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Niklot or Nyklot (died August 1160) was a chief or prince of the Slavic Obotrites and an ancestor of the House of Mecklenburg. He became chief of the Obotrite confederacy, including the Kissini and the Circipani, between the years 1130 and 1131. He remained in this position until his death in 1160. At the same time he was Lord of (Herr zu) Schwerin, Quetzin and Malchow. For nearly 30 years he resisted Saxon princes, especially Henry the Lion during the Wendish Crusade.

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Royalty.name
Niklot
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Niklot.jpg
Royalty.caption
Statue of Obotrite Prince Niklot at the Schwerin Castle (sculptor, Christian Genschow)
Royalty.death_date
August 1160
Royalty.issue
Pribislav of Mecklenburg Wertislaw of Mecklenburg
Royalty.religion
Christianity, possibly Slavic paganism

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date of death
1160-08-00
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date of birth
1100-00-00
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  • Resistance
  • Wendish Crusade
  • Religion
  • Death
  • Footnotes
  • References

Niklot or Nyklot (died August 1160) was a chief or prince of the Slavic Obotrites and an ancestor of the House of Mecklenburg. He became chief of the Obotrite confederacy, including the Kissini and the Circipani, between the years 1130 and 1131. He remained in this position until his death in 1160. At the same time he was Lord of (Herr zu) Schwerin, Quetzin and Malchow. For nearly 30 years he resisted Saxon princes, especially Henry the Lion during the Wendish Crusade.

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