Pribislav-Henry (; d. 1150) was a Slavic

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and the last ruler of the

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(Stodorani) tribe in the

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. His reign started, probably supported by the

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, after the prior Hevelli prince Meinfried had been murdered in 1127. Having no sons of his own, he around 1129 gave the area between

and

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to his son-in-law, who was the oldest son of

Albert the Bear Albert the Bear (german: Albrecht der Bär; 1100 – 18 November 1170) was the first margrave of Brandenburg from 1157 to his death and was briefly duke of Saxony between 1138 and 1142. Life Albert was the only son of Otto, Count of Bal ...

. Emperor Lothair III approved the gift and made Albert margrave of the

in 1134. In 1150, Pribislav Henry died and was succeeded, after a short war of succession, by Albert the Bear.

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1150 deaths Polabian Slavs Medieval princes Year of birth unknown 12th-century rulers in Europe {{Germany-hist-stub