The Treaty of Kremmen was signed on 20 June 1236 by Duke Wartislaw III of Pomerania, recognizing the

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of the

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margraves over his Duchy of

Pomerania-Demmin The Duchy of Pomerania-Demmin, also known as the Duchy of Demmin, and the Duchy of Dymin, was a feudal duchy in Western Pomerania within the Holy Roman Empire. Its capital was Demmin. It was ruled by the Griffin dynasty. It existed in the High Midd ...

, and ceding the terrae

Stargard Stargard (; 1945: ''Starogród'', 1950–2016: ''Stargard Szczeciński''; formerly German language, German: ''Stargard in Pommern'', or ''Stargard an der Ihna''; csb, Stôrgard) is a city in northwestern Poland, located in the West Pomeranian V ...

, Wustrow and

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to Brandenburg.Martin Wehrmann, ''Geschichte von Pommern'', F.A. Perthes, 1904, p. 100.

Background

After the Danish defeat at the 1227 Battle of Bornhöved, the

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dukes of

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had lost their allies against the rising power of their Brandenburg neighbours in the south. In 1231 Emperor Frederick II had confirmed the seigniory of the

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margraves

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and Otto III of Brandenburg. At the same time the

Mecklenburg Mecklenburg (; nds, label=Low German, Mękel(n)borg ) is a historical region in northern Germany comprising the western and larger part of the federal-state Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. The largest cities of the region are Rostock, Schwerin ...

dukes campaigned the Circipane lands in the west, while the eastern territory of Schlawe-Stolp was occupied by Duke Swietopelk II of Pomerelia. To ease the tensions with Brandenburg, Duke Wartislaw entered into the Kremmen agreement. He also stipulated the

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(reversion) of his Pomeranian lands, would he die without heirs.

References

External links

Full text of the treaty of Kremmen (Latin) in Boll, Franz: Geschichte des Landes Stargard bis zum Jahre 1471, Neustrelitz 1846

Full text of the treaty of Kremmen (German translation) in Boll, Franz: Geschichte des Landes Stargard bis zum Jahre 1471, Neustrelitz 1846
History of Pomerania

Kremmen Kremmen is a town in the district of Oberhavel, in Brandenburg, Germany. It is located 15 km (10 miles) west of Oranienburg and 38 km (24 miles) northwest of Berlin. It is known mostly for its castle Ziethen. The local church contains ...

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