Tezlaw

Tezlaw , also Tetzlaw , Tetislaw (* before 1163 ; † between 1170 and 1181 ) was a prince of Rügen .

Life

According to the Pomeranian chronicler Thomas Kantzow , he was a son of the ranic king Ratislaus of Rügen (1105–1140). Even before Tezlaw was first mentioned by Saxo Grammaticus for the year 1164 as King of Rügen , the Ranen were the target of several campaigns by the Danish King Waldemar I and the Saxon Duke Henry the Lion . Tezlaw and his co-ruling brother Jaromar had to recognize the feudal sovereignty of the respective conqueror several times, including by participating in a campaign by Waldemar against Wolgast in 1162 and in 1163 at the inauguration of Lübeck Cathedral against Henry the Lion.

After the Danes under Waldemar I and Bishop Absalon von Roskilde conquered the Jaromarsburg in 1168 , Tezlaw and Jaromar handed over their headquarters and temple to Charenza after negotiations without a fight. By recognizing the suzerainty of the Danish king and adopting Christianity, they secured rule over Rügen. This happened in particular through the disempowerment of the Swantewit priests, who had previously stood in respect of the secular rulers. From now on Tezlaw carried the title of Prince of Rügen . As vassals of the Danes, the Ranen soon took part again in campaigns against the Pomerania, including the siege of Stettin by Waldemar I in 1170.

Tezlaw is mentioned for the last time in written sources for 1170. In 1181 his brother Jaromar I was the sole prince of Rügen. The Tetzlawstraße in Stralsund is named after him.

literature

Theodor Pyl : Jaromar I. and Tezlaw . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 13, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1881, pp. 722-725.
Joachim Wächter : The Principality of Rügen. An overview. In: Haik Thomas Porada (ed.): Contributions to the history of Western Pomerania. The Demminer Colloquia 1985–1994. Thomas Helms, Schwerin 1997, ISBN 3-931185-11-7 , pp. 299-313.
Nicolaus von Klemptzen : “Vom Pommer-Lande and its princes”, 1771, including the lineage of the Rügen princes p. 52
Christian Friedrich Wutstrack : "Description of Vor und Hinterpommern", 1795, addendum 1, table of the Rügen princes p. 6

Web links

The Wizlawiden - the Slavic dynasty of Rügen . Jens Ruge's private homepage.
Bogislaw I. . Information about Pomerania at the time of Bogislaw I. on the private homepage Die Greifen. The ducal family of Pomerania by Udo Madsen.

Remarks

↑ Whether Tezlaw and his presumed son Dubislaw withdrew to Wittow and founded the families of von Bohlen or von der Lancken who lived there, is not documented.

predecessor	Office	successor
Ratislaus von Rügen	Prince of Rügen 1162–1170 / 1181	Jaromar I.

personal data
SURNAME	Tezlaw
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Tetzlaw, Tetislaw
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Prince of Rügen (1168–1170)
DATE OF BIRTH	before 1163
DATE OF DEATH	between 1170 and 1181

[1] Whether Tezlaw and his presumed son Dubislaw withdrew to Wittow and founded the families of von Bohlen or von der Lancken who lived there, is not documented.