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Also known as Lub

Liub (died 823; ), also known as Lub, was a grand prince of the Confederation of the Veleti, ruling from 810 to 823. He was the eldest son, and successor, of Dragovit. He had two sons, Milegast, and Cealadragus, with Milegast, as the eldest son, succeeding his throne.

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Liub (died 823; ), also known as Lub, was a grand prince of the Confederation of the Veleti, ruling from 810 to 823. He was the eldest son, and successor, of Dragovit. He had two sons, Milegast, and Cealadragus, with Milegast, as the eldest son, succeeding his throne.

== History == Liub was a son of Dragovit, a ruler of the Confederation of the Veleti, located in Western Pomerania, in Central Europe. After the death of his father in 810, together with younger brothers (of which the number remains unknown), Liub inherited the throne of the tribe. As the eldest brother, he held the title of the grand prince. He had continued leading his tribe in the war against the Carolingian Empire and the tribe of Obotrites, that his father fought before him. At this time, the Kingdom of Denmark, which was allied with Veleti, had signed a peace treaty with Emperor Charlemagne, ruler of the Carolingian Empire. During the war, Liub had led successful raids in the eastern Old Saxony.

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