Sambor II of Tczew ( pl, Sambor II Tczewski; c. 1211/1212 – December 1277 or 1278) was a
duke of Pomerania and prince of
Lubiszewo Tczewskie.
Sambor was a son of
Mestwin I, Duke of Pomerania, and member of the
Samborides. He was married to Matilda, daughter of
Henry Borwin II, Lord of Mecklenburg. His daughter,
Margaret Sambiria, became
Queen of Denmark in 1248 by marriage with
Christopher I of Denmark
Christopher I ( da, Christoffer I) (1219 – 29 May 1259) was King of Denmark between 1252 and 1259. He was the son of Valdemar II of Denmark by his second wife, Berengaria of Portugal. He succeeded his brothers Eric IV Plovpenning and Abel of D ...
. Sambor's only son Subisław died in 1254. After that Sambor founded a new
Cistercian
The Cistercians, () officially the Order of Cistercians ( la, (Sacer) Ordo Cisterciensis, abbreviated as OCist or SOCist), are a Catholic religious order of monks and nuns that branched off from the Benedictines and follow the Rule of Saint ...
monastery, Samboria, located in present-day
Pelplin. However, he was excommunicated in March 1266 for failure to return lands to a
convent at
Oliwa.
Sambor fought against his brother,
Swantopolk II
Swietopelk II, also Zwantepolc II or Swantopolk II, (1190/1200 – 11 January 1266), sometimes known as the Great ( pl, Świętopełk II Wielki; Kashubian: ''Swiãtopôłk II Wiôldżi''), was the ruling Duke of Pomerelia-Gdańsk from 1215 un ...
(''Swietopelk''), and allied himself with the
Teutonic Order. Sambor willed most of his possessions, including
Gniew (Mewe), to the Teutonic Knights. This permanently established the Teutonic Knights on the left bank of the
Vistula River. Others, including his nephew
Mestwin II, grandchildren and
Silesian dukes Henry V, Duke of Legnica and
Bolesław the Pious
Bolesław the Pious (1224/27 – 14 April 1279) was a Duke of Greater Poland during 1239–1247 (according to some historians during 1239–1241 sole Duke of Ujście), Duke of Kalisz during 1247–1249, Duke of Gniezno during 1249–1250, Duke o ...
, and son-in-law
Ziemomysł of Kuyavia disputed the will.
See also
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Sambor I, Duke of Pomerania
References
External links
Biography of Sambor IIin
Polski słownik biograficzny
1210s births
1270s deaths
People excommunicated by the Catholic Church
Dukes of Pomerania
13th-century German nobility
Samborides
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