Świętopełk II of Poméranie

Swietopelk II of Poméranie (in Polish Świętopełk II Wielki ), Zwantepolc de Danceke , was born between 1190 and 1200, and deceased the January 11th 1266. He is the son of Mestwin I {{er}}.

He is Duc of the Eastern Poméranie.

In 1216 (or 1217), Lech the White entrusts Poméranie Eastern to Swietopelk II which returns a to him Hommage of Vassal ité, while having for objective to release from the Polish Suzerain be .

Swietopelk II is an ally in the person of Ladislas Odonic isolated of the capacity in Large-Poland by Ladislas III with the Legs Hails. Swietopelk II promises the throne of Cracow and the Silesia to him if it helps it to eliminate Lech the White and Henri I {{er}} Bearded the. The November 23rd 1227, at the time of an assembly of the dukes Piasts with Gąsawa, Lech the White is killed in an ambush assembled by Swietopelk and Ladislas Odonic. Henri Ier the Bearded one is seriously wounded.

Towards 1238, Swietopelk seizes the Duché of Sławno which it annexes to the Poméranie de Gdańsk. It is combined with the Prussian against the Chevaliers Teutoniques. In 1242 begins a long war (which will be completed in 1253) against a coalition formed by the Knights teutonic, the dukes of Cujavie - Mazovie and the dukes of Large-Poland. Sambor and Racibor joins the camp of the enemies of Świętopełk.

The war briefly stops in 1243 when Świętopełk is constrained to accept a Armistice after having lost Wyszogród, Sartowice and Nakło. But the hostilities very quickly take again following the defeat of Teutoniques vis-a-vis the Prussians the June 17th 1243. The August 28th 1243, with Inowrocław, Teutoniques, Casimir I {{er}} of Cujavie, Sambor and Racibor conclude a new alliance to fight against Świętopełk. By leaving Inowrocław to join its duchy of Białogarda, Racibor is captured by Świętopełk and must give up its grounds to him.

The October 24th 1248, a new armistice is concluded. The belligerents call some with the arbitration of Jacques of Liege, the Légat of the Pape. But the year according to, when the war begins again. In 1253, an peace agreement is signed following the mediation of the Légat of the Pape.

Towards 1258, Swietopelk pushes back a tentatve invasion of its duchy by Warcisław III and Boleslas the Piles.

Under the reign of Swietopelk, Gdańsk and the maritime trade develop.

He is the father of Mestwin II, Warcisław II and Euphémie (wife of Jaromar II).

Refer

John Brown Mason, The Danzig Dilemma; has Study in Peacemaking by Compromise, 1946 * Theodor Hirsch, max Töppen, Ernst Gottfried Wilhelm Strehlke: Scriptores Rerum Prussicarum : Die Geschichtsquellen DER preussischen Vorzeit, * Marian Gumowski: Handbuch DER polnischen Siegelkunde, 1966

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