Peace to Wittstock

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The peace in Wittstock , concluded on Thursday after Quasimodogeniti (April 12th) 1442 in Wittstock , ended a dispute between the Mark Brandenburg and Mecklenburg over succession and feudal rights after the Werle line died out after the death of Wilhelm von Werle in 1436 The reason during this time of permanent border disputes and neighborhood wars was a feud in 1440 between the Duchy of Pomerania and Mecklenburg-Stargard , in particular with Duke Heinrich (the Elder) , about the inheritance of the Werle rule , about possible inheritance claims of the Brandenburgers on parts of the Stargard rule and around the city of Anklam , in the course of which Brandenburg, under Johann von Brandenburg-Kulmbach , sided with the Pomeranian dukes.

The peace treaty ensured the permanent formation of the Mecklenburg state territory in the south-east, for the final loss of parts of the Uckermark ( Lychen etc.), which from then on finally remained with Brandenburg, and established the right of the Brandenburgers to eventual succession in Mecklenburg in the event of the extinction of the Mecklenburg Princely House in the male line capable of succeeding the throne.

literature

  • Otto Vitense : History of Mecklenburg . Gotha, 1919. p. 184.
  • Franz Boll : History of the country Stargard . Vol. 2. Neustrelitz, 1846. P. 128ff.