House of Mecklenburg
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The House of Mecklenburg, also known as the Nikloting dynasty, is a North German family of Polabian origin that ruled until 1918 in the Mecklenburg region, being among the longest-ruling families of E
Coat of arms of Mecklenburg split into six quarters and one inescutcheon shield in the middle.
Pribislav of Mecklenburg
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Pribislav was an Obotrite prince and the first Prince of Mecklenburg.
House of Mecklenburg
…Juliana of the Netherlands (1909–2004), former Queen of the Netherlands (1948–1980), was an agnatic member of this house. The family was established by Pribislav, an Obotrite prince who converted to Christianity and accepted the suzerainty of the Saxon duke Henry the Lion (r. 1142–1180), his fallen father's…
Karl Pfannschmidt: Baptism of Pribislaw (1855)