Otto Ier de Poméranie

Otto Ier de Poméranie or Othon Ier de Poméranie ( Otto I in Polish as in German) was born towards 1280 and is deceased the December 31st 1344. It is Co duke of Poméranie Western before becoming the duke of Szczecin in 1295.

Otto is the son of Barnim I {{er}} the Good and of his third wife Mathilde de Brandenbourg-Salzwedel. He is the younger brother of Bogusław IV of Poméranie and Barnim II of Poméranie. He marries Élizabeth de Holstein on April 1st 1296 with Travemünde (Lübeck). He is the father of Barnim III Large the.

With died of Barnim Ier in 1278, Bogusław becomes the guard of its half-brothers. When Barnim II dies in 1295, Bogusław and Otto divide Poméranie Western: Wolgast for Bogusław, Szczecin for Otto. Otto is opposed to the foreign politics of Bogusław IV which was combined with the Poland to release itself from the Suzerain be of the Brandebourg. Otto remains a honest Vassal. When Warcisław IV of Poméranie succeeds his/her father, it is reconciled with Otto and also approaches Brandebourg. In December 1310, Otto and Warcisław support the Margrave of Brandebourg which wants to recover by the force the town of Rostock occupied by the Danish of Eric VI.

The death of Valdemar de Brandebourg the August 14th 1319 offers the possibility to Warcislaw and Otto to increase their territory. Indeed, Henri II of Brandebourg is still minor and Warcislaw is made appoint tutor of the heir. However, a conflict bursts between the Uckermark and the Mecklembourg, against which the young margrave enters in war. He dies in July 1320 and the Marche is found without sovereign. Warcislaw and Otto assert most of Uckermark and obtain the support of Christophe II of Denmark and the bishop of Kamień Pomorski. In 1323, Poméranie annexes most of Walk whereas the new young person margrave Louis I {{er}} of Brandebourg wants to recover the lost territories. With an aim of keeping their position in the Neumark, the dukes of Poméranie is combined to the king Ladislas I {{er}} of Poland the June 18th 1325 with Nakło nad Notecią. They divide Neumark. But as of the following year, the dukes poméraniens reconcile themselves with Louis Ier de Brandebourg.

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