War of the Szczecin Succession

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The Szczecin War of Succession , also the Szczecin Succession Dispute , was a conflict following the death of the last Duke of Pomerania-Stettin Otto III. This broke out in 1464 between the Dukes of Pomerania-Wolgast Erich II and Wartislaw X and the Electors of Brandenburg Friedrich II and Albrecht Achilles (from 1470) for the succession in the partial duchy.

course

As Otto III. von Pomerania-Stettin had died of the plague in 1464, Frederick II of Brandenburg raised a claim to this part of the country due to the Brandenburg fiefdom that had never been clarified. On January 21, 1466, Erich II and Wartislaw X took their duchies from the Brandenburg Elector as a fief in Soldin . However, since the Pomeranian dukes did not fulfill the feudal contract, a conflict arose in the course of which the Brandenburgers conquered several cities on both sides of the Oder in 1468. Finally, in 1469, after the unsuccessful siege of Ueckermünde, there was an armistice. Its extension was the only result of the negotiations in Petrikau at the beginning of 1470 . While Erich II raided Neumark in May 1470 , the Brandenburgers took out insurance from Emperor Friedrich III. the recognition of their claims to Pomerania. In December 1471, he enfeoffed the Brandenburgers with the Pomeranian-Stettin lands and ordered Erich II and Wartislaw X to recognize the feudal sovereignty of Brandenburg. Through the mediation of Duke Heinrich von Mecklenburg , peace was concluded in Prenzlau at the end of May 1472 . The Pomeranian dukes and estates had to pay homage to the elector, who also retained the conquered territories.

Jurists from the University of Greifswald acted as experts on the side of the Pomeranian dukes . These included Johannes Parleberg , Matthias von Wedel , Sabel Siegfried the Younger , Hermann Slupwachter , Johann Elzing , Heinrich Zankenstede and Georg Walter , as well as Gerwin Rönnegarwe and Hertnidt vom Stein .

Result

Despite the preservation of Pomerania-Szczecin, the outcome of the conflict was unfavorable for Pomerania, because it established Brandenburg's sovereignty over all of Pomerania, not just Pomerania-Stettin. Only in the Treaty of Pyritz (1493) could Pomeranian Duke Bogislaw X negotiate a more favorable arrangement for Pomerania. Brandenburg's final renunciation of feudal sovereignty did not take place until the Treaty of Grimnitz in 1529. In return, the dukes of Pomerania had to grant the Electorate of Brandenburg inheritance in the event that the Pomeranian ducal house died out.

literature

  • Hans Branig : History of Pomerania. Part. 1. From the establishment of the modern state to the loss of state independence 1300–1648. Publications of the Historical Commission for Pomerania, Series V, Volume 22 / I. Böhlau Verlag, Cologne and Vienna 1997, ISBN 3-412-07189-7 , pp. 56-60.
  • Martin Wehrmann : History of Pomerania , Volume I: Up to the Reformation (1523) 2nd edition. Verlag Friedrich Andreas Perthes, Gotha 1919–21. (Reprint: Augsburg 1992, ISBN 3-89350-112-6 ), pp. 211-224.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Stephanie Irrgang: The Stralsund councilor and mayor Dr. Sabel Siegfried. A career in the Hanseatic region during the 15th century , in: Baltic Studies , New Series, Volume 89, Verlag Ludwig, Kiel 2004, ISBN 3-933598-95-8 , page 34