Pribislaw II (died: after 21 June 1316) was a prince from the Parchim-Richenberg line of the

House of Mecklenburg The House of Mecklenburg, also known as Nikloting, is a North German dynasty of Slavic origin that ruled until 1918 in the Mecklenburg region, being among the longest-ruling families of Europe. Queen Juliana of the Netherlands (1909–2004), ...

. He was Lord of

Białogard Białogard (pronounced , german: Belgard, ; Pomeranian: ''Biôłogard'') is a historic town in Middle Pomerania, northwestern Poland, with 23,614 inhabitants as of December 2021. The capital of Białogard County in the West Pomeranian Voivode ...

from 1270 until his death.

Life

His father was

Pribislaw I Pribislaw I, Lord of Parchim-Richenberg (between 15 February and 3 June 1224 – after 12 February 1275), was Lord of Parchim-Richenberg from 1238 to 1256. He was the youngest son of Prince Henry Borwin II, Lord of Mecklenburg of Mecklenburg. ...

, who had lost control of Parchim-Richenberg, but was still Lord of

. His mother was a daughter, whose given name is unknown, of Richard of Friesack. He married, , to Catherine (d. after 1 January 1312), a daughter of

Mestwin II Mestwin II ( pl, Mściwój II or ''Mszczuj II'') ( 1220 – December 25, 1294) was a Duke of Pomerelia, member of the Samborides dynasty. He ruled Pomerelia as a sole ruler from 1273 to 1294. Early life Mestwin II was the son of Swietopelk II an ...

and Jutta of Brehna. They had two children: * Mestwin, who died after 1 January 1312, but before his father * Lukardis (died after 3 June 1362), who was the second wife of

Władysław of Bytom Władysław of Bytom (1277/83 – around 8 September 1352), was a Duke of Koźle during 1303-1334, Duke of Bytom from 1316, Duke of Toszek from 1329 and Duke of Siewierz during 1328–1337. He was the second son of Duke Casimir of Bytom by his ...

When his father died (), Pribislaw II inherited the Lordship of

. This was originally a

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n fief. After the Peace of Vierraden, the Margraves of

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became liege lords of Białogard, as well as of the Lordships of Daber and Welschenburg, with which they also enfeoffed Pribislaw II. However, in 1288 Duke Bogislaw IV occupied the territories.Rudolf Benl: ''Pommern bis zur Teilung von 1368/72'', in:Werner Buchholz (ed.): ''Deutsche Geschichte im Osten Europas. Pommern'', Siedler Verlag, Berlin, 1999, , p. 102 In 1289 Pribislaw II donated 200 hides of land to Bukow Abbey. In 1312, he mortgaged Lake Malsche near

Starogard Gdański Starogard Gdański (; until 1950: ''Starogard''; csb, Starogarda; formerly german: Preußisch Stargard) is a city in Pomeranian Voivodeship in northern Poland with 48,328 inhabitants (2004). Starogard is the capital of Starogard County. It is ...

to the

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. In 1313, he fought in the Battle of Stralsund. Pribislaw II died in 1316. With his death, the Parchim-Richenberg line of the House of Mecklenburg died out in the male line.

Footnotes

References

* (Entry in the article about the family) *

Friedrich Wigger Friedrich Wigger (17 June 1825 - 24 September 1886) was a north German archivist. During the second half of the nineteenth century he served as archivist in charge of the "Großherzogliche Geheime und Hauptarchiv Schwerin in Mecklenburg", the ...

: ''Stammtafeln des Großherzoglichen Hauses von Meklenburg'', in: ''Jahrbücher des Vereins für Mecklenburgische Geschichte und Altertumskunde'', vol. 50, 1885, p. 268–275
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* * House of Mecklenburg People from Pomerania 13th-century births 14th-century deaths Year of birth uncertain Year of death uncertain {{Germany-noble-stub