Sambor I.

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Sambor I. (* around 1150 ; † February 7, 1207 ) was a duke of Pomerania , who ruled from 1187. In older German historiography , he was considered to be the actual founder of the Pomeranian dynasty of the Samborids , which was named after him.

Sambor I., copper engraving (1749) based on a funeral memorial for Sambor in the Oliva monastery .

Life and political career

Sambor I was a son of Sobiesław I († 1187) and the brother of Mestwin I († 1220).

His seat was in the castle of Gdansk . The castle was on a raised ridge in the middle of the marshy Mottlaun lowlands where the river makes a sharp bend from south to east just before it flows into the Vistula . So she was protected against enemy attacks and could at the same time monitor the access to the elongated fishing village. At that time, the fortifications still consisted of clay and earth walls, which were reinforced by wooden structures.

Like his father, Sambor favored the establishment of German settlers and merchants . For this he donated the St. Nicolai Church in 1190 "before Danzig in the field". The St. Nicholas was the patron of the maritime trade driving merchants. That is why there are also large Nikolaikirchen in Lübeck , Wismar , Stralsund , Berlin , Elbing , Reval and other places.

In Polish historiography it was previously claimed that Sambor I was a governor of Poland. The image of Sambor I in the Oliva monastery, which is based on the image on his grave slab, shows him as Duke of Pomerania in his regalia . The associated memorial plaque does not indicate that he was a Polish governor or Versall, rather his title on it reads: Dux Pomer [anorum] , Duke of Pomerania. The historian Johannes Voigt (1786–1863) had also dealt with the question of a possible interdependent relationship between Duke Sambor I and the Duchy of Poland arguments put forward by Polish historians in favor of dependence on Poland were easily refuted.

Sambor died in 1207. His successor was his younger brother Mestwin I.

Marriage and offspring

Sambor had two sons with a woman of unknown name and origin:

  • Sobiesław II. (Approx. 1207–1217 / 1223), died under guardianship at a young age;
  • Swantepolk I. (approx. 1207–1227), died under guardianship at a young age;

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ The Polish chronicler Wincenty Kadłubek writes in his "Chronica Polonorum" that Sambor was appointed governor in Danzig by Duke Casimir II .
  2. ↑ Johannes Voigt: History of Prussia from the oldest times to the fall of the rule of the Teutonic Order . Volume One: The Age of Paganism . Königsberg 1827, p. 370.
personal data
SURNAME Sambor I.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Duke of Pomeranian
DATE OF BIRTH around 1150
DATE OF DEATH February 7, 1207