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Topic: Otto II of Pomerania


  
  A Saint A Day
Otto tried to influence the emperor to act justly and to be moderate in his decisions.
Otto refused to be consecrated until he could go to Rome and receive the approval of the true pope, Paschal II.
Pomerania was a province of Prussia in the Baltic area.
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 Regents of Pomerania
About 995 was Pomerania conquered by Poland for the first time and it was thereafter struggling to retain as much of its autonomy as possible against Poland, Denmark and German states.
The branch of the Pomeranian princely house that ruled the most western part of Pomerania (Slawia) was called the house of Greif and they assumed the title duke 1170, which was confirmed by the German emperor 1181.
When the last member of the house of Greif died 1637 was Pomerania already occupied by Swedish troops and it was divided between Sweden and Brandenburg in the peace of Westphalia.
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  Pomeranian History (Buetow, Lauenburg)
Pomerania is returned to Poland as a fief, Pomerellen with the Peace of Thorn.
Pomerania, with its Baltic Sea resorts, developed into the leading German tourist area.
Pomerania becomes the bridgehead for millions of refugees who are rescued in bitter cold by the German Navy and Merchant Marine.
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  Kids.Net.Au - Encyclopedia > Pomerania   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Pomerania (German: Pommern, Pom(m)erland, Polish: Pomorze) is a land or province which before World War I (eastern part, "Pomorze Gdanskie") and World War II (western part, "Pomorze Szczecinskie") belonged to Germany and is currently divided between Germany and Poland.
From Brandenburg it was dispensed to the sons of Barnim I, Otto I and Bogislaw IV.
After 1945 the eastern part of Pomerania, according to an agreement signed in Potsdam in 1945 by the United Kingdom, United States of America and Soviet Union, was given under the temporary administration of Poland until a peace treaty signed in 1990.
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 NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Mieszko I   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Otto I at his victory over Berengar of Friuli Grave of Otto I in Magdeburg Otto I the Great (November 23, 912 - May 7, 973), son of Henry I the Fowler, king of the Germans, and Matilda of Ringelheim, was Duke of Saxony, King of the Germans and arguably the...
Otto II (955 – December 7, 983, Rome), was the third German ruler of the Saxon or Ottonian dynasty.
Otto III (980 - January 23, 1002) was the fourth ruler of the Saxon or Ottonian dynasty.
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  Pomerania
After Otto's death, Innocent II by a Bull of 14 Oct., 1140, made the church of St. Adalbert at Julin on the Island of Wollin the see of the diocese, and Adalbert was consecrated bishop at Rome.
The victory of German civilization in Pomerania was assured in the fourteenth century, and the diocese became dependent upon the dukes.
By the Treaty of Stockholm of 1720, Hither Pomerania as far as the Peene was given to Brandenburg-Prussia; the rest of the province and the island of Rügen were obtained by Prussia in the treaty of 4 June, 1815.
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 Pomerania
Pomerania (German: Pommern, Pom(m)erland, Polish: Pomorze) is a land or province which before World War I (eastern part, "Pomorze Gdanskie") and World War II (western part, "Pomorze Szczecinskie") belonged to Germany and is currently divided between Germany and Poland.
From Brandenburg it was dispensed to the sons of Barnim I, Otto I and Bogislaw IV.
After 1945 the eastern part of Pomerania, according to an agreement signed in Potsdam in 1945 by the United Kingdom, United States of America and Soviet Union, was given under the temporary administration of Poland until a peace treaty signed in 1990.
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 Valdemar II - LoveToKnow 1911
VALDEMAR II., king of Denmark (1170-1241), was the second son of Valdemar I.
27 a semi-Christian Pomerania to orthodox Pleskow was fiercely and obstinately pagan.
A still firmer footing was gained by the Germans on Livonian soil when Abbot Theoderick of Riga founded the order of the Sword (a foundation confirmed by the pope in 1204), whose duty it was to convert the heathen Esths and Livs and appropriate as much of their land in the process as possible.
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 c. Poland. 2001. The Encyclopedia of World History
He conquered eastern Pomerania and gained access to the Baltic (992–94), added Silesia, Moravia, and Kraków to his domain (999), and induced Otto III to erect an independent archbishopric of Gnesen (1000).
On the death of Otto, he took advantage of the confusion in Germany to occupy Lusatia and Meissen, and in 1003 made himself duke of Bohemia.
MIESZKO II, whose reign marked the culmination of feudal separatism.
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 Prussia 1911
Pomerania, the district along the coast to the right and left of the mouth of the Oder, continued to be ruled by its dynasty of Slavonic dukes, nevertheless it was also under German influence and was converted to Christianity in the first half of the twelfth century by St. Otto of Bamberg.
Frederick's successor, his nephew Frederick William II (1786-97), was a man of some ability, but was soon led astray by his taste for loose living, and fell under the influence of bad counsellors, such as the theologian and Rosicrucian von Wöllner, and Colonel von Bischoffswerder.
According to the Treaty of Basle, Frederick William II agreed with France upon a line of demarcation by which nearly all of northern Germany was declared neutral under the protection of Prussia.
