Duchy of Lubiszewo explained

Conventional Long Name:Duchy of Lubiszewo
Era:High Middle Ages
Status:Vassal of the Duchy of Gdańsk (1227/1233–1236, 1239–1243)
Vassal of the State of the Teutonic Order (1251–1269)
Government Type:Duchy
Life Span:1227/1233–1236
1239–1243
1251–1269
Year Start:1227/1233
Event Start:Partition of the Duchy of Świecie and Lubiszewo
Event1:Incorporation into the Duchy of Gdańsk
Date Event1:1236
Event2:Reestablishment of the state
Date Event2:1239
Event3:Incorporation into the Duchy of Gdańsk
Date Event3:1242
Event4:Reestablishent of the state
Date Event4:1251
Event End:Incorporation into the Duchy of Świecie
P1:Duchy of Świecie and Lubiszewo
P2:Duchy of Gdańsk
S1:Duchy of Gdańsk
S2:Duchy of Świecie
Religion:Roman Catholic
Capital:Lubiszewo (1227/1233–1252/1253)
Tczew (1252/1253–1270)
Today:Poland
Official Languages:Polish, Latin
Title Leader:Duke
Leader1:Sambor II
Year Leader1:1227/1233–1236, 1239–1243, 1251–1269

Duchy of Lubiszewo, since 1252 or 1253 also known as the Duchy of Lubiszewo and Tczew, and the Duchy of Tczew, was a duchy in the Pomerelia centred around the towns of Lubiszewo and Tczew. Its capital was originally Lubiszewo, and since 1252 or 1253, it was moved to Tczew. Its only ruler was duke Sambor II of the Samboride dynasty.[1]

The state was established between 1227 and 1233, in the partition of the Duchy of Świecie and Lubiszewo, as the vassal of the Duchy of Gdańsk.[2] [3] It existed until 1236, when it got conquered by the Duchy of Gdańsk during the war between two countries.[4] It was reestablished in 1239 by Swietopelk II, Duke of Gdańsk, as his vassal, with Sambor II being allowed to return on the throne.[5] It got again incorporated into the Duchy of Gdańsk in 1243.[6] It was re-established in 1251 as the vassal of the State of the Teutonic Order.[4] It existed until 1269, when it got incorporated into the Duchy of Świecie during the civil war in Pomerelia.[7]

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Notes and References

  1. Krzysztof Korda: Księstwo lubiszewsko-tczewskie, 2000.
  2. Labuda Gerard, Mściwoj I, Słownik biograficzny Pomorza Nadwiślańskiego, vol. 3, Gdańsk. 1997.
  3. Józef Wójcicki, Dzieje Polski nad Bałtykiem. Warsaw. Książka i Wiedza. 1989, p. 39.
  4. Marek Smoliński, Świętopełk Gdański, chapter 3.5.
  5. Błażej Śliwiński, Sambor II, p. 90-91.
  6. Web site: Sambor II. poczet.com. pl.
  7. Gerard Labuda: Zwycięstwo ustroju wczesnofeudalnego na Pomorzu Wschodnim (1120–1310), In: Historia Pomorza, vol. 1: do roku 1466. Poznań, 1972. p. 531.