
The date of Pribislav's conversion to Roman Catholic Christianity is disputed; it has been dated to before the death of Niklot in 1160[3] or to the prince's restoration to power in 1167.[4] Allied with the Saxon duke, Pribislav fought against the pagan Rani of Rügen.
Pribislav founded the monastery of Doberan in 1171 and endowed the Bishopric of Schwerin. He participated in a pilgrimage to Jerusalem with Henry the following year. The prince also negotiated a marriage between his son Henry Borwin I and a daughter of Henry's.
Pribislav died from a wound received at a tournament in Lüneburg on 30 December 1178, and his body was interred in St. Michaelis Church, Lüneburg. In 1219 his remains were transferred by his son Heinrich Borwin to the newly completed Doberan Minster, where they lie in a sarcophagus in the Chapel of Pribislav.
pribislav, mecklenburg, pribislav, german, pribislaw, died, december, 1178, obotrite, prince, first, prince, mecklenburg, 1167, 1178, mecklenburg, coat, armsprince, mecklenburgreign1167, 1178predecessorniklot, prince, obotritessuccessorhenry, borwin, lord, mec. Pribislav German Pribislaw died 30 December 1178 was an Obotrite prince and the first Prince of Mecklenburg 1167 1178 Pribislav of MecklenburgMecklenburg coat of armsPrince of MecklenburgReign1167 1178PredecessorNiklot as Prince of the ObotritesSuccessorHenry Borwin I as Lord of Mecklenburg Nicholas I as Lord of RostockDied 1178 12 30 30 December 1178LuneburgBuriedDoberanNoble familyHouse of MecklenburgSpouse s Woizlava of PomeraniaIssueHenry Borwin I Lord of MecklenburgFatherNiklot Contents 1 Life 2 Footnotes 3 References 4 External linksLife EditPribislav was one of three sons of the Obotrite chieftain Niklot who was killed in 1160 during a joint campaign by Duke Henry the Lion of Saxony and King Valdemar the Great of Denmark The territory of the Obotrites was largely partitioned between Saxon lords but Pribislav continued to fight against Henry from the fortification at Werle on the River Warnow near Rostock 1 the only territory remaining to Pribislav and his brother Wertislav Niklot s sons engineered a widespread revolt against Saxon rule in 1163 While Wertislav and much of the Slavic nobility were imprisoned by Henry during the siege of Werle Pribislav destroyed many of the former Obotrite castles including Mecklenburg where all the male Fleming settlers from Flanders defenders were slaughtered 2 After Pribislav recaptured Malchow and Quetzin Henry the Lion suppressed the revolt with much bloodshed Wertislav was publicly hanged at Malchow Supported by a Danish fleet the Saxon army defeated the Slavs in the bloody Battle of Verchen in 1164 Pribislav fled to Pomerania afterward but later led raids into the counties of Schwerin and Ratzeburg The Cistercian missionary Berno of Amelungsborn convinced Pribislav to side with the Christians against the pagan Slavs In conflict with the Saxon nobility and seeking an ally Henry restored Pribislav to power in 1167 as the Prince of Mecklenburg Kessin and Rostock the County of Schwerin remained in Frankish Saxon control Pribislav s restoration to power established an originally Slavic dynasty in Mecklenburg that lasted until 1918 In comparison the lands of the Polabians and Wagrians to the west had been taken over by Saxon lords Karl Pfannschmidt Baptism of Pribislaw 1855 The date of Pribislav s conversion to Roman Catholic Christianity is disputed it has been dated to before the death of Niklot in 1160 3 or to the prince s restoration to power in 1167 4 Allied with the Saxon duke Pribislav fought against the pagan Rani of Rugen Pribislav founded the monastery of Doberan in 1171 and endowed the Bishopric of Schwerin He participated in a pilgrimage to Jerusalem with Henry the following year The prince also negotiated a marriage between his son Henry Borwin I and a daughter of Henry s He married Woizlava daughter of Wartislaw I Duke of Pomerania Pribislav died from a wound received at a tournament in Luneburg on 30 December 1178 and his body was interred in St Michaelis Church Luneburg In 1219 his remains were transferred by his son Heinrich Borwin to the newly completed Doberan Minster where they lie in a sarcophagus in the Chapel of Pribislav Footnotes Edit Tschan HCS LXXXVIII p 232 Tschan HCS XCVIII p 255 Christiansen p 61 Herrmann p 356References EditChristiansen Erik 1997 The Northern Crusades London Penguin Books pp 287 ISBN 0 14 026653 4 Herrmann Joachim 1970 Die Slawen in Deutschland Berlin Akademie Verlag GmbH p 530 Tschan Francis Joseph 1935 The Chronicle of the Slavs by Helmold Priest of Bosau New York Columbia University Press p 321 External links EditAbout the Grave of Pribislav of Mecklenburg in German Pribislav of MecklenburgHouse of MecklenburgBorn Died 30 December 1178Regnal titlesPreceded byNiklotas Prince of the Obotrites Prince of Mecklenburg1167 1178 Succeeded byHenry Borwin Ias Lord of MecklenburgSucceeded byNicholas Ias Lord of Rostock Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Pribislav of Mecklenburg amp oldid 1116828895, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