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 Dukes of Pomerania   (Site not responding. Last check: )
In the second half of the 10th century, Pomerania seems to have been, at least for a short period, part of the budding state of Poland, or under its overlordship, but the bishopric of Kołobrzeg established in 1000 was destroyed ca.
Vartislaus I of Western Pomerania was founder and ancestor of dynasty of dukes with Griffin coat of arms who ruled the duchy, with its extended territories, until 1637 when the ducal dynasty went extinct in the male line.
In 1325 the Principality of Rügen fell to Pomerania.
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 Royal Family of Europe - pafg159 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File
Wilhelm II, Duke Of BRUNSWICK-WOLFENBhUTTEL was born in 1425 in Of Braunschweig, Braunschweig, Germany.
Friedrich II "Der Ernsthafte", Landgrave Of THURINGIA was born in 1310 in Gotha, S-C-Gt, Thuringia.
Friedrich II "The Gentle", Elector Of SAXONY was born on 22 Aug 1412.
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 News | TimesDaily.com | TimesDaily | Florence, Alabama (AL)
Thus it is a geographical and historical region in northern Poland and Germany, on the south coast of the Baltic Sea on both sides of the Oder River and extends to the Vistula river in the east and the Reknitz River in the west.
Wartislaw I of Western Pomerania was founder and ancestor of the House of Pomerania dynasty of dukes with Griffin coat of arms who ruled the duchy, with its extended territories, until 1637 when the ducal dynasty went extinct in the male line.
In 1325 the Principality of Rügen fell to Pomerania.
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 Dukes of Pomerania - Definition, explanation
Pomerania is a geographical and historical region in northern Poland and Germany, on the south coasts of Baltic Sea on both sides of the Oder River and reaches to the Vistula river in the east and Reknitz river in the west.
Middle Pomerania with Slupsk and Slawno was made a Polish fief under a Pomeranian duke Racibor I. Western Pomerania with Kamien, Kolobrzeg and Bialogard were made a Polish fief ruled by duke Warcisław I;.
In 1325 the Principality of Rugen fell to Pomerania.
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 Rabies.Com: Saint Otto   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Born in Swabia in 1060, of noble parents, Otto was ordained priest and entered the household of Duke Ladislas of Poland.
Otto sided with his ruler in temporal matters, but refused to approve the schism or to recognize the emperor's right to invest bishops.
Obtaining a commission from Pope Honorius II for that purpose, and with permission from the emperor, Otto traveled to Pomerania with several priests and catechists.
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 Science Fair Projects - Dukes of Pomerania
Pomerania is a geographical and historical region in northern Poland and Germany, on the south coasts of Baltic Sea on both sides of the Oder River and reaches to the Vistula river in the east and Reknitz river in the west.
In three military campaigns of 1116, 1119, 1121 entire Pomerania was conquered by the Polish duke Boleslaw the Wrymouth (Boleslaw Krzywousty), and divided into four parts: Eastern Pomerania with Gdansk (German:Danzig) was put under direct Polish control and the duke had nominated his governors.
In 1325 the Principality of Rugen fell to Pomerania.
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Otto was born of noble parents of the Mistelbach family in Swabia some time between 1060 and 1062.
Otto refused to be consecrated until years later when he received consecration in Rome from the true pope, Pascal II, in the year 1111.
Otto held the respect, admiration and love of all who knew him; clergy, royalty, but most of all the ordinary people of his diocese.
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 Dukes of Pomerania Information
However, the name Pomerania often meant only the Western and Middle Pomerania (areas which much of the time were under one ducal dynasty) whereas the so-called eastern Pomerania is often known as Pomerelia, and later became much absorbed to the knight-state of Prussia.
In the second half of 10th century, Pomerania seems to have been, at least shortly, part of the budding state of Poland, or under its overlordship, but the bishopric of Kołobrzeg established in 1000 was destroyed in ca.
Vartislaus I of Western Pomerania was founder and ancestor of the so-called Griffin family of dukes who ruled the duchy, with its extensions, until 1637 when the ducal dynasty went extinct in male line.
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 History of Germany
The Magyars' westward expansion was halted by Otto in 955 at the Battle of Lechfeld in southern Germany.
The coronation of Otto was a moment of glory for the German monarchy, but its long-term consequences were not beneficial because as German kings sought to exercise the offices of the empire they became involved in Italian affairs, often to such an extent that they neglected the governing of Germany.
Otto IV in turn was killed by the French at the Battle of Bouvines in 1214.
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 Otto von Bismarck and German unification - biography
  Otto Edward Leopold von Bismarck was born on April 1st, 1815, at Schönhausen, a family estate lying near Stendal in the Mark of Brandenburg to the northwest of Berlin.
Also and importantly William II increasingly felt that an acceptance of his authority was being confined by the immense authority that Bismarck continued to exercise.
Despite this gift Bismarck and William II actually parted on bad terms and Bismarck often made his criticisms of the policy being followed by the ministers of William II openly known over these last years of his life.
