Sytse Dekama (as well as his successor Gale Hania from

Weidum Weidum is a village in Leeuwarden municipality in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of 576 in January 2017. History The village was first mentioned in the 13th century as Wedum, and means "settlement on the pasture". ...

, chosen around 1397) was the twelfth '' potestaat'' (or magistrate ruler) of

Friesland Friesland ( ; ; official ), historically and traditionally known as Frisia (), named after the Frisians, is a Provinces of the Netherlands, province of the Netherlands located in the country's northern part. It is situated west of Groningen (p ...

, which was in the time of the religious disputes between Schieringers and Vetkopers. Little is known about Sytse Dekama; only the historian Occo Scarlensis mentions Dekama. He succeeded

Juw Juwinga Juw Juwinga (alias Jongema) of Bolsward was a Frisian chieftain who earned fame in the struggle against the Dutch. In 1396, Albert I, Duke of Bavaria, Albrecht of Bavaria, count of Holland, threatened Friesland. To counter this threat, Juwinga wa ...

when Juwinga died in 1396.

References

Potestaats of Friesland {{Netherlands-noble-stub