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Name: War of the Succession of Stettin

Type: Event

Start: 1469 AD

End: 1529 AD

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Was a conflict between the Dukes of Pomerania and the Elector of Brandenburg. It started in 1464, after the death of Duke Otto III, the last Duke of Pomerania-Stettin. The Dukes of Pomerania-Wolgast, Eric II and Wartislaw X, held that they were Otto's rightful heirs. Elector Frederick II of Brandenburg held that Pomerania-Stettin was a fief of Brandenburg.

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  • June 1470: In May 1470, Eric II of Pomerania invaded the Neumark, a territory in present-day.
  • July 1470: In May 1470, Eric II of Pomerania invaded the Neumark, a territory in present-day.
  • June 1472: Despite the preservation of Pomerania-Stettin, the outcome of the conflict was unfavorable for Pomerania, because it established Brandenburg's feudal sovereignty over all of Pomerania, not just Pomerania-Stettin.
  • August 1529: However, Brandenburg finally renounced feudal sovereignty only with the Treaty of Grimnitz in 1529. In return, the Dukes of Pomerania had to grant the Electorate of Brandenburg succession in the event that the Pomeranian ducal family died out.
  • January 1469: In 1468, Brandenburg captured several Pomeranian towns on both sides of the Oder.

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