The Treaty of Kremmen was signed on 20 June 1236 by Duke
Wartislaw III of Pomerania, recognizing the
seigniory of the
Brandenburg
Brandenburg (; nds, Brannenborg; dsb, Bramborska ) is a state in the northeast of Germany bordering the states of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Lower Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, and Saxony, as well as the country of Poland. With an area of 29,480 squ ...
margraves over his Duchy of
Pomerania-Demmin, and ceding the terrae
Stargard
Stargard (; 1945: ''Starogród'', 1950–2016: ''Stargard Szczeciński''; formerly German language, German: ''Stargard in Pommern'', or ''Stargard an der Ihna''; csb, Stôrgard) is a city in northwestern Poland, located in the West Pomeranian V ...
,
Wustrow and
Beseritz to Brandenburg.
[Martin Wehrmann, ''Geschichte von Pommern'', F.A. Perthes, 1904, p. 100.]
Background
After the Danish defeat at the 1227
Battle of Bornhöved, the
Griffin
The griffin, griffon, or gryphon ( Ancient Greek: , ''gryps''; Classical Latin: ''grȳps'' or ''grȳpus''; Late and Medieval Latin: ''gryphes'', ''grypho'' etc.; Old French: ''griffon'') is a legendary creature with the body, tail, and ...
dukes of
Pomerania
Pomerania ( pl, Pomorze; german: Pommern; Kashubian: ''Pòmòrskô''; sv, Pommern) is a historical region on the southern shore of the Baltic Sea in Central Europe, split between Poland and Germany. The western part of Pomerania belongs to ...
had lost their allies against the rising power of their Brandenburg neighbours in the south. In 1231 Emperor
Frederick II had confirmed the seigniory of the
Ascanian
The House of Ascania (german: Askanier) was a dynasty of German rulers. It is also known as the House of Anhalt, which refers to its longest-held possession, Anhalt.
The Ascanians are named after Ascania (or Ascaria) Castle, known as ''Schlos ...
margraves
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People
* John I (bishop of Jerusalem)
* John Chrysostom (349 – c. 407), Patriarch of Constantinople
* John of Antioch (died 441)
* Pope John I, Pope from 523 to 526
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and
Otto III of Brandenburg. At the same time the
Mecklenburg
Mecklenburg (; nds, label= Low German, Mękel(n)borg ) is a historical region in northern Germany comprising the western and larger part of the federal-state Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. The largest cities of the region are Rostock, Schweri ...
dukes campaigned the
Circipane lands in the west, while the eastern territory of
Schlawe-Stolp was occupied by Duke
Swietopelk II of Pomerelia.
To ease the tensions with Brandenburg, Duke Wartislaw entered into the Kremmen agreement. He also stipulated the
escheat (reversion) of his Pomeranian lands, would he die without heirs.
References
External links
Full text of the treaty of Kremmen (Latin) in Boll, Franz: Geschichte des Landes Stargard bis zum Jahre 1471, Neustrelitz 1846Full text of the treaty of Kremmen (German translation) in Boll, Franz: Geschichte des Landes Stargard bis zum Jahre 1471, Neustrelitz 1846
History of Pomerania
Kremmen
Kremmen is a town in the district of Oberhavel, in Brandenburg, Germany. It is located 15 km (10 miles) west of Oranienburg and 38 km (24 miles) northwest of Berlin. It is known mostly for its castle Ziethen. The local church contain ...
Treaties of the Margraviate of Brandenburg
Treaties of the Duchy of Pomerania
1230s in the Holy Roman Empire
1236 in Europe
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