Budivoj, Buthue, or Butue ( Polish Budziwoj) (died 1071–1075) was the eldest son of Gottschalk, an

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prince, by a mistress. He allied with the dukes of Saxony in order to recover the power and position of his father, lost since Gottschalk's death (1066) to the

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Kruto. Between 1071 and 1075, Budivoj was led into a trap at Plune by Kruto and killed. According to Helmold, Pribislav was probably his son. Budivoj was praised by contemporaries and later writers for his hospitality and

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. Budivoj's younger brother

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eventually avenged Gottschalk's death and took over the Abodrite lands.

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* 1075 deaths Obotrites Year of birth unknown Year of death uncertain {{Germany-hist-stub