Wizlaw I.

Shield seal of the Rügen prince Wizlaw I from 1221 to 1247 - redrawing Theodor Pyl , 1894

Wizlaw I. (* 1180, † 1255 / 56 ) was a prince of the Principality of Rügen .

Life

Wizlaw was first mentioned in 1193. His parents were Prince Jaromar I and Hildegard of Denmark (* approx. 1135), the daughter of Knut V. Magnusson of Denmark (approx. 1128–1157) and (Sophie?) Sverkersdotter of Sweden.

In 1219 Wizlaw took part in a campaign by his liege lord, the Danish king Waldemar II, to Estonia . After the resignation of his brother Barnuta , Wizlaw I was mentioned in a document in 1221 as Prince of Rügen. This year, for the first time, German settlers are mentioned in the Rügen mainland holdings. In the following years he again took part in wars on the part of Waldemar II, so in 1225 in the Battle of Mölln and in 1227 in the Battle of Bornhöved . Despite the defeats of the Danes, he held on to the feudal relationship with Denmark. In 1231 he founded the Cistercian monastery Neuenkamp (today Franzburg ). He gave in 1234 Stralsund , the city charter and granted the city privileges such as fishing rights and duty-free. During his reign the Principality of Rügen reached its greatest extent.

progeny

With his wife Margarete (* before 1200; † March 5, 1232), probably a niece of Archbishop Absalon von Lund , he had six sons known by name:

• Jaroslaw (* after 1215, † 1242/1243), from 1232 to 1242 provost of Rügen and Tribsees
• Peter (* after 1215, † 1237)
• Wizlaw (* around 1220, † 1243/44)
• Burislaw (* before 1231, † 1237)
• Nikolaus (* before 1231, † 1237)
• Jaromar II. (* 1218, † 1260), his successor (from 1245 co-regent)

literature

• Gunnar Möller: History and settlement of the Terra Gristow from the 7th to the 14th century. 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. 315–321.
• Theodor Pyl :  Wizlaw I. In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 43, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1898, p. 680 f.
• 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.

Web links

• The children of Jaromar I on the private homepage of Jens Ruge The Wizlawiden - the Slavic dynasty of Rügen .

Remarks

1. ↑ Canute V, King of Denmark (1154-1157)
2. ↑ Sverker I, King of Sweden (1130-1156)

predecessor	Office	successor
Barnuta	Prince of Rügen 1221–1249	Jaromar II