Sambor II, Duke of Pomerania

Duke of Pomerania
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroDuke of Pomerania
PlacesPoland
wasNoble Aristocrat
Work fieldRoyals
Gender
Male
Birth1206, Gdańsk, Poland
Death31 December 1278Inowrocław, Poland (aged 73 years)
Family
Father:Mestwin I, Duke of Pomerania
Siblings:Swietopelk II, Duke of Pomerania
Spouse:Matilda of Mecklenburg
Children:Margaret Sambiria Euphemia of Pomerania Salome of Pomerelia
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Biography

Sambor II of Tczew (Polish: Sambor II Tczewski; c. 1211/1212 – December 1277 or 1278) was a duke of Pomerania and prince of Lubiszewo Tczewskie.

Sambor was a son of Mestwin I, Duke of Pomerania, and member of the Samborides. He was married to Matilda, daughter of Henry Borwin II, Lord of Mecklenburg. His daughter, Margaret Sambiria, became Queen of Denmark in 1248 by marriage with Christopher I of Denmark. Sambor's only son Subisław died in 1254. After that Sambor founded a new Cistercian monastery, Samboria, located in present-day Pelplin. However, he was excommunicated in March 1266 for failure to return lands to a convent at Oliwa.

Sambor fought against his brother, Swantopolk II (Swietopelk), and allied himself with the Teutonic Order. Sambor willed most of his possessions, including Gniew (Mewe), to the Teutonic Knights. This permanently established the Teutonic Knights on the left bank of the Vistula River. Others, including his nephew Mestwin II, grandchildren and Silesian dukes Henry V, Duke of Legnica and Bolesław the Pious, and son-in-law Ziemomysł of Kuyavia disputed the will.

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