Henry (Obotrite prince)

Henry
Prince of the Obotrites
Bornbefore 1066
Mecklenburg
Died22 March or 7 June 1127
Burial
SpouseSlavina
Issue
  • Woldemar
  • Mstivoj
  • Canute
  • Sventipolk
DynastyNakonids
FatherGottschalk
MotherSigrid Svendsdatter
ReligionRoman Catholic

Henry (Latin: Henricus; before 1066 – 22 March[1] or 7 June 1127[a]) was an Obotrite prince or king (1093–1127) from the Nakonid dynasty; he was regarded by contemporaries as "King of the Slavs" (rex Slavorum).[2] The Obotrite realm reached its greatest area during Henry's rule, extending from the Elbe to the Oder and from the Havelland to the Baltic Sea.

  1. ^ Herrmann 1970, p. 412.
  2. ^ Herrmann 1970, p. 316.


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