Treaty of Soldin (1466)

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In the Treaty of Soldin of 1466 , the Dukes of Pomerania recognized the feudal sovereignty of the Electorate of Brandenburg over Pomerania.

history

After the death of Duke Otto III. From Pomerania-Stettin there was an inheritance dispute in Stettin because of the so far unresolved Brandenburg fiefdom . Brandenburg and Pomerania had signed up to Emperor Friedrich III in 1465 . von Habsburg , who was to decide on the claims. Although the emperor issued a feudal letter to Elector Friedrich II over Pomerania, the elector could not raise the required amount of 37,000 Rhenish guilders. Further negotiations between the Brandenburgers and the estates in Pomerania-Stettin also remained unsuccessful because of the disagreement between the estates.

With the mediation of Duke Heinrich IV of Mecklenburg , the contract of Soldin was signed on January 21, 1466 . The dukes Erich II. And Wartislaw X. received their duchies as fiefs from the Elector of Brandenburg for themselves and for their heirs. This recognized the fiefdom of the Margraviate of Brandenburg over Pomerania , which had been permanently disputed since the award by Philipp von Schwaben to the Ascanians in 1198. Furthermore, a protective alliance was agreed to secure free trade and movement.

The elector took responsibility and justification for the Pomeranian dukes vis-à-vis the emperor, because the parties had circumvented the emperor's decision with the treaty. Because of the refusal of most of the estates to recognize the contract, the contract was not fulfilled. There were further disputes and military action. The emperor informed the Pomeranian dukes that their lands were still fiefdoms. He forbade them to make changes in this regard. The contract was thus formally canceled by the emperor.

It was not until 1472 that the Elector Albrecht Achilles was able to enforce the recognition of Brandenburg's feudal sovereignty over Pomerania in the Peace of Prenzlau .

literature

  • Hans Branig : History of Pomerania. Part 1. From the emergence of the modern state to the loss of state independence 1300-1648 . Böhlau Verlag, Cologne Weimar Vienna 1997, ISBN 3-412-07189-7 .
  • Martin Wehrmann : History of Pomerania . Weltbild Verlag 1992, reprint of the 1919 and 1921 editions, ISBN 3-89350-112-6 .