Petrissa (Brandenburg)

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Petrissa (died after 1150 ) was the wife of the Slavic King Pribislaw of Brandenburg .

Life

Their origin is unknown. The name was common in Bavaria at this time and could be her baptismal name.

Petrissa was mentioned several times in the Tractatus de urbe Brandenburg from the 12th century. She was the wife ( uxor ) of King Pribislav. Petrissa is said to have offered her crown on an altar (in Leitzkau or Brandenburg ) as a sacrifice, like her husband.

After Pribislaw's death in 1150, according to an alleged previous agreement, she handed the Brandenburg over to the German prince Albrecht the Bear , after keeping the death secret for three days. Her further fate is not known. Petrissa had no children (1150).

There are denarii and bracteates get her husband, where she was depicted on the reverse.

literature

  • Christina Meckelnborg : Tractatus de urbe Brandenburg. The oldest evidence of Brandenburg history. Text analysis and edition. (= Writings of the State Historical Association for the Mark Brandenburg, New Series Vol. 7). Lukas Verlag Berlin 2015. ISBN 978-3-86732-215-7 . Pp. 110–118. ( Pdf ) Latin and German text of the Tractatus
  • Hans-Dietrich Kahl : Slavs and Germans in the Brandenburg history of the twelfth century. The last decades of the country of Stodor . (= Central German research. Volume 30 / II). Volume 2. Böhlau, Cologne / Graz 1964. pp. 723-727.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Denarius German Historical Museum
  2. ^ Denarius Münzkabinett Berlin
  3. ↑ Denarius image on both sides
  4. ↑ Künker auction 232. Medieval Coin Art. The Wolfgang Fried Collection. Künker, Osnabrück 2013. p. 34 No. 80 (right illustration)
personal data
SURNAME Petrissa
BRIEF DESCRIPTION last Slavic Queen of Brandenburg
DATE OF BIRTH 11th century or 12th century
DATE OF DEATH after 1150