Wars of the Rügen Succession
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Was a war between the Duchies of Meckelenburg and Pomerania over the succession of the Principality of Rügen.
Chronology
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Was the first of two wars over the succession of the Principality of Rügen.
September 1326: Heinrich took advantage of the situation and from the late summer of 1326 occupied the western mainland areas belonging to the Principality of Rügen.
October 1326: Heinrich of Pomerania occupied the western mainland areas belonging to the Principality of Rügen.
1.1.Treaty of Brudersdorf
Was the treaty that ended the First War of the Rügen Succession.
June 1328: On June 27, 1328 a peace treaty between Duke Barnim III was in Brudersdorf near Dargun. of Stettin, as guardian of the sons of Wartislaw IV, as well as Heinrich II of Mecklenburg and Johann von Werle. the people of Mecklenburg declared their renunciation of the Principality of Rügen. As security they received the western part of the Rügen mainland possessions, the Barth, Grimmen and Tribsees regions.
Was the second of two wars over the succession of the Principality of Rügen.
January 1356: The city of Tribsees was acquired by Pomerania in 1355.
December 1342: In December 1340 the payment of the pledge was due. Since this did not happen, the pledged lands fell to the people of Mecklenburg. However, the Mecklenburg princes were not enfeoffed by the Danish King Waldemar IV Atterdag. In the autumn of 1342, the Pomeranian marshal Wedego Bugenhagen gained control of Grimmen.
2.1.Peace of Stralsund
Was the treaty that ended the Wars of the Rügen Succession.
January 1355: In 1354 Mecklenburg gave up its claims to Grimmen and Barth in the Treaty of Stralsund. The cities where acquired by Pomerania.
