Pribislav-Henry (; d. 1150) was a Slavic

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and the last ruler of the Hevelli (Stodorani) tribe in the

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. His reign started, probably supported by the Ascanians, after the prior Hevelli prince Meinfried had been murdered in 1127. Having no sons of his own, he around 1129 gave the area between

and Lehnin to his son-in-law, who was the oldest son of

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. Emperor Lothair III approved the gift and made Albert margrave of the

in 1134. In 1150, Pribislav Henry died and was succeeded, after a short war of succession, by Albert the Bear.

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1150 deaths Polabian Slavs Medieval princes Year of birth unknown 12th-century monarchs in Europe {{Germany-hist-stub