Obotrites
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The Obotrites or Obodrites, also spelled Abodrites, were a confederation of medieval West Slavic tribes within the territory of modern Mecklenburg and Holstein in northern Germany. For decades, they w
Niklot (1090–1160), prince of the Obotritic confederation and founder of the Mecklenburg House, Schwerin Castle
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
Obotrites
…style was abolished in 1167, when Pribislav was restored to power by Duke Henry the Lion, as Prince of Mecklenburg, thereby founding the Germanized House of Mecklenburg. The ethnonym Obotrites (≈ Abodrites) is commonly traced to the Slavic root *bodr- ('cheerful, lively, brave; vigorous; alert'; cf. Bulg. бодър, Rus…
Coat of arms of Mecklenburg split into six quarters and one inescutcheon shield in the middle.