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Niklot
Niklot (†August 1160) was a prince of the Slavic Obotrites and ancestor of the House of Mecklenburg, which would rule the region for centuries.
He became chief of the Obotrite confederacy, including the Kissini and the Circipani, between the years 1130 and 1131 and remained in this position until his death in 1160. For nearly 30 years he resisted Saxon princes, especially Henry the Lion during the Wendish Crusade.
Although Niklot resisted the siege of his fortress at Dobin, he was forced to pay tribute to the Christian crusaders. He subsequently arranged peaceful terms with Adolf of Holstein, Duke Henry the Lion of Saxony and Henry of Ratzeburg.
Niklot died defending Orla in 1160 during Henry the Lion's invasion of his lands. Despite his defeat, he became a symbol of Slavic resistance against German and Christian domination.
He had a brother Lubemar and three sons Prislav, Wertislav and Pribislav. Pribislav was the founder of the princely dynasty that ruled Mecklenburg until 1918.
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Niklot (†August 1160) was a prince of the Slavic Obotrites and ancestor of the House of Mecklenburg, which would rule the region for centuries.
He became chief of the Obotrite confederacy, including the Kissini and the Circipani, between the years 1130 and 1131 and remained in this position until his death in 1160. For nearly 30 years he resisted Saxon princes, especially Henry the Lion during the Wendish Crusade.
Although Niklot resisted the siege of his fortress at Dobin, he was forced to pay tribute to the Christian crusaders. He subsequently arranged peaceful terms with Adolf of Holstein, Duke Henry the Lion of Saxony and Henry of Ratzeburg.
Niklot died defending Orla in 1160 during Henry the Lion's invasion of his lands. Despite his defeat, he became a symbol of Slavic resistance against German and Christian domination.
He had a brother Lubemar and three sons Prislav, Wertislav and Pribislav. Pribislav was the founder of the princely dynasty that ruled Mecklenburg until 1918.
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