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 Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for Pomerania   (Site not responding. Last check: )
He served (1626-29) in Poland and Russia and accompanied (1630) Gustavus II of Sweden to Germany.
Pomerania region.On the river Nogat,"Malbork"the massive citadel of the grand master of the teutonic order (PAR106686)
Otto, St The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church; 1/1/2000; E. LIVINGSTONE; 76 words;
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 Worldroots.com
In Rome in 962, the German King Otto II, the Great, was crowned Emperor of the West in an attempt to revive the Western Roman Empire.
It was located on the southeaster coast of the Baltic Sea, east of Pomerania and north of the Kingdom of Poland.
Frederick II was probably the greatest Prussian of history and for forty years, Prussia was Frederick.
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 Courtly lives - von Rugen
Jaromar married Euphemia von Pommerellen, daughter of Swant II, the Duke of Pommerellen and Euphrosyne.
Wizlaw II, Fuert von Rugen and Duke von Pommern was born in 1240 and died December 29, 1302.
Otto was the grandson of Henry XII of Bavaria, who waas made duke of Brunswick and Luneberg in 1235.
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 Holy Roman Emperors
The Holy Roman Empire was the designation for the political entity that originated at the coronation as emperor (962) of the German king Otto I and endured until the renunciation (1806) of the imperial title by Francis II.
Otto was strong enough to interfere in Italy, attaching its affairs to Germany for centuries, and to receive the Imperial Crown from the Pope.
The other two, besides Conrad II himself, were Henry III and Frederick I, both indicated in the chart with the numbered Burgundian crown.
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 Germany, the Stem Duchies & Marches
Frederick II Conrad II Since Franconia is the area of Germany specific to the Franks, around whom Western Europe was unified, with Frankfurt (now Frankfurt-am-Main) as the city long recognized as the capital of Germany, it is disappointing that the list of Dukes seems defective and poorly dated.
The county of Nassau was divided in 1255 ("prima divisio") by Walram and Otto, sons of Count Henry II the Rich.
Otto was the founder of the Ottonian line, ruling in Dillenburg, Hadamar, Beilstein, later also in Siegen and in Diez, i.e.
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 Otto Skorzeny at AllExperts
Otto Skorzeny (June 12 1908 - July 5 1975) was an Obersturmbannführer in the German Waffen-SS during World War II.
Otto Skorzeny was born on June 12 1908 into a middle-class Austrian family which had a long history of military service.
Skorzeny spent January and February 1945 commanding regular troops in the defence of the German provinces of Prussia and Pomerania as an acting major general.
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 Nättidningen RÖTTER - för dig som släktforskar! (Erik XIV)
456 Johann II Bggr of Nürnberg = 208
1580 Otto II, Duke of Bavaria, born 1206 7/4 in Kelheim, died 1253 29/11 in Landshut.
3152 Otto I, Margrave of Brandenburg = 3112
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 Polish History - Part 1
The idealistically-minded Emperor Otto III wanted to build a universal Christian community to embrace Sclavinia (Slavonic) lands, to be represented by Boleslaus the Brave.
Casimir's son, Boleslaus II, the Bold (1054-1079,) reconstituted the Church Metropolis and, as a result of numerous battle victories, reached for the crown in 1076.
Boleslaus II's brother and successor, Ladislaus Herman, settled for the title of prince and acknowledged a loose dependence on the Empire.
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 History of Pomerania information - Search.com
In 1325, the principality of Rugen fell to Pomerania.
From Brandenburg it was dispensed to the sons of Barnim I, Otto I and Bogislaw IV.
All of Pomerania in the Kingdom of Prussia (1815–1870)
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 Holy Roman Empire Online, World Encyclopedia, India encyclopedia, Featured Articles, Cover Stories, World wide ...
The subsequent coronation of his son and successor Otto I as Emperor marks the beginning of the association of the Eastern Frankish Kingdom with the Imperial title which then continued unbrokenly down to the abdication of Francis II in 1806.
His later crowning as Emperor Otto I (later called "the Great") in 962 would mark an important step, since from then on the Eastern-Frankish realm – and not the West-Frankish kingdom that was the other remainder of the Frankish kingdoms – would have the blessing of the Pope.
Otto had gained much of his power earlier, when, in 955, the Magyars were defeated in the Battle of Lechfeld.
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 POMERANIA
PHILIPP I 1531-1560, JOHANN FRIEDRICH I 1560-1600, BOGISLAW XIII 1560-1606, ERNST LUDWIG I 1560-1592, PHILIPP JULIUS I 1592-1625, BARNIM XII 1560-1603, PHILIPP II 1606-1618, FRANZ I 1618-1620, BOGISLAW XIV 1620-1637.
OTTO I 1278-1344, BARNIM III 1344-1368, KASIMIR III 1368-1372, SWANTIBOR I 1372-1413, OTTO II 1413-1428, KASIMIR V 1413-1435, JOACHIIM 1 1435-1451.
      DUKES of POMERANIA in WOLGAST [WOŁOGOSZCZ], STOLP [SŁUPSK] and in HINTERPOMMERN 1278
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