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Swietopelk II, also Zwantepolc II or Swantopolk II, (1190/1200 — 11 January 1266 [1] ), sometimes known as the Great ( Polish: Świętopełk II Wielki; Kashubian: Swiãtopôłk II Wiôldżi ), was the ruling Duke of Pomerelia-Gdańsk from 1215 until his death. He was the first member of the Samborides to style himself dux from 1227 onwards.
Apr 27, 2022 · January 10, 1266 (83-84) Poland. Place of Burial: Danzig, Danzig (since 1945 Gdansk), Pomerania (since 1945 Poland) Immediate Family: Son of Mestwin I, Duke of Pomerania and Zwinisława. Husband of Salomea Romanovna Galitzki; Euphrosyne of Poland and Ermengarda von Pommern-Danzig. Father of Euphemia Świętopełkówna von Rügen, Princess of ...
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Swietopelk II, also Zwantepolc II or Swantopolk II,, sometimes known as the Great, was the ruling Duke of Pomerelia-Gdańsk from 1215 until his death. He was the first member of the Samborides to style himself dux from 1227 onwards.
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When Swietopelk II Duke of Pomerania was born about 1190, in Gdańsk, Pomerania, Poland, his father, Mściwoj "Gdański" Sobiesławic I, was 22 and his mother, Swinislawa, was 25. He married Princess of Poland Euphrosyne Odonownicowna Piast about 1217. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters.
Jan 19, 2020 · Swietopelk II encouraged the Prussians to rebel while he began raiding the Knights’ holdings on the Vistula River with a fleet of 20 ships. Despite the warnings from Pope Innocent IV’s (1195–1254) legate, Bishop William of Modena (1184–1251), Swietopelk II began leading the Prussian rebels himself, who brought the Teutonic Order to its ...
The first war against Swietopelk II was a military conflict in Pomerelia and Kuyavia.It was fought between 1236 and 1238 by the Duchy of Lubiszewo, and later the Mecklenburgian forces, both led by Sambor II, the Duchy of Białogarda, led by Ratibor and the Duchy of Kuyavia, led by Casimir I, all fighting against Duchy of Gdańsk, led by Swietopelk II.
Swietopelk II, Duke of Pomerania (c. 1195 – 11 Jan 1266) ruled Pomerelia-Gdańsk from 1215 to his death, first to style himself "dux" from 1227 onwards. He is known under different spellings of his name and used seals with the titles of "Zwantepolc de Danceke" and "Svantopelc Ducis Pomeranie". He took over Lubiszewo Tczewskie after his brother Warcislaw died without heirs. Swietopelk was ...
