{"slug": "henry-ii-lord-of-mecklenburg", "label": "Henry II, Lord of Mecklenburg", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_II%2C_Lord_of_Mecklenburg", "wikidata": null, "qid": null, "description": null, "entries": 9, "years": 8, "span": [1302, 1326], "span_label": ["1302 CE", "1326 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Conflict & Security", "count": 5}, {"title": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "count": 2}, {"title": "Deaths", "count": 1}, {"title": "Culture & Society", "count": 1}], "related": [{"slug": "mecklenburg", "label": "Mecklenburg", "shared": 3}, {"slug": "margraviate-of-brandenburg", "label": "Margraviate of Brandenburg", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "denmark", "label": "Denmark", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": 1302, "year_label": "1302 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "January 2", "text": "January 2 – In Germany, Henry II becomes the ruler of the independent nation of Mecklenburg (encompassing the modern-day northeastern German state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) upon the death of his father, Henry the Pilgrim. Henry II had served as regent from 1290 to 1298 during Henry the Pilgrim's pilgrimage to the Holy Land, and had continued most of the administration of Mecklenburg after the return of his 68-year-old father.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1362151248#January–March", "title": "1302", "revid": 1362151248, "section": "Events › January–March"}}, {"year": 1312, "year_label": "1312 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "December 15", "text": "December 15 – In Germany, Henry II the Lion, ruler of Mecklenburg, succeeds in his conquest of the Lordship of Rostock, at the time a protectorate of King Eric VI Menved of Denmark.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1362487312#October_–_December", "title": "1312", "revid": 1362487312, "section": "Events › October – December"}}, {"year": 1315, "year_label": "1315 CE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": "July 6", "text": "July 6 – In Germany, Henry II, Lord of Mecklenburg is married to Anna of Saxe-Wittenberg, daughter of Albert II, Duke of Saxony. The marriage produces an heir, Albert II, who will become Duke of Mecklenburg in 1348.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1332018303#July_–_September", "title": "1315", "revid": 1332018303, "section": "Events › July – September"}}, {"year": 1316, "year_label": "1316 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "August 5", "text": "August 5 – Battle of Gransee: A North German-Danish alliance, led by Henry II, Lord of Mecklenburg (\"Henry the Lion\"), decisively defeats the forces under Waldemar the Great at Schulzendorf. During the battle, Waldemar escapes the battlefield, but his army – which consists largely of knights in armor — is massacred. Later, the victorious alliance negotiates a peace treaty at Zehdenick.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1332018310#July_–_September", "title": "1316", "revid": 1332018310, "section": "Events › July – September"}}, {"year": 1317, "year_label": "1317 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "November 25", "text": "November 25 – Treaty of Templin: After ending the war between the Margraviate of Brandenburg and Denmark, Brandenburg is forced to negotiate a truce. King Eric VI, his ally Duke Henry the Lion and Waldemar the Great sign a peace treaty in Templin. Brandenburg agrees to transfer Burg Stargard and Arnsberg castle to Mecklenburg. They also surrender the territories of Schlawe-Stolp, located on the Baltic coast, to Pomerania.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1368785088#October_–_December", "title": "1317", "revid": 1368785088, "section": "Events › October – December"}}, {"year": 1323, "year_label": "1323 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "May 21", "text": "May 21 – The German ruler Henry II, Lord of Mecklenburg, signs a peace treaty with King Christopher II of Denmark confirming his conquest of the Lordship of Rostock.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1332018212#April_–_June", "title": "1323", "revid": 1332018212, "section": "Events › April – June"}}, {"year": 1325, "year_label": "1325 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "May 24", "text": "May 24 – In Germany, Henry II, Lord of Mecklenburg cedes the territories of Prignitz and the Uckermark to the Margraviate of Brandenburg in an unfavorable peace treaty signed at Daber (modern-day Dobra Nowogardzka in Poland).", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1366485647#April_–_June", "title": "1325", "revid": 1366485647, "section": "Events › April – June"}}, {"year": 1326, "year_label": "1326 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Summer – German forces led by Henry II, Lord of Mecklenburg occupy the western territories belonging to the Principality of Rügen. The towns of Barth and Grimmen surrender after a short siege.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1367237136#Europe", "title": "1326", "revid": 1367237136, "section": "Events › By place › Europe"}}, {"year": 1326, "year_label": "1326 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "May 4", "text": "May 4 – King Christopher II of Denmark, forced to flee during an uprising, promises to give the Danish Principality of Rügen to John III of Werle and Henry II, Lord of Mecklenburg, leading to the First War of the Rügen Succession.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1367237136#April_–_June", "title": "1326", "revid": 1367237136, "section": "Events › April – June"}}]}