Sytse Dekama (as well as his successor
Gale Hania
Gale Hania (died 1380) was the thirteenth potestaat (or ruler) of Friesland, a province of Netherlands.
Biography
His name is also known written as Hanja or Hanya. Gale was born on the Hanya farm northeast of Pingjum, in the shire of Wonseradee ...
from
Weidum
Weidum is a village in Leeuwarden municipality in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of 576 in January 2017.
History
The village was first mentioned in the 13th century as Wedum, and means "settlement on the pasture". ...
, chosen around 1397) was the twelfth
potestaat (or magistrate ruler) of
Friesland
Friesland (, ; official fry, Fryslân ), historically and traditionally known as Frisia, is a province of the Netherlands located in the country's northern part. It is situated west of Groningen, northwest of Drenthe and Overijssel, north of ...
, which was in the time of the religious disputes between
Schieringers and Vetkopers
The Vetkopers and Schieringers ( fry, Fetkeapers en Skieringers) were two opposing Frisian factional parties from the medieval period. They were responsible for a civil war that lasted for over a century (1350–1498) and which eventually led to t ...
. There is little known about Sytse Dekama only historian
Occo Scarlensis mentions Dekama. He succeeded
Juw Juwinga
Juw Juwinga (alias Jongema) of Bolsward was a Frisian chieftain that earned great fame in the struggle against the (Dutch) ‘infidels’. When Albrecht of Bavaria, count of Holland, threatened Friesland in 1396, Juw was chosen as potestate of F ...
when he died in 1396.
Potestaats of Friesland
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