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Pribislaw II (died: after 21 June 1316) was a prince from the Parchim-Richenberg line of the
House of Mecklenburg The House of Mecklenburg, also known as Nikloting, is a North German dynasty of Polabian Slavs, Polabian origin that ruled German revolution, until 1918 in the Mecklenburg region, being among the longest-ruling families of Europe. Queen Juliana o ...
. He was Lord of
Białogard Białogard (; ; Pomeranian language, Pomeranian: ''Biôłogard'') is a historic town in Middle Pomerania, northwestern Poland, with 23,614 inhabitants as of December 2021. The capital of Białogard County in the West Pomeranian Voivodeship. Bi ...
from 1270 until his death.


Life

His father was
Pribislaw I Pribislaw I, Lord of Parchim-Richenberg (between 15 February and 3 June 1224 – after 12 February 1275), was Lord of Parchim-Richenberg from 1238 to 1256. He was the youngest son of Prince Henry Borwin II, Lord of Mecklenburg of Mecklenburg ...
, who had lost control of Parchim-Richenberg, but was still Lord of
Białogard Białogard (; ; Pomeranian language, Pomeranian: ''Biôłogard'') is a historic town in Middle Pomerania, northwestern Poland, with 23,614 inhabitants as of December 2021. The capital of Białogard County in the West Pomeranian Voivodeship. Bi ...
. His mother was a daughter, whose given name is unknown, of Richard of Friesack. He married, , to Catherine (d. after 1 January 1312), a daughter of Mestwin II and Jutta of Brehna. They had two children: * Mestwin, who died after 1 January 1312, but before his father * Lukardis (died after 3 June 1362), who was the second wife of Władysław of Bytom When his father died (), Pribislaw II inherited the Lordship of
Białogard Białogard (; ; Pomeranian language, Pomeranian: ''Biôłogard'') is a historic town in Middle Pomerania, northwestern Poland, with 23,614 inhabitants as of December 2021. The capital of Białogard County in the West Pomeranian Voivodeship. Bi ...
. This was originally a
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n fief. After the Peace of Vierraden, the Margraves of
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became
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s of Białogard, as well as of the Lordships of Daber and Welschenburg, with which they also enfeoffed Pribislaw II. However, in 1288 Duke Bogislaw IV occupied the territories.Rudolf Benl: ''Pommern bis zur Teilung von 1368/72'', in:Werner Buchholz (ed.): ''Deutsche Geschichte im Osten Europas. Pommern'', Siedler Verlag, Berlin, 1999, , p. 102 In 1289 Pribislaw II donated 200 hides of land to Bukow Abbey. In 1312, he mortgaged Lake Malsche near
Starogard Gdański Starogard Gdański (; until 1950: ''Starogard''; formerly ) is a city in Pomeranian Voivodeship in northern Poland with 48,328 inhabitants (2004). Starogard is the capital of Starogard County. Founded in the Middle Ages, Starogard is a city with ...
to the
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. In 1313, he fought in the Battle of
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. Pribislaw II died in 1316. With his death, the Parchim-Richenberg line of the House of Mecklenburg died out in the male line.


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References

* (Entry in the article about the family) * Friedrich Wigger: ''Stammtafeln des Großherzoglichen Hauses von Meklenburg'', in: ''Jahrbücher des Vereins für Mecklenburgische Geschichte und Altertumskunde'', vol. 50, 1885, p. 268–275
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* * House of Mecklenburg People from Pomerania 13th-century births 14th-century deaths Year of birth uncertain Year of death uncertain {{Germany-noble-stub