Rügen Principality

If you are looking for the page with the statistics about this polity you can find it here:All Statistics

Was a Danish principality consisting of the island of Rügen and the adjacent mainland from 1168 until 1325.

Establishment

January 1169: Defeat of the Principality of Rugia in 1168. The Rugian princes became vassals of Valdemar I of Denmark.

Chronology

Interactive Chronologies with maps are available in the section Changes Navigation

1. Danish invasion of northern Germany (1201)

Was the invasion of northern Germany by king Canute VI of Denmark caused by disagreement with Adolf III, Count of Schauenburg and Holstein, over the possession of the island of Rügen.

January 1215: Valdemar of Denmark reached the zenith of his power around 1220, when he conquered Pomerania (1214).

July 1227: Battle of Bornhöved: Count Adolf IV of Schauenburg and Holstein defeated King Valdemar II of Denmark. As a result, the Danish border with the Holy Roman Empire was moved north from the Elbe river to the Eider River, the southern border of the Duchy of Schleswig.

2. Mongol invasions and conquests

Were a series of military campaigny by the Mongols that created the largest contiguous Empire in history, the Mongol Empire, which controlled most of Eurasia.

2.1.Mongol Invasions of Germany

Were a series of Mongol raids in Germany.

2.1.1.First Mongol Invasion of Germany

Was a Mongol raid in the Holy Roman Empire.

May 1241: The Mongols invaded the Holy Roman Empire without major clash of arms.The army invaded eastern Germany, and crossed the March of Moravia in April-May 1241.

June 1241: The Mongols left eastern Germany and Moravia.