Principality of Gützkow explained

Conventional Long Name:Principality of Gützkow
Native Name:Fürstentum Gützkow (German)
Księstwo choćkowskie (Polish)
Common Name:Gützkow
Era:Middle Ages
Life Span:until c. 1128
P1:Lutici
S1:Duchy of Pomerania
Flag S1:Grunwald Słupsk i Szczecin.svg
Border S1:no
Year End:c. 1128
Event End:Conquest by Duchy of Pomerania
Religion:Slavic paganism
Capital:Gützkow
Leader1:Mitzlaw of Gützkow
Year Leader1:?–c. 1128
Title Leader:Princeps

Principality of Gützkow was an independent principality in Western Pomerania that existed in the Middle Ages until c. 1128. It was inhabited by the Lutici tribe and was centred around its capital, Gützkow. Around 1128, it was conquered by the Duchy of Pomerania and reorganised into Castellany of Gützkow. The sources written by Otto mention princeps Mitzlaw of Gützkow to be the ruler of the state around 1128.

History

Until the 12th century, the burgh of Gützkow was a center of the principality inhabited by the Lutici tribe. By the time when Otto of Bamberg had converted the area into Christianity, the state was already conquered by the Duchy of Pomerania and reorganized into Castellany of Gützkow.

